Chicken Breed History:

Ancona's originate from Ancona, Italy from the 1800s. They come in both rose comb and single comb. They are also good egg layers and show birds. They lay about 5 eggs a week.

Chicken Breed Comments / Experience:

Males can reach 6 1/2 lbs. Females are excellent layers and they are a good forager and flyer. They lay white to cream coloured eggs and you can still get white eggs to those with red earlobes. They like foraging away from humans and are very active alert and bold. They will be happy in confinement, but at first they may seem a bit restless. Many of the birds will become whiter an whiter as they become older. ***AWAITING PICS*** Thanks to Wilkamdai