Does anyone know how to determine color in Ancona? I think I have 1 black, 3 chocolate, and then I’m not sure if the other 2 are lavender, lilac, or silver. I don’t think there are any blue. They grayish one looks more chocolate than blue, which makes me think it’s lavender or lilac. The...
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...
Some time ago I saw an article about Red Ancona in Australia, I loved the look of them but obviously as there were none in the UK, I set about drawing up plans of making my own, the pics are far from what I’m aiming for as a end result but I’m proud of what I’ve achieved so far.
Do they all end up tracing back to Holderread? I saw somewhere in the Ancona Duck facebook group a mention of Ancona's being around on the United States east coast in the 1930's even though it's said they were only brought over from Britain in the 1960's. So that's one puzzle.
Beyond that, I...