I've looked at Ancona myself, though none were avvailable locally - its a good choice, and you are right to look at filling your flock with anoher breed to cover the areas for which they are "unsuited".
Ultimately, you either have to get specialists who do a thing very well, or "dual purpose"...
If you look to the last page of my project, you will see a photo of my most hopeful hatch to date. Then two close ups. Its my experience that a patterned bird is harder to spot than a solid black (or any other color) bird, and I commend your willingness to take on the task of crafting your...
Yes. Lower your expectations. Now lower them some more. Disappointed yet? Lower them even further.
Modern birds have been bred to be larger, lay more frequently, and often grow faster than their counterparts of even a hundred years ago. The consequences of all that breeding is that they are...