I'm just starting my adventure with white Chanteclers! I have a pair. I purchased them at about 5-7 months of age. I plan on raising a large flock. I have 20 chicks arriving in March but wanted to be getting some eggs by Spring to hatch. So this pair will be ready to start on the timeline I'd...
I'm in Montana as well and purchased a white Rooster and a Hen from a breeder in WA in Nov. They were both about 5-7 months old...still waiting for our first egg. Very happy with this breed and plan to raise a lot of them! Have 20 chicks arriving in March and have an incubator waiting to start...