Chantecler Thread!

[RogerChicken]

Is there a Standard based preference for chick coloring?

AFAIK the Standards on silent when it comes to chicks.

You have a nice looking bunch there -- I'll be watching with interest!

 

[Ted Brown]

4 weeks old this Sunday.

 

[Ted Brown]

The picture in the post above does not show color differences very well.

The chicks are now a mix of white on wings and the yellow they were born with on remaining visible chick fuzz. The differences between pure yellow and those with a darker hue when born are much less pronounced.

I think I can see traces of emerging comb and wattle on the male candidates; nothing on the others but still early.

 

[RogerChicken]

Whew. My first time dispatching a rooster. It went pretty smoothly for everyone involved, for which I am thankful. I'm glad I took some good advice from the forum.

 

[Ted Brown]

I moved the 12 Chant chicks into the coop yesterday.

 

[RogerChicken]

Just visiting with them.

 

[bruceha2000]

Nice looking birds! Not sure I would want to deal with the carpet and yarn wrapped unit after they poop all over it though.

 

[Ted Brown]

This post is about one of my Chant chicks but is probably generic to all breeds.

My 12 chicks will be 5 weeks old this Sunday; I started the flock integration process at 4 weeks 2 days. The first couple of days they pretty much stayed in one back corner except to eat and drink.

As mentioned in a post above I can see traces of emerging comb and wattle on what I think are male candidates. One of those discovered an opening on the left end of the containment panel and decided to see what the larger coop was about. It has now done this at least 3 times, when I checked for eggs just before noon today it was out and several Barred Rock hens were watching.

It was my plan to allow several weeks before opening the chick door. Given my adventurous one I have opened that door and am now watching to see how things progress. Probably worth noting that there are places in the coop proper that are too low for a grown bird to access and provide spots to dodge away.

Clearly different chicks have different traits... I will band this particular bird and watch it grow.

 

[RogerChicken]

I don't know how chantecler-specific this is, but I'll start here.

I'd always heard that when the lights go out that chickens enter a deep comatose sleep.

Mine always seem pretty alert whenever I go to close the coop door, no matter how late or dark it is.

Is it just a myth, or a function of age (mine are still pretty young), or breed, or something else?

 

[Ted Brown]

I got a picture of my bold Chant chick outside their segregation space.