Cubalaya Thread For Sharing Pics and Discussing Our Birds

[troyer]

Just to refollow

 

[rarechickens]

I was wondering if any of you guys have hatching eggs for sale? I'm looking to bring new blood into my flock with better characteristics

 

[Hilly78]

I was wondering if any of you guys have hatching eggs for sale? I'm looking to bring new blood into my flock with better characteristics

Any specific breed?

 

[rarechickens]

Any specific breed?

I'm looking for Bantam Cubalayas.

 

[troyer]

I'm looking for Bantam Cubalayas.

What do you already have? Can you show some pictures of a good side view?

 

[rarechickens]

What do you already have? Can you show some pictures of a good side view?

I will have to tomorrow. Mine have the incorrect color and j got them from Cackle Hatchery. I'm looking for some actual show quality stock to breed into my fault.

 

[troyer]

I have two hens brooding some eggs right now and will likely hatch within the next 2 weeks.

 

[NeoFlightRN]

My Cubalaya girls are killing me this year. I generally have 2-3 a summer that go broody. We scoop them up with their nest and put them in the "maternity ward"-a fenced off area of the coop. They stay put and become decent moms. This year, I've had SEVEN go broody at once. They aren't even sitting on eggs!! When we try to scoop them up and place them in the maternity ward, they freak out and run away. I am at a loss for how to break them. The few we've successfully broken by tossing them out of the nest a few times a day have quit laying. Out of 25 hens, I'm only getting 6 eggs a day-pretty poor considering we're selling at the Farmers' Market this year. Does anyone have any advice for breaking these broodies??

 

[jonaedna]

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[adamf]

I generally have 2-3 a summer that go broody. We scoop them up with their nest and put them in the "maternity ward"-a fenced off area of the coop. They stay put and become decent moms.

Hi,
sorry to redirect your question, but what is the success rate of this scenario? How many eggs can each broody hen bring to hatching? Once hatched, what's the average yearly percentage of chick survivability?

I'm sure it varies by site/farm, but is it a viable option for increasing flock numbers?

Thanks in advance,
adamf