- Purpose:Eggs And Meat
- Eggs:Brown
- Egg Size:Large
- Color:White
- Comb Type:Flat-Lying
在所有国家中,加拿大应该知道怎样才能做出一只能嘲笑他们臭名昭著的冬天的鸡。令人难以置信的耐寒鸡是在加拿大培育的第一个品种,有着迷人的历史。
Whipped up into existence by a Trappist monk, beloved by those who say, “eh?”, and dangerously close to extinction, this is a breed worth getting acquainted with.
这款鸡是在魁北克省发明的,是加拿大寒冷气候下的“理想鸡”。威尔弗雷德·夏特兰兄弟将几种吃苦耐劳的鸡混合在一起,努力打造出既能产肉又能产蛋的完美鸡。它被希望成为那些在北方省份靠陆地为生的人的首选鸟。
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Characteristics
With a bitty, flat-lying comb, almost non-existent wattles, chunky body, and close-lying feathers bolstered by dense feathering, this is truly one of the most cold-hardy chickens to be found.
If you live in an area where the cold is a serious consideration when building your flock, you should really look no further than this friendly bird! Its docile, easygoing nature should make it a fast favorite on the homestead.
但它们在捕食者面前脱颖而出!
The original form of the Chantecler is a pure white bird. Brother Wilfred had intended to remove any unnecessary frills to his breed, focusing purely on making the most productive chicken.
So while it’s snowy feathering may perfectly blend into a field of freshly fallen snow, it’s a huge white flag to predators during every other season. Keep this in mind when designing their range, because these birds do love to forage!
Their brush with extinction may make them difficult to locate. Your best bet at getting Chanteclers for yourself is to find a well-established farm with a breeding population.
What’s the Yield?
This is a large, dual-purpose breed, so a healthy rooster can reach up to 9 lbs and a hen will usually reach 5-6 lbs. They are also decent layers of large, brown eggs, with a rate of about150-200 eggs a year.
Though you could get more eggs from an excellent laying breed like theAustralorp, you can expect your Chanteclers hens to faithfully continue laying through the winter.
Small-Scale Farms Save the Day
This exceedingly rare breed was thought to be extinct in the 1970’s, but has been brought back from the brink–albeit, barely so, by small local farms. As such, there are many grass-roots efforts to reinstate this historic breed, particularly by those samesmall-scale farmers and homesteaderswho’ve kept it alive all the while.
It should be noted that the Partridge Chantecler, though it is also a Canadian breed, comes from an entirely different genetic background as the Chantecler breed. The more colorful bird, originally named the Albertan was created by Dr. J. E. Wilkinson of Alberta to be more suitable to free-ranging. Its feathers create a better camouflage than theChantecler’s characteristic white feathering.
Pictures Of Chantecler Chickens
Resources
- Chickens, Cherry Creek Candians
- Chantecler Chicken Breed Of The Month, Countryside Network
- Chantecler Canada’s Chicken Breed, Breed Savers
- Chantecler, Feathersite
- Chantecler Chickens, D And H Newman
- Chantecler, One Earth Farm
- Chantecler, Oklahoma State University
- Chantecler Chicken Copes With The Cold, The Western Producer
- Chantecler Chicken, Roys Farm
- Chantecler Chicken Breed, The Chicken Center
- Chantecler, My Pet Chicken
- Chantecler, Livestock Conservancy
- How Many Eggs To Expect Your Chickens, Chicken Waterer