Pictures that spread on social networking sites
The photo’s publishers have attached comments claiming that what appears in the photo is an “Indonesian chicken” also known as black simani chicken or “ayam simani”.
After social networking sites were filled with publications and pictures of you having black eggs and blacker eggs, claiming that there are eggs different from the ones we know, an Egyptian expert aborted the authenticity of those publications, denying that the black “Ayam Simani” chickens had black eggs.
The publishers of the photos attached comments claiming that what appears in the photo is “Indonesian chicken”, also known as black simani chicken or “simani days”, adding that everything in this chicken is black, even its eggs.
The publications received many interactions on social media, and many expressed their astonishment at the presence of these black eggs, but it is certain that the information regarding the eggs of this type of chicken is not correct.
Expert response?
Mohamed Ragai, head of the Central Department of Zoos in Egypt, confirmed that these publications are misleading, saying, “Black chicken eggs are only found on social media,” pointing out that chickens of all current types do not lay black eggs.
Rajai explained that the Indonesian black chicken known as “Ayam Simani” is one of the “relatively recent” types of chicken and its origins are in Central Java Province in Indonesia, so it is known as the Indonesian chicken.
He continued, saying that this chicken is known for its dark black color, “from its feathers and beak all the way to its eyes, skin, flesh, bones, and even its internal organs.”
But he stresses that his eggs are normal, like other chickens, and are “closer to creamy,” according to what was reported by Agence France-Presse.
“You will not feel any difference between it and regular chicken eggs,” he concludes.
Birds laying black eggs
According to Rajai, it is not possible to conclude that certain types of birds lay black eggs “in the literal sense.”
Rajai presents the example of the Australian emu bird, saying that its eggs are “closer to black, but not black and have a tinge of dark green.” He also gave an example of the Cayuga ducks, explaining that the eggs of this species are close to black, but turn white following time.
