Spring Valley, IL
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Varieties
- Purpose
- dual
- Egg color
- brown
- Eggs / year
- ~200
- Hen weight
- ~6.5 lbs
- Cold hardy
- Yes
- Heat tolerant
- No
- Temperament
- calm, gentle, somewhat reserved
- Forages
- good
- Broodiness
- moderate
- APA class
- American
- NPIP stock code
- R1036
- Origin
- Canada (Quebec)
Breed guide
Chantecler
Also known as: White Chantecler, Partridge Chantecler
Canada's first chicken breed, created by Brother Wilfrid Chatelain at a Quebec monastery for brutal winters. Tiny cushion comb and minimal wattles nearly eliminate frostbite. Lays through winter better than most heritage breeds.
Keeper's notes
The breed was built for Canadian cold, so hard winters ask nothing of it. Summer heat is the harder season for a Chantecler. Give them shade.
APA recognized varieties
American · American Standard of Perfection, 2010 list
White 1921Partridge 1935
Chantecler listings
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Where to find Chantecler
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Regional breeders with this breed on file (3)
Regional hatcheries that carry it (0)
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Sourced from NPIP state directories, matched by the stock codes each participant registers. A flock may keep breeds beyond what it registers, so this list runs conservative.
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