Malines Started Young Pullet Hen

Available Now The Malines were created in Belgium back in the 1800's as a meat bird. This is a very heavy breed; roosters can weigh over 12 lbs. We have a couple that are topping the scales at 14 lbs. There are many color varieties of the Maline, but the black herringbone pattern is the most common. The black and white pattern goes from the top of their head to the tip of their toes. Absolutely stunning! READ THIS.  Maline hens are slow to feather out on their back.  Young Maline pullets will arrive missing most of the feathers on the back.  They will grow out, and look great. The hens are also a very heavy bird but super friendly and gentle, they lay a cream-colored egg that is large. The Malines is somewhat of an auto sexing bird, but the visual clues are not easily recognized at hatch but days or a week after hatch the clues are noticeable. We will only sell the day-old chicks as straight run. If you're looking for a beautiful, sweet tempered, easy to handle, physically impressive b