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    Belgian Cuckoo Malines - Next Generation

    I certainly can't answer for that yet -- these are my first birds of this breed and are still growing -- perhaps some of the earlier posts from Shellz would be more informative. I only have one rooster I'm considering culling, and will be moving just one hen to the mixed laying flock. Yellow...
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    Belgian Cuckoo Malines - Next Generation

    Flock at 12 weeks - excuse the orphan Easter Egger in the flock - he hatched 3 days after they did.
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    NY chicken lover!!!!

    Oh Lynzi -- I'm so sorry. Pity you can't up the firepower a bit.
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    NY chicken lover!!!!

    Now THAT'S funny!
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    NY chicken lover!!!!

    Are you sure they're skeeters? ;-)
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    NY chicken lover!!!!

    What breed I must have missed it Belgian Cuckoo Malines - there are also a couple of BYC threads specifIcally on the breed
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    Belgian Cuckoo Malines - Next Generation

    They are just four weeks on Monday. Love them so far! They are all business in that run- Flies don't stand a chance. Really great to see. That's our Staffordshire Bull Terrier puppy in the last photo - he's 5 mos old now. He was hopeful that this was yet another of mum's creative places to...
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    NY chicken lover!!!!

    What are the parents look like my babies They are chicks from Greenfire, the original importer of this breed from Europe. Check out their website for their breeding stock pics. - very few of these birds in the US.
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    NY chicken lover!!!!

    Belgian Malines flock update - First day out of the brooder into the small mobile coop. They caught a big bug within 3 minutes of being out on grass and are good little foragers. There sure is a lot of awkward and ugly between the adorable fuzzy tiny chick stage and the handsome glossy adult...
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    Belgian Cuckoo Malines - Next Generation

    First day out of the brooder into the small mobile coop. They caught a big bug within 3 minutes of being out on grass.
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    NY chicken lover!!!!

    Very large, feather legged, dual egg/meat breed. Docile, good foragers. Here's a pic of adults - this is from a BYC Malines thread and these birds are in Canada, owned by BYC member Shellz
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    NY chicken lover!!!!

    Here's the link from Greenfire : http://greenfirefarms.com/store/category/chickens/malines/ Full disclosure, I purchased these on auction and got 11 for about what they are selling a single chick for on their site. I like rare breeds, but I'm not THAT fancy!!! Hope we will love them (do so...
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    Belgian Cuckoo Malines - Next Generation

    Yes -- they will go out "on pasture" very soon. We have about an acre that is a combination of garden, pasture, and orchards that we fence off into "paddocks" for the chickens so we can rotate them around where we want them. I'm putting little clumps of fresh sod into their brooder every...
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    NY chicken lover!!!!

    Oh my goodness! We occasionally have them traveling through our area around this time as well. So far, our property has been avoided, but my parents down the road get the same type of visitor!
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    NY chicken lover!!!!

    Added some Belgian Cuckoo Malines to our flock. Will get better pics as I can -- these aren't the best. Also have four lovely little BCM pullets from Marquisella that are doing great -- ready to start integrating them into the main flock soon. .
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