Chantecler Thread!

[Winisk]

He's around six months old. I heard him for the first time crow last week. I think he needs more practice as it sounded awful. The person who gave him to me had a lovely pair of pullets too but she could not bear to let them go. I was mildly disappointed that I couldn't find the white ones but the partridge variety impressed me once I saw them.

 

[Jake Levi]

I saw the Partridge pictured in the Storeys Encyclopedia of Poultry and really liked it along with the write up, I didnt know though at that time that the White was the one that Brother Wilfred developed. Now having seen them they are what I am wanting, the Partidge is still great looking and down the road I would like some of them, but they are two different breeds bred for the same bottom line, a productive winter hardy chicken.Function did describe Form.

 

[Jake Levi]

Does anyone here have an approximate idea as to how many Chanteclers that there are of each color variety?

I have been wondering about this. i know that the White has been called endangered. The others?

 

[chickenbike]

I don't believe there is an accurate count for the White or the Partridge. This is the current info from Rare Breeds Canada:

http://www.rarebreedscanada.ca/poultrybreeds.htm

 

[Jake Levi]

Thanks for that link, its a great group, Canada has a number of rare breeds that are in need of preservation. I honestly thought that there would be more Chanteclers in Canada.

We need more in all of North America.

Rare Breeds Canada has the Chantecler classed in the under 499 category, not many. The ALBC doesnt show numbers but lists the Chantecler as critical, not saying which variety, I am assuming the White.

Here is their chart showing ratings:

http://www.albc-usa.org/heritagechicken/cpl_chickenbreeds.html

 

[ChooksChick]

I would assume there are more whites than other colors, as more folks seem to seek them out. I keep the Partridge, and can see why there would be so few...the hens are far broodier than my Silkies and bantam Cochins.

I am working on a black and a Columbian. It's merely accidental, but once I hatched the mixes, I realized it would be foolish not to keep them and work toward other colors, since they held so closely to the Chantecler conformation, rather than the other parentage. We'll see what happens on those in the future.

I do love the personality of the Partridge. The roos are very friendly and yet very good parents and protectors. These birds are fantastic foragers, and will dig trenches in even very large runs. It doesn't matter how much space you give them, they want big dirt bowls where they live. Deeper and larger than other birds dig.

They have done very well with the blistering heat here in Kansas. We get the worst of both temperature extremes, and while I anticipated great winter hardiness, I was concerned they would do poorly with the 75% humidity 110* summers we have. They've always done great with that.

 

[toofarout]

One of my red Chanteclers did "the squat" when I went to pick her up this morning!

Yippee!!!!!! Chantecler eggs are coming soon! They are nearly 26 weeks old.

 

[Jake Levi]

The Partridge is the first I have seen and was my first choice. I still like them. And one day will have some.

 

[happyhensny]

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Not sure how many others have, but we have Partridge only - 1 Cockeral and 9 pullets...

Hoping to sell some eggs in the spring!

 

[Jake Levi]

I hope that you can !