The Canadienne is the only breed of dairy cow native to North America, developed in French Canada during the 16th to 17th century from breeds imported from Normandy and Brittany. It was bred for hardiness in the rugged Canadian climate, becoming so well adapted that it did not require expensive imported feed or intensive […]

The Chantecler chicken is one of only two native Canadian chicken breeds. A composite breed derived from Dark Cornish, White Leghorn, Rhode Island Red, White Wyandotte, Columbian Wyandotte and White Plymouth Rock, Brother Wilfred Chantelain developed the Chantecler in the early 20th century at the Abbey of Notre-Dame du Lac in Oka, Quebec. Realizing there […]