Chicken Breed Focus - Cubalaya

[troyer]

Unfortunately no but my mother is so maybe I can have her look them up for me.

I'll send you a private message.

 

[cubalaya]

White cubalaya cock and stag

 

[ConDioFarms]

The Cubalaya breed derives from Sumatra and Malay birds brought to Cuba from the Philippines in the 1800s, where they were bred as a triple-purpose breed, for meat, eggs and sport. With careful selection and breeding, the Cubalaya was developed as a breed. It was exported to the USA, where the breed standard was first approved in 1935 by the American Poultry Association, with the breed name "Cubalaya" in honor of Cuba, from where the breed originated. They were first exhibited in the US in 1939, at the International Poultry Show in Cleveland, Ohio.


Cubalaya have a very nice white meat, lay an average of 4 to 5 eggs per week during their peak egg-laying season, and serve as a duel purpose breed in Cuba. Within the United States, they are typically kept for ornamental and exhibition purposes. They have a friendly, curious disposition, are very heat tolerant and make excellent foragers when allowed to free range. The hens are good broodies and mothers.
The breed has been developed in standard and bantam size birds, standard-sized cocks weighing on average 5.3 and hens 3.3lb. Bantam cocks weigh around 1.6lb and hens about 1.3lb.
Three colors were allowed by the original Cuban standard: black, black-breasted red and white, though many others were bred in Cuba at the time. The same three colors are accepted by both the APA and the ABA.

It is the only chicken breed with official recognition from the Asociación Nacional de Avicultura, the Cuban national poultry association.

Details:

Breed Purpose: Dual and exhibition
Broodiness: Average
Climate tolerance: All
Egg laying: Medium
Breed Colours/Varieties: The American Poultry Association recognizes Black Breasted Red, White, and Black.
Breed size: Large fowl and Bantam



Pic by @cubalaya


Pic by @gallorojo


Pic by @gallorojo


Pic by @cubakid

BYC Breed reviews:

https://www.backyardchickens.com/products/cubalaya

General breed discussions & FAQ thread:

https://www.backyardchickens.com/t/...r-sharing-pics-and-discussing-our-birds/30_30

Do you own any Cubalayas? Are you a Cubalaya breeder? If so, please reply to this thread with the your thoughts and experiences, including:

· What made you decide to get this breed?
· Do you own them for fun? Breeding? Some other purpose?
· What are your favorite characteristics about this breed?
· Post some pics of your birds; male/female, chicks, eggs, etc!



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14. No discussions about animal rights organizations or Cock fighting

We have a bunch of other awesome breed-focus threads for you to enjoy. You can see all of them here: https://www.backyardchickens.com/threads/chicken-breed-focus-project.975504/

Hello! Is this group still active? I'm looking to incubate some Cubalaya eggs and am looking for a reliable source for these fine looking birds. I see that these messages are 10 years old, and more, however I was hoping to find a breeder that would be interested in selling and shipping some eggs to Texas. I hate to see this breed on the critical list of endangered chickens in North America. Does anyone know if this breed is in abundance in other countries, and therefore, technically safe from extinction?

 

[cubalaya]

They were reintroduced to Cuba but not sure how successful it was. They are doing good in Germany. In the US all standard colors can be found but mostly BB Red. I raise white largefowl only but am thinking about more red pyles. Not standard but very attractive

 

[artMontague]

They were reintroduced to Cuba but not sure how successful it was. They are doing good in Germany. In the US all standard colors can be found but mostly BB Red. I raise white largefowl only but am thinking about more red pyles. Not standard but very attractive

I raise a few Black Breasted Reds and Blue Reds.

 

[troyer]

I have these bantams, but I don’t have any eggs to sell from this pair.
I might have eggs available from other pairings when it warms up enough to ship.

 

[artMontague]

Hello! Is this group still active? I'm looking to incubate some Cubalaya eggs and am looking for a reliable source for these fine looking birds. I see that these messages are 10 years old, and more, however I was hoping to find a breeder that would be interested in selling and shipping some eggs to Texas. I hate to see this breed on the critical list of endangered chickens in North America. Does anyone know if this breed is in abundance in other countries, and therefore, technically safe from extinction?