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    Ancona Chicken Thread

    Kaugomu, If you look back at my earlier picture of my ancona, he had a comb that size by three weeks old, so hopefully, yours are girls that have a slightly bigger comb (like some people have a bigger nose than others!) He is 11 weeks old now, but the latest picture of him is at 10 weeks old...
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    Ancona Chicken Thread

    This is an updated picture of our ancona. Sadly, we have a rooster on our hands. His attempts at a crow had my husband ready to defend the flock...seems his crow sounds like an animal under attack! My children have also heard it and promised to wake me for the show tomorrow. I am just sooo...
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    Ancona Chicken Thread

    Thanks to those who helped clear up the breed question for us. We can see some of those "spots" showing up on the head now, but I am still worried that we have a roo. The comb does seem to be leaning some, but is still much larger than Bruce's pullet. Roosters are beautiful, but not part of our...
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    Ancona Chicken Thread

    Thank you, EconMan! We are fairly trusting people, so it was hard thinking that we were hoodwinked. We will continue to enjoy this chick's great personality and wait for the color to change. Hopefully, it will be a pullet...the guy had a 50/50 shot even with a guess!
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    Ancona Chicken Thread

    New to the site. Can you all help? Went to a flock swap and got a chick that was supposed to be an "anaconda, like the snake" according to the old man we bought "her" from. He also stated that she would feather out "real pretty, black with white dots". I had done enough research before we...
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