We have 5 chantecler chicks that are 5 weeks old today. I have been looking at this site for some tips for a little over a month. I suspect we will fall prey to "chicken math' soon... ;)
My wife and I have a son (13), a small Havanese dog, 1 canary (great signer) and 5 chickens for now. My son...
White chantecler roo, near Marysville ohio. He is about 9 weeks old. If interested send me a message and I can send some pics. Good roo, easy to handle, free ranging. Got him in a group of hatching eggs, his brothers are a barred rock x maran and are going to freezer camp. He is the only purebred.
For the last three years we've been living on a lovely 80 acres in the rolling hills and aspen parkland of Western Manitoba. We currently have just under 50 laying hens, a mix of Partridge Chantecler, Black Australorps, and some other farmyard mutts....this occurred when our ISA Brown Layer...
Chantecler
Partridge Created by Carole AM
Breed Information, Comments, and Experience with breed:
Chanteclers were developed in Canada to fit the need for a dual-purpose bird that is hardy in winter. They have a small cushion-like comb and almost no wattles. They lay a medium sized brown egg and...
The Chantecler is a dual purpose Canadian breed that is hardy, productive, and well suited to harsh winters. They are decent winter layers of large brown eggs, yet fairly broody and good mothers. Their meat qualities are also good, as they dress out at about five pounds most times. They are...