I got 4 Cubalayas, 2 hens and 2 roosters from Urch Turnland Poultry. They are very beautiful and friendly. However, they do need to be handled a lot or they will not let you pick them up (1 rooster that was not handled) My Cubalayas are picked up at least once a day since the time they were babies by young children and myself. Now they do very well with people, definatly the most friendly breed I've raised (I have raised Orpingtons, Brahmas, Frizzles, Dominiques, Cochins, and a few mixed breeds) For showing in the county fair they are not the best because they do take very long to mature. The 5 month olds I have now are still quite small. The roosters are aggressive with other roosters, my two Cubalaya roosters are separated currently. One of them is better with people than other roosters, and the other one is in with 3 others (the bottom of the pecking order because of his size) so he doesn't dare attack any
The rooster I have handled the most (Carlos) is very friendly and even crows when I'm holding him
When he was younger he got sick and stayed indoors with me, and would fall asleep on me, eat dinner with me (ocassianly stealing a pasta noodle) and cuddle under my arm.
Now that he's older he is not as cuddly as before but still tolerates me putting him in my sweatshirt
Friendliest rooster ive had. Crusty and Chloe (chloe died, sadly, the cause was unknown) are the hens. Chloe was my little sister's favorite, and she would do dance routines with her, Chloe was the calmest of all of them and was a wonderful canidate for poultry showmanship. Crusty likes perching on my hand and arm more than being held, and likes to sleep when i am holding her. Both are very sweet hens. Craig, the rooster that was not handled, doesn't like to be picked up. He does eat out of my hand when I'm in the coop feeding him, since its difficult for him to get to food.
If you are thinking about getting Cubalayas it is important to handle them a lot. The more you do handle them, the friendlier they will be !
Love This breed and highly reccomend to people looking for pets/older show birds
If you are thinking about getting Cubalayas it is important to handle them a lot. The more you do handle them, the friendlier they will be !
Love This breed and highly reccomend to people looking for pets/older show birds