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[BantyChooks]

Looks noisy

Quite. When it jumps out of the coop in the mornings it sets up an awful clattering sound.

I'd eat it but the thing's a tad on the bony side.

 

[sdm111]

Just in case you were interested in more than what pretty lamps look like, here is an image of my best Partridge Chantecler cockerel as of a few months ago.
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This is not my image, but this is such a fantastic example of what a good quality White Chantecler looks like that I will upload it anyway. This bird belongs to Jim Fegan. He placed RCH at the CFI nationals this fall in Hutchinson, MN.
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it's not a name I see much of I like them. Different from the norm

 

[BantyChooks]

it's not a name I see much of I like them. Different from the norm

They're not very common, for sure. Both varieties were developed in Canada specifically for their endurance of cold weather. I like how much eggs the pullets produce without sacrificing meat qualities. One of the cockerels that's going to be held back for next year's breeding has a large enough frame that I have to use both arms to hold him properly.

I switched to them after being tired of birds falling over dead in winter because they couldn't take below zero Fahrenheit for weeks on end. Frostbite isn't fun either, it takes a large dent out of egg production. My current layer birds are Leghorns, and they didn't lay a single egg for at least a month and a half while they were dealing with it. I bought store eggs, since I don't have enough Chantecler hens to keep me supplied with eggs. Next year I will.

 

[Brahma Chicken5000]

They're not very common, for sure. Both varieties were developed in Canada specifically for their endurance of cold weather. I like how much eggs the pullets produce without sacrificing meat qualities. One of the cockerels that's going to be held back for next year's breeding has a large enough frame that I have to use both arms to hold him properly.

I switched to them after being tired of birds falling over dead in winter because they couldn't take below zero Fahrenheit for weeks on end. Frostbite isn't fun either, it takes a large dent out of egg production. My current layer birds are Leghorns, and they didn't lay a single egg for at least a month and a half while they were dealing with it. I bought store eggs, since I don't have enough Chantecler hens to keep me supplied with eggs. Next year I will.

How do they fare in the summer time?

 

[Saaniya]

He sure doesn't look infected to me, but hey, the vet knows best.

Indian Vets Not Good In Poultry u & all BYC People are best in advice's and treatment ..I hope my friend will dub it soon

 

[BantyChooks]

How do they fare in the summer time?

Fine, but we don't get much of a summer compared to you.

Average daytime highs are never higher than the 70s Fahrenheit, even in August. I have never lost a bird to heat exhaustion... although I did lose a quail once when it hit 85*F.\

No laughing from the Texans.

 

[BantyChooks]

Indian Vets Not Good In Poultry u & all BYC People are best in advice's and treatment ..I hope my friend will dub it soon

Good luck with your cockerel. Make sure you have that blood stop powder right by you.

 

[Brahma Chicken5000]

Fine. But we don't get much of a summer compared to you.

Average daytime highs are never higher than the 70s Fahrenheit, even in August. I have never lost a bird to heat exhaustion... although I did lose a quail once when it hit 85*F.

That’s not too shabby for summer temps. Maybe try adding some brahmas and Salmon Faverolles for winter laying

 

[BantyChooks]

That’s not too shabby for summer temps. Maybe try adding some brahmas and Salmon Faverolles for winter laying

Brahmas stink at laying in general, and take so long to mature they're not worth much for meat.

I considered the Faverolles but I hear they are docile to the point of stupidity and I need range wary birds with a bit of fight. I have one hen now that has a Faverolles-esque temperament and she ends up hiding under my chair or on my lap all day because she doesn't have enough fight to stand up to even the bantams. She's a large fowl mutt.

 

[Brahma Chicken5000]

Brahmas stink at laying in general, and take so long to mature they're not worth much for meat.

Well I’m Brahma-Biased so...my brahma hens were great layers out of 4 hens we got 16-20 large eggs a week.