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  1. GalaBoys

    Chantecler Thread!

    The Canadian Chantecler Breeders group is at https://www.facebook.com/groups/canadianchanteclers/
  2. GalaBoys

    Chantecler Thread!

    Here is our BV BB Reserve American pullet at the Canadian National APA Show from our South location (looking a little rumpled from being taken out of her cage) Our RV cockerel, also from our South location Some of our younger birds from our North location who didn't place as high, but...
  3. GalaBoys

    Chantecler Thread!

    Canadian National APA Show, November 22-23, Red Deer, Alberta results (unofficial, as I do not hold any official position with the show): Reserve American: Partridge Chantecler pullet owned by Kendra Gale (Gala Partridge Chanteclers, South location) BB: Partridge Chantecler pullet owned by...
  4. GalaBoys

    Chantecler Thread!

    I have posted photos from the CFI meet at the APA Canadian Nationals on the Canadian Chantecler Breeders facebook group. https://www.facebook.com/groups/canadianchanteclers/ Too many to ever post here, so if you're not a facebook member, you're outta luck.
  5. GalaBoys

    Chantecler Thread!

    Hitting the road tomorrow for the APA Canadian Nationals in Red Deer! I am bringing five Partridge Chanteclers, and my partner is bringing eight. We look forward to a weekend of learning and networking!
  6. GalaBoys

    Chantecler Thread!

    Whites are not well-known for broodiness - they have had that instinct bred out of them for the most part.
  7. GalaBoys

    Chantecler Thread!

    I don't personally care where the birds descend from. Chicken breeds are determined by phenotype, not genotype. There are no pedigrees, and those who do claim to have pedigreed stock are only working from their own records, not from something like the Canadian Livestock Registry Corporation, so...
  8. GalaBoys

    Chantecler Thread!

    I can't speak for every breeder, but I don't usually sell my best stock - those, I reserve for myself. About 95% of what any breeder produces is not show stock - only the elite few are kept for that purpose. Chickens are a game of numbers when it comes to producing high quality stock. Ideally...
  9. GalaBoys

    Chantecler Thread!

    Choose the birds that conform most closely to the Standard of Perfection. Take as many as you can, it will help you learn what to look for!
  10. GalaBoys

    Chantecler Thread!

    Thanks chickadoodles! I am pleased with them, for the most part.
  11. GalaBoys

    Chantecler Thread!

    Thought I would share some photos of my juveniles. Most of these will end up being sold as layers or in my freezer, but thought you guys might to see what I'm getting out my single pen mating this year. The next bunch of photos are all of my June 8 hatch. This young lady is destined for...
  12. GalaBoys

    Chantecler Thread!

    Just sharing a shot of one of my groups that I am growing out for possible retention in the breeding flock. There is one cull pullet in this group as well, she will be going to her new pet home soon. This is from my April 5 hatch.
  13. GalaBoys

    Chantecler Thread!

    Looks like a pullet to me, yes.
  14. GalaBoys

    Chantecler Thread!

    Here's a link to a PDF: http://web.uconn.edu/poultry/4-H%20Poultry/showmanship.PDF They are a breeze to handle when you're doing it right!
  15. GalaBoys

    Chantecler Thread!

    My Partridges do lay a bit darker eggs than my Whites did, at least at the beginning of their laying cycle. They do tend to get lighter towards the end of a cycle - not as light as my Whites, whose eggs were nearly white. It varies from hen to hen, I have one that lays quite a bit darker than...
  16. GalaBoys

    Chantecler Thread!

    Gretchen, the birds in the first photo aren't Chanteclers - they look like blue/black laced red Wyandottes to me. The second photo is indeed of Partridge Chanteclers! It is difficult to tell much from the angle, but they don't look too bad. I see some shafting in her chest (light feather...
  17. GalaBoys

    Chantecler Thread!

    An 8 lb. hen sounds like a lovely size. Would love to see photos of her! I teach my 4H kids how to handle chickens properly and it makes a huge difference in the ease of handling them. Also allows you to have one hand free to examine the chicken as needed. A great skill to have!
  18. GalaBoys

    Chantecler Thread!

    I have had whites, buffs (just for a few days) and partridge, and found that the buff and partridge hens were both much calmer and friendlier than the whites. That may differ according to the line, though - my whites were not good. I have found roosters in both the white and the partridge are...
  19. GalaBoys

    Chantecler Thread!

    Pea comb, maybe.
  20. GalaBoys

    Chantecler Thread!

    Absolutely fabulous information and photos CanuckBock! Thank you! This will be so helpful to new breeders ... and maybe some old ones. ;)
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