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Thanks! It's held up great, other than the wild bird netting needing to be replaced over time (I ended up using sturdier netting as a later replacement).

That one looks like a boy to me, too. Best of luck keeping him!

So much fun! Is it the EE with the dark red head that you expect to be a boy?

Welcome to Montana! My chickens are in an unheated, uninsulated open-air coop (open on the narrower side, facing east, away from the prevailing winds; there is no draft in the west end of the coop, where the roosts are) and they have thrived in our winter. I have 3 pullets and 5 hens (nearly 2...

Welcome to the Montana thread! I’m in Helena. It’s easiest to get chicks at a feed store or through breeders. I agree that shipping chick is stressful for them. For a rarer breed I ordered hatching eggs (but you have to be willing to deal with any unwanted cockerels then).

Our Partridge Chantecler cockerel, at nearly 6 months. He has started crowing just a little. Still very submissive, runs out of the way of our feisty Silkie hen who is one quarter his height. :lau

Thanks for sharing your knowledge in such a clear, concise way!

Before a cockerel or rooster even thinks of being aggressive, it’s our job to constantly communicate to him that he is subordinate, by controlling the space and making him get out of our way. If you observe your chickens, you’ll see that those lower in the pecking order naturally move out of...

I like the optimism! Sorry you lost your best cockerel.

Here are a few more pictures: His stance does seem on the narrow side, so hopefully he will fill out as he grows. My widest cockerel is extremely skittish and lazy. He’s the one who lies down to eat grass while the others are hunting and scratching. Plus, his coloring is really dark...

I hadn’t planned on keeping a rooster, but am now deciding that “Cockerel #1” in my above post deserves a tryout. Here he is today, at 19 1/2 weeks old: His coloring looks good to me, and his comb seems okay (though I am a Chantecler novice). He is the least skittish of the 3 cockerels...

When I look closely at the hackle feathers of Puffin, on the right, am I seeing the slight inner penciling you’re describing?

I don’t know if the neck lacing on mine is acceptable for partridge Chanteclers, and I don’t know if it will change any as these girls mature.

I am not an expert but have seen many photos of partridge Chantecler hens where the “penciling” looks a lot like double lacing, which is how I see Peanut’s feathering. I am curious as to what comments some of you on this thread who are more experienced would have to say about the appearance...

Our Partridge Chantecler youngsters are nearly 17 weeks old. I was able to get some nice photos yesterday and thought I'd share. I don't plan to breed (the three cockerels will be going to freezer camp at some point) but am enjoying learning about this breed and would appreciate any comments...

Regarding supplemental winter light, last year was my first with chickens and I did not use any supplemental light, or any supplemental heat, for that matter. Last year‘s pullets hatched April 10. Our two Australorps started laying in early September. Our three Easter Eggers started laying in...

Please share photos!

10 weeks old now. I suspect that two of the Chantecler chicks are pullets and three are cockerels. I think the one Chantecler-Black Jersey Giant cross is a pullet. Here are some photos: The 2 Chanteclers I think are pullets. The same two plus the BJG cross; I think they are all pullets...

Our chicks are three weeks old and are doing great. They are starting to venture out of their small area of the coop under my supervision. Our hens seem to understand that I am “rooster” watching over the chicks, and they have not made contact with any of the chicks. The door segregating...