page_title: Malines (chicken)
hierarchical_section_title: Malines (chicken)
caption_attribution_description: English: Mechelen cuckoo Deutsch: Mechelner Huhn, Kuckucksperber, Mechelner Kuckuck Français&#160;: Coucou de Malines Nederlands: Mechelse koekoek, Mechelse hoen
context_page_description: The Malines, Dutch: 'Mechelse Koekoek', is a Belgian breed of large domestic chicken. It originates from the area of Mechelen, in the province of Antwerp in Flanders, for which it is named. It was created in the nineteenth century by cross-breeding local cuckoo-patterned farm chickens with various different types of imported Oriental chicken. With the Jersey Giant, it is among the heaviest of all chicken breeds. It is valued for the quality of its meat, which is pale in colour and fine-textured.
context_section_description: The Malines, Dutch: 'Mechelse Koekoek', is a Belgian breed of large domestic chicken. It originates from the area of Mechelen (French: Malines), in the province of Antwerp in Flanders, for which it is named. It was created in the nineteenth century by cross-breeding local cuckoo-patterned farm chickens with various different types of imported Oriental chicken. With the Jersey Giant, it is among the heaviest of all chicken breeds. It is valued for the quality of its meat, which is pale in colour and fine-textured.
caption: Malines cock and hen, illustration from circa 1900
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