Newbie trying to raise Malines. Wondering if my roister is a Cuckoo Maline as he is quite pale.

[Mariegold]

 

[muddy75]

 

[DobieLover]

Hello and welcome to BYC! Glad you joined.
He's a mix. I think he's got some light Brahma in there but I'm not sure. He's quite stunning!

 

[Bsmac]

Hello! Welcome to BYC! He does have the look of a Light Brahma as DobieLover mentioned. He is a handsome boy for sure!

 

[pennyJo1960]

Welcome to Backyard Chickens. This is a great place to explore and hang out. That or Splash Marans?

 

[AinaWGSD]

Welcome to BYC! Where are you from?

I'm not sure he's a Malines. Maybe a malines mix. The barring looks incomplete, almost like he's also got some partial lacing or some other kind of pattern going on. And the yellowish shade on his hacklrs and shoulders makes me think he might be split for gold (or it could be from spending a lot of time in the sun). The feathering on his legs is also too heavy.

Here's one of my malines cockerels, about 19 weeks old, for comparison. You can see how much sparser his leg feathering is.

 

[GodLovesU]

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[janiedoe]

Welcome to BYC, Marie! Whatever he is, or isn't, he is fabulous!

 

[007Sean]

Howdy, and Welcome to Backyard Chickens.

Happy to have you here with us. Enjoy your time here at BYC!

Thanks for joining our community!

 

[Debbie292d]

Hiya, and welcome to BYC!

That is such a pretty rooster!

We're glad you're here!