{"product_id":"malines-started-young-pullet-hens-available-now","title":"Malines Started Young Pullet Hen (Available Now)","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe 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!\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003eREAD THIS\u003c\/span\u003e.  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.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe hens are also a very heavy bird but super friendly and gentle, they lay a cream-colored egg that is large.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIf you're looking for a beautiful, sweet tempered, easy to handle, physically impressive bird for your backyard flock, the Malines should be at the top of your list.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWe traveled to Greenfire Farms in the spring of 2016 to pick up our breeder flock and also took a farm tour. (They no longer give tours) During our tour as we walked past the Malines pen, I was so impressed with the way their little faces were pressed up against the fence just waiting for us to visit them, I knew instantly that I had to have this bird. The hens beg for your attention, I love it. Malines are sold straight run.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eMistakes on sexing pullets:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003e  Check the shipping and cancelation page for our policy.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWe can fit 3 birds per box.  If you want more than 3 you will need to place multiple orders.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Chicken Scratch Poultry","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53470727635258,"sku":null,"price":40.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0689\/7919\/6218\/files\/IMG_1638.jpg?v=1683290878","url":"https:\/\/chickenscratchpoultry.com\/products\/malines-started-young-pullet-hens-available-now","provider":"Chicken Scratch Poultry","version":"1.0","type":"link"}