Corn ear harvester device for separating corn ears from corn stalks, which corn ear harvester device comprises: - two deck plates (31, 41), wherein each deck plate (31,41) has an ear blocking surface (32, 42) and a stalk guide surface (33, 43), which deck plates (31, 41) are spaced apart from each other with the stalk guide surface of a first deck plate and the stalk guide surface of a second deck plate facing each other, - two gathering chain devices (60, 70), respectively associated with the first and second deck plates (31, 41), wherein each gathering chain device comprises: - a drivable endless chain (62, 72), - at least one corn ear paddle (63, 73) which is adapted to engage and transport a harvested corn ear, - a paddle connector (64, 74) which fixedly connects the corn ear paddle (63, 73) to the endless chain (62, 72), wherein the endless chains (62,72) are spaced apart from each other, and wherein one of the endless chains (62,72) is drivable in a clockwise direction and the other of the endless chains (62, 72) is drivable in a counter-clockwise direction, - a corn stalk channel for receiving and guiding a corn stalk, wherein the corn stalk channel comprises a deck plate channel section which extends between the stalk guide surfaces (33, 43) of the deck plates (31, 41) and a gathering chain channel section which extends between the endless chains (62,72) of the gathering chain devices (60,70), wherein the deck plate channel section has a width which is defined by the distance between the stalk guide surfaces (33, 43) of the deck plates (31, 41) and is selected to prevent corn ears passing through the deck plate channel section in a direction substantially perpendicular to the longitudinal direction of the corn stalk channel, and wherein the at least one corn ear paddle (63, 73) of each gathering chain device (60,70) is arranged adjacent to the respective associated deck plate (31, 41) on the side of the ear blocking surface (32, 42) of said deck plate (31,41), and characterised in that the endless chain (62, 72) of said gathering chain device (60, 70) is arranged adjacent to said deck plate (31, 41) on the side opposite to the ear blocking surface (32, 42) of said deck plate (31, 41). - two deck plates (31, 41), wherein each deck plate (31,41) has an ear blocking surface (32, 42) and a stalk guide surface (33, 43), which deck plates (31, 41) are spaced apart from each other with the stalk guide surface of a first deck plate and the stalk guide surface of a second deck plate facing each other, - two gathering chain devices (60, 70), respectively associated with the first and second deck plates (31, 41), wherein each gathering chain device comprises: - a drivable endless chain (62, 72), - at least one corn ear paddle (63, 73) which is adapted to engage and transport a harvested corn ear, - a paddle connector (64, 74) which fixedly connects the corn ear paddle (63, 73) to the endless chain (62, 72), wherein the endless chains (62,72) are spaced apart from each other, and wherein one of the endless chains (62,72) is drivable in a clockwise direction and the other of the endless chains (62, 72) is drivable in a counter-clockwise direction, - a drivable endless chain (62, 72), - at least one corn ear paddle (63, 73) which is adapted to engage and transport a harvested corn ear, - a paddle connector (64, 74) which fixedly connects the corn ear paddle (63, 73) to the endless chain (62, 72), wherein the endless chains (62,72) are spaced apart from each other, and wherein one of the endless chains (62,72) is drivable in a clockwise direction and the other of the endless chains (62, 72) is drivable in a counter-clockwise direction, - a corn stalk channel for receiving and guiding a corn stalk, wherein the corn stalk channel comprises a deck plate channel section which extends between the stalk guide surfaces (33, 43) of the deck plates (31, 41) and a gathering chain channel section which extends between the endless chains (62,72) of the gathering chain devices (60,70),