Cubalaya Thread For Sharing Pics and Discussing Our Birds

[flgardengirl]

Hi, okay I have been doing some reading and have seen Cubalayas often being referred to as Cuban games. So they aren't "true" Cuban gamefowl? I have been looking up stuff about true Cuban gamefowl but not finding too much on them. I saw a few things about Cuban gamefowl being referred to as red cubans, doms, etc. So those are the "true" Cuban gamefowl then?

 

[wolftracks]

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I don't think they are Cubalayas; at least not pure ones. (That doesn't appear to be a peacomb on the stags).

Here is what they should look like (type-wise):

This one is about 7 or 8 months old
http://i410.photobucket.com/albums/pp189/doceverett/jan2011020.jpg

3 years old
http://i410.photobucket.com/albums/pp189/doceverett/jan2011a005.jpg

2 years old
http://i410.photobucket.com/albums/pp189/doceverett/chickensashwednesday005.jpg

Young hens
http://i410.photobucket.com/albums/pp189/doceverett/chickensashwednesday016.jpg

I have 3 games that look like the 3 girls in the last pic.

Could I possibly have Cuba hens?

 

[wolftracks]

Trying to get pics

Heres one of them on the right

 

[Cuban Longtails]

Coloring is wheaten, but she's not a cubalaya. She's an American Game hen.

The following are a pullet photos of a hen I have:

Notice how the tail is always held below horizontal. This is a must in any cubalaya. When they are aggitated the tail fans and lifts a little but still remains below horizontal. They have unique feathering, like the scales on a lobster-tail, their feathers layer over one another.

 

[wolftracks]

Ahhhhhhhhh huge difference.

Ok now I need to find out what all my Games are. LOL

I girl can hope though.

Do you think the cross between the 2 breeds would be good with any of the hens in the pic?

 

[Cuban Longtails]

Sure, they match up and make a nice cross with American Games.

 

[wolftracks]

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I'm going to try to find out if my girls are all just crosses of different game breeds or if I actually have something I should work with, but I really would like to add some Cuba blood in there.

 

[saladin]

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Correct, Cubalayas are not Cuban Games. Never were/never will be: totally different breeds.

Red Cubans are an American Breed of Gamefowl that were developed from imports from Cuba by George Means over a century ago.

 

[cubalaya]

i made that mistake once calling cubalayas, cuban games and got straightened out on it. cubalayas are not 'game' but cuban games are. wouldn't you call this a gold wheaton?

 

[saladin]

cub,

Maybe, maybe not: it is really difficult to say. I have some golden wheatens, but they generally have alot more gold than than one does. I also have some straight wheatens that show some gold in the hackle (female) like that one does.

All I can say is breed her and find out.