Cubalaya Chicken is an extremely rare breed that originated in Cuba. It is a gorgeous and favorite show breed that also contains purpose qualities.
It is kept in Cuba and various other regions for ornamental, eggs and meat production purposes. In the United States, Cubalaya cows are kept for exhibit and ornamental function.
Cubalaya Chicken is a result of cross-breeding between elaborately feathered European game fowls and eastern fowls brought over from the Philippines (the ancestry inventory of the Cubalaya poultry originated from the Philippines, also has been introduced into Cuba in the 1800s).
This chicken strain was shown in the United States. And in the same year that this breed was included in the American Poultry Association’s Standard of Perfection.
Cubalaya Chickens are extremely beautiful. It is a poultry breed with earlobes that are red, pea combs and wattles.
They are extremely heat tolerant. Cubalaya takes around three years for reaching maturity and is a strain that is slow-growing.
On the hen, there is a difference between the color of the plumage around the neck and head region and the rest of the human body. And also their tail is curved down, on both the hens and roosters.
The curved tail is known as a ‘lobster tail’. They have short legs.
Cubalaya Chicken is a strain that is very lively, hardy and striking. In confinement, this breed also does not succeed like most wild breeds.
Hens are not one of the layers but lay a pretty great number of eggs. Hens tend to go broody and they lay medium-sized light brown colored eggs.
The plumage of a Cubalaya rooster is more vibrant than the hens with sometimes a fire such as emerald feathers and reddish-orange. There are three varieties of Cubalaya chicken: Black-breasted Black and White.
They are foragers. They’re noisy but are somewhat less aggressive compared to most other game breeds.
On average, regular size Cubalaya hens weigh about 1.59 kg and roosters weigh about 2.4 kg.
Along with the bantam roosters weight about 740 grams and hens approximately 625 grams.
Cubalaya Chicken Breed Information
| Breed Name | Cubalaya |
| Other Name | None |
| Breed Purpose | Triple – Purpose (Ornamental, Meat & Eggs) |
| Breed Temperament | Hardy, Friendly, Calm, Easily Handled |
| Breed Size | Large |
| Broodiness | Average |
| Comb | Pea |
| Climate Tolerance | All Climates |
| Egg Color | Light Brown |
| Egg Size | Medium |
| Egg Productivity | Medium |
| Feathered Legs | No |
| Rarity | Rare |
| Varieties | Black, Black Breasted Red, and White |
