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White Chantecler Hens
Chantecler Chickens where developed in Canada
Chantecler Rooster
Casper - White Chantecler Rooster
Nerida Heritage Farmstead is located on the Gaspereau Mountain, South of Wolfville,N.S.. We specialize in raising Canadian and Heritage livestock and growing Organic produce. Many of the animals are both Heritage livestock and on the endangered list with Rare Breeds Canada. All our animals are highly respected and appreciated for their uniqueness and contribution to the farm. We promote healthy food, local communities, and happy lifestyles.
Down on the farm...
Nerida Heritage Farmstead is a place where community connects with the stewards of the farm who raise and grow healthy food using time honoured sustainable methods. All the animals range freely on pasture and are fed all natural grains. No chemicals, hormones, pesticides, or herbicides are used on the farm. Please contact us if you have any questions, would like to visit, or place an order. Thank-you for supporting the production of naturally grown Canadian and Heritage livestock, Organic produce, and your local farmer, Karin
Chantecler Chickens where developed in Canada
Karin Nerida Robertson
holding a young White Chantecler pullet
About Me
- Karin Nerida Robertson
- One of my passions is growing and raising good wholesome food: Vegetables, herbs, sheep, ducks, turkeys, goats, guinea fowl, and chickens. I live and farm on the Gaspereau Mountain. There isn't a day that goes by that I don’t laugh or smile at something the animal do and marvel in the beauty of the area. I want to connect with the people who buy my products and produce and I want them to know how their food was grown and raised. I support local communities, healthy food and happy lifestyles. I have a B.Sc. in Agriculture majoring in Animal Science from the Nova Scotia Agricultural College. I have worked in the agricultural industry and on farms for many years. I have also managed community capacity building projects in the areas of youth development, education, human resources, and career counseling and transition.
How to Find the Farmstead....Directions
If coming from Halifax on highway 101 - take take exit 10 Grand Pre and Wolfville. Travel towards Wolfville.
If coming from Yarmouth on highway 101 - take exit 11, Greenwich and Wolfville. Travel towards Wolfville.
In Wolfville turn onto Gaspereau Avenue across from Tim Horton's. Travel 3.6 kms up the hill, down into the Gaspereau Valley, over the bridge.
Turn RIGHT at the Shell Gas Station.
Travel 0.2 kms then turn RIGHT. Sign: Lumsden Dam.
Travel 9.4 kms along the river, past the ball field, up the hill, past the lake. At the upper end of the lake turn LEFT onto Davidson Street.
Travel 1.2 kms to 1877 Davidson Street - Nerida Heritage Farmstead.
If coming from Yarmouth on highway 101 - take exit 11, Greenwich and Wolfville. Travel towards Wolfville.
In Wolfville turn onto Gaspereau Avenue across from Tim Horton's. Travel 3.6 kms up the hill, down into the Gaspereau Valley, over the bridge.
Turn RIGHT at the Shell Gas Station.
Travel 0.2 kms then turn RIGHT. Sign: Lumsden Dam.
Travel 9.4 kms along the river, past the ball field, up the hill, past the lake. At the upper end of the lake turn LEFT onto Davidson Street.
Travel 1.2 kms to 1877 Davidson Street - Nerida Heritage Farmstead.
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History of the White Chantecler Chicken
Chanteclers were developed in Canada at the Oka Agricultural Institute in Quebec. The Chantecler breed is a result of two crosses: a Dark Cornish Rooster was bred with a White Leghorn and a Rhode Island Red rooster was bred with a White Whyandotte hen. The following year the Cornish x Leghorn pullets were bred with the Rhode Island Red x Whyandotte cockerels. Selected pullets from this cross were bred with White Plymouth Rock Roosters to create the foundation stock of the present day White Chantecler. The goal of the breeding was to develop a vigoroius "general purpose fowl", a good winter layer that could withstand the cold Canadian winters. Chanteclers have very small combs and wattles making them very cold resistant. They are hardy and suitable for both egg and meat production, they have a gentle temperment and good foragers. They were admitted to the Standard of Perfection in 1921.
Chanteclers have been categorized by Rare Breeds Canada as being "endangered" of becoming extinct.
Chanteclers have been categorized by Rare Breeds Canada as being "endangered" of becoming extinct.
Do you still have your farm ? I just discovered your blog. I'm hoping to relocate to the Valley from Eastern Passage next spring. I was hoping to find someone that I could pepper with questions about moving to the country. My daughter and I want some land: me so I can have chickens, her so she can have a horse.
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