Are all of these really Ancona Ducks? what do you think?

[greenporter]

I had this in the Chicken What Breed Or Gender is This? Forum and some recommended I re-post here. So...

We got Ancona eggs last summer and hatched the three in the one picture. The two white/black/blue ones are the drakes and the other is the female. We then hatched five of their eggs and none came out resembling the drakes whatsoever.

Wondering whether the mother duck is 100% Ancona. What do you think?

Here are the parents:




And their 8 week old offspring:



It's like the mother's traits are so dominant that there is little trace of the father's genetic markings. Which is too bad, I love the White/Black/Blue. But these are lovely too.

 

[JadeComputerGal]

The mother isn't an Ancona. Looks like she's possibly a Buff Orpington, but she's too far away in the pic to tell for sure. The babies are quite pretty though.

 

[Kevin565]

The mother isn't an Ancona. Looks like she's possibly a Buff Orpington, but she's too far away in the pic to tell for sure. The babies are quite pretty though.

X2.

Very pretty babies just not full Anconas.

 

[greenporter]

Here is a close up of Ringa for better identification. Thank you!

 

[JadeComputerGal]

Here is a close up of Ringa for better identification. Thank you!

Just wanted to let you know there isn't a pic in this post. You might have already realized that, but I'm mentioning it just in case you thought it uploaded.

 

[greenporter]

Whoops, hoping this works.