Chantecler
Dual purpose · Canada · 🌱 Beginner friendly
The Chantecler was engineered for Canadian winters, with a tiny cushion comb and minimal wattles that leave frostbite almost nothing to grab. It keeps laying through the deep cold and carries itself with a quiet, unbothered confidence that suits its northern roots.
Eggs per year
180–220
Egg color
Brown
Egg size
Large
Hen weight
6.5–7.5 lbs
Temperament
Calm and gentle
Broodiness
Sometimes broody
Did you know?
Canada's first chicken breed was created by Brother Wilfrid Châtelain, a Trappist monk at the Oka abbey in Quebec, starting in 1908.
Is the Chantecler right for your flock?
Expect roughly 180–220 brown eggs a year from a healthy hen in her prime — production dips during molt and the short days of winter, and eases off as she ages. Planning space? A Chantecler hen runs 6.5–7.5 lbs, so size the coop with our coop size calculator and estimate the feed bill with the feed cost calculator.
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