Chantecler Thread!

[Jake Levi]

I did find the Chantecler site on yahoo and signed up, waiting for moderator approval now. I will check the other one out. Thanks.

 

[toofarout]

Let us (me) know what you find out, please.

 

[ChickenFamilyof5]

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White Chanteclers are a late layer..........Some of mine hang on for 8 months.Good thing is they pack on the size.

 

[Jake Levi]

Thats interesting, I have heard this about the colored varieties too, so that brings up the question of how long/old do they lay? They are certainly good sized birds. The whites look majestic.

 

[ChicwannaB]

theres someone on facebook also, FAYREHALE CHANTECLERS, Im on the list to get eggs of the white from her this coming spring. She's in Mcindo Falls Vermont. best of luck.

 

[ChickenFamilyof5]

Once they do start to lay thay are great layers........and true to form, they will lay through the winter up here in Canada

 

[Jake Levi]

Winter laying is a great trait for a breed, few others have it.

 

[toofarout]

The anticipation of waiting for my Chanteclers to start laying is KILLING me! That's an exaggeration of course. I also have 4 Buff Orpingtons 2 of which are laying now. It will be interesting to see how the two breeds differ in their winter laying. However, when it hits -40 and below I doubt anyone will want to lay, though the chants might surprise me. I'm very new to chickens and I'm having a wonderful time with them.

 

[Jake Levi]

You are for sure going to be having colder then I will, but we expect it to hit -20 here, with a lot of snow, so I will have a heater under my chickens waterer and most likely a heat lamp. The winter temps here is a big one for looking at the Chanteclers, and in my case the Whites, developed for cold.

The lady in Vermont has a lot of articles etc on the yahoo Chantecler group, I have read some of it, very good.

 

[phasianidae]

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I would skip the heat lamp, at least for the Chanteclers. I have taken Old English Game bantams through the winter in -30 without heat or insulation, as long as there are no drafts and the humidity is good they will be fine. Keeps the breed hardy.

Ryan