Many black chicken breeds originated in Asia. For instance, Chinese farmers prized the Xichuan black-bone chicken and selectively bred birds with five black body parts, including feathers and skin.

Farmers in Pengyang county in Guyuan, Ningxia Hui autonomous region, have been raising a special breed of chicken. As a specialty and one under national geographical indication protection ...

An curved arrow pointing right. Ayam Cemani is a rare breed of chicken that is completely black, including its organs, muscles, and bones. This chicken originates in Indonesia, where many locals ...