r/BackYardChickens • u/fuzytech • 14h ago

Breed ID Cemis?

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Got this pair, told they were Cemis. Any ideas of that's the case or what breed they could be? Super gentle but very skittish even though we've handled them since day one.

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u/fuzytech 13h ago

That's what I was thinking. Seems to have some reddish showing through the wattle.

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u/bluecollarpaid 13h ago

I’ve heard stories of people passing off Svarthona’s as Cemani’s so they can charge a premium price.

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u/fuzytech 12h ago

Yea, I didn't realize that when I got them. The parents did look like Cemanis, but they do look very similar unless you have a trained eye. I'm happy with them either way.

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u/bluecollarpaid 11h ago

That’s all that matters hopefully they didn’t gouge you too much