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

[chrissynemetz]

Hello, and a belated welcome! It's nice to meet you!

 

[BoundlessLove]

Welcome to BYC!
What a handsome rooster!!

 

[sourland]

Hello, and a belated welcome to BYC. Not quite certain what he is, but for sure he is a gorgeous bird.

 

[Pigeony]

Welcome to BYC, your rooster is stunning!

 

[Tookie]

Welcome! Its nice to meet you, we're glad to have you here.

 

[Mariegold]

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. View attachment 4200546View attachment 4200547
Here's one of my malines cockerels, about 19 weeks old, for comparison. You can see how much sparser his leg feathering is.

oooh yes, quite the difference, thank you. Beautiful birds you have!!

 

[Mariegold]

oooh yes, quite the difference, thank you. Beautiful birds you have!!

From BC, Cariboo area

 

[Mariegold]

Welcome to BYC!
What a handsome rooster!!

thank you, I think so too

 

[Mariegold]

Hello, and a belated welcome to BYC. Not quite certain what he is, but for sure he is a gorgeous bird.

Yes he is but he for sure looks different from our other one lol

 

[Mariegold]

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!

oooh never thought about that. Got him from a breeder so really don't know, but that makes sense. thank you!!