ancona

I have two Ancona drakes that are ready for a new home, they are currently four months nearing five months old. Both Drakes are beautiful and friendly, both have purple and green feathers mixed in with their black feathers. Raised together, would prefer if bought together. For pets or...

Good morning folks of BYC! My name is Trimurtisan, but to keep it easy, just call me Trim. I did an introduction, but here's some more general information about myself and what's got me going quackers. I am a 36 year old father of eight, although only two of those happen to be human. We...

I have the following hatching eggs available, all are tested for fertility at least twice a month: Serama (smooth feathered) $35 / doz. Porcelain D'Uccle $35 / doz. Porcelain Booted Bantam $35 / doz. Quail D'Anver $35 / doz. Silver Spangled Appenzeller Spitzhauben $30 / doz. Japanese Bantam &...

My precious male pete passed away. Its been very very hard for me and for his mate. He was a very gentle boy so i worry about getting her another male who may be agressive... she was more of petes protector than the other way around. Should i get her a duck of the same breed? And should i get...

On the 30th of last month I was given a 2 day old duckling that had leg problems (it couldn't stand or walk). Long-ish story short, it was niacin deficient but is now perfectly fine and living in a Rubbermaid in my bedroom until my other ducks and geese hatch. The girl who hatched him got the...

1 Day Old: Tilly & Alaska Pistachio and Kiwi Loretta and Mabel Peaches and Mango Group Photo Pistachio Puzzle

I hatched 3 precious Ancona ducklings over the weekend! First one named “Doctor” hatched on its own with the exception of my making a safety hole after internal pipping. I’m wondering what color doctor could be considering the s/he is ALL YELLOW AND PINK!!! Literally no markings whatsoever. And...

Hey! I'm starting this thread to document my brooding and raising of chicks for the year. Feel free to join in for the ride! Lots of pictures will be included. :p

So while cuddling my chickens I recently noticed that my Ancona laying hen has 5 toes on one foot? She seems completely normally other than the fact that only one of her foot has an extra toe.

On August 11th I got a Ancona chick from our local feed store as I thought it'd be nice to add a new different bird to the flock. She was bought along with 2 blue wyandottes and they're all 6 wks old now. They've been outside for 3 wks and the older birds have already gotten use to them...

I am looking to add a black or blue Ancona hen to my pet flock ideally by next spring. She will be spoiled with love while living together with 1 Ancona drake and 2 female ducks. They spend time in a clean and secure run and free range while I am outside. If all goes well, she may even have the...

I got my first batch of shipped eggs, Ancona duck eggs. I’ll probably updating with candling pics after day seven, the air cells are detached. Some are ruptured. Any suggestions for those?

1 year ago today we received 22 chicks from Murray McMurray Hatchery. All were alive on arrival and still are today. When I was researching before ordering chicks, all I could find were horror stories. This post is for those folks who are searching before they order so that they know not all...

Introducing Marble and Mini, my new ducklings! They're 9 days old, we got them two days ago, any tips on bonding? So far they just bite us constantly and scream , doesn't hurt but we don't want them to be scared of us like this.

I have four chicks at about 12 weeks that I need help sexing! Black and white is Ancona, yellow is Buff Brahma, larger grey is Blue Australorp and smaller grey is Blue Andalusian. Ive read that ancona’s have larger combs but other than that I have no idea as we’ve never had these breeds before...

There was a duck local to me posted online (broody girl, raccoon attack, you get the picture) many people said to cull her but I stepped up and took her, I didn't think her injuries were so horrible and took her to the vet but since the raccoon didn't rip her leg off at the joint she needed...

I'm on day 26 of incubation. And I'm going crazy! I see no movement and hear nothing. Is it normal for the eggs to not be moving at this point? I candled my eggs last at day 20 and everything looked good I think. Good sized air sacks and I think good size little ducklings in there. It was hard...

Hey all. I'm impatiently awaiting my Ancona ducklings to hatch. I've raised chickens in the past but am new to the duck adventure. Especially new to the egg hatching adventure. I'm so excited and so stressed at the same time! Anyone want to share their experience with me?

Me and my flock live in the outskirts of Cincinnati, OH. I have 6 Ancona ducks that are coming up on a year old. 3 boys and 3 girls. They are so fun and full of personality. They just started laying eggs this past winter, which we were thrilled about. My 8 yr old son loves collecting them...

Hey, it’s Joe I was wandering about breeding chickens and ducks and selling the young. I really want to have a few smaller runs/coops to have just a single breed in (alongside my mixed flocks, for eggs) I’ve seen and heard of plenty of people who have kept a pair or trio of call ducks with...