Aussie Finch Forum

I have a cuban hen who had a couple of white feathers on her head when I got her as a just coloured bird. She and her mate settled down and layed eggs, but nothing. He then died - had had him for some time. Got a new cock and they have bonded but nothing yet in the way of eggs. But back to those white feathers - they are spreading rapidly with each moult - she now has a mostly white head. Will get the daughter to take some pics for me and post them. But has anyone heard of mutations in Cubans? I haven't. And this is not a food thing cause neither male has displayed white feathers and none of the other birds have. And the aviary contains everything from Orange Breasteds to Javas - a pair of each.
LML
P.S. This is her on my Avitar. Still trying to get pics posted.

never heard of a mutation cuban.Chris and pete keep a few pieds,they might know a bit about them.

yes i think i had heard of a pied cuban but it was a long time ago but it does sound like one.... one of the best ways to tell is by looking t its toe nails and if there is any white in there is userly means that it is a pied or has a mutaion gean in it would love to see the pic

yes there ate pied cubans around have had a few guys from WA saying that they have white flecks through them but on the East coast the mutation is in the better stages of the pied were the birds are bout 40-50%pied on them
if you could post a pic of the hen that would help alot

thanks chris

cant say that i have seen a pied cuban. would be interesting though. did have one that the yellow went down through the black cheast feathers to its belly. i bread that one my self but could never get the yellow showing up in the offspring 99% of the youngsters were hens could be why.....pete

Will get my daughter to take a photo so I can post it. Sorry I've still got to get educated on the posting pics thing. I got mine from a lady in the Perth Metro area.
LML
See on the Avitar how her face is white.
Can't seem to get pics posted will try again.

can't wait too see a pic.

Well the daughter took some pics.
But it appears I am not the only one in the family who is not tech savy.
So we didn't have any luck posting them.
The avitar is a picture of her and her new mate, and a cheeky zeb hen I haven't managed to catch and move yet.
See how white the face is. And it's starting to bleed down onto the chest now.
LML

One of the guys at Ace Colon claims to having some mutation Cubans, not sure what they are though, might be worth having a chat with them.

Could be pied but it could also just be a nutritional deficiency or advanced age.