Awesome. I will have to find the breed standard and see if i can compare. I want a project breed. Still looking for the right one. I can look for good Ancona's if mine don't match up.
I saw on a the poultry conservation site that Ancona ducks were on the endangered list. And I never really see them for sale anywhere. I have 2 hens and 2 drakes that I was told were Ancona. Should I keep them separate from the rest of my flock to keep them pure or are they not endangered anymore?
I got better pics of my male yesterday. Is it any easier to see if he is African (Only 9-10 months old) or is he chinese. The gander is on eggs so I don't want to bother her.
Thank u so much. That is great to know. Right now she is only on duck eggs. Although it went from 4 eggs to 9 in the last couple weeks. Either she collects the duck eggs or more ducks are adding eggs ads she goes to eat or drink. I have to go through and take out the infertal one a tonight. Lol...
We live in the woods so I am nervous about getting white chickens to raise for meat. They will be in a fenced in area surrounded by electric fence bot no over head netting so I'm looking for good meat birds with good camo...our locate tractor supply has barred rock. I have a couple as lay hens...
My female goose laid about 4-5 eggs last week. We collected them but this poor girl has gone broody anyway...we have tried every day for the last week to keep her out of the nest to no avail. So today I took 4 duck (freshly laid)eggs and put them under her in hopes maybe she will hatch them. I...
I live in Syracuse new York. I might be able to help with the homing thing. I can give them a good home. I have a pretty big pond already in the works for spring.