Ancona Chicken Thread

[solarBizzi]

Greetings All: I am also a new visitor to this thread. My baby chicks are 4 weeks old today, purchased as a surplus 15 rare collection from MyPetChicken. I am having a perplexing and enjoyable experience attempting to determine which breeds I received.

With this post I am discussing 'izzi', my friendliest and most 'willing to step out of her comfort zone' chick. She is the only chick anxious and running to 'see' me when I visit the brooder. She wants to be sitting in my hand, as well as exploring.

From what I am researching, I believe she is an Ancona (can anyone provide a phonetic pronunciation for me please). I provide the following photos through today the 4th week. May I ask for comments regarding identification please?

 

[broodyhen2]

Hey guys
What size are the anconas and is there a bantam version?
Would they be as big as some of the large fowl eg. RIR
Thanks

 

[farmerChef]

Hey guys
What size are the anconas and is there a bantam version?
Would they be as big as some of the large fowl eg. RIR
Thanks

the bantams are rare.
They are about the same size as a Leghorn, they are not as heavy as an RIR or other brown layers.

 

[broodyhen2]

Are you talking about the large fowl or bantam thanks for input

 

[Alaskan]

Greetings All: I am also a new visitor to this thread. My baby chicks are 4 weeks old today, purchased as a surplus 15 rare collection from MyPetChicken. I am having a perplexing and enjoyable experience attempting to determine which breeds I received. With this post I am discussing 'izzi', my friendliest and most 'willing to step out of her comfort zone' chick. She is the only chick anxious and running to 'see' me when I visit the brooder. She wants to be sitting in my hand, as well as exploring. From what I am researching, I believe she is an Ancona (can anyone provide a phonetic pronunciation for me please). I provide the following photos through today the 4th week. May I ask for comments regarding identification please? [COLOR=B42000] [/COLOR] [COLOR=B42000] [/COLOR] [COLOR=B42000] [/COLOR]

I am sorry no one could help you. Did you try feathersite? They usually have great pictures, but usually not of the half grown ones.

 

[Alaskan]

I just looked, they DO have one picture of a half grown Ancona, and it DOES look like yours!

http://www.feathersite.com/Poultry/CGA/Anc/BRKAncona.html

 

[Yellow House Farm]

Yes, this appears to be an Ancona, pron. ahn-COH-na. Make the CO like the O in pOke.

 

[broodyhen2]

Anconas have the best feed to egg conversion. Better than RIR and leghorns

 

[SanderB]

My Minorca bantams and Ancona bantams don´t eat a lot but they lay almost every day. They also eat a lot of bugs and worms.

 

[rachel82]

Hi all! I got this sweet chick out of a mystery bin at the mercantile. She is 4 weeks old. My guess is Ancona, does this seem like what she is to you experts out there? The baby feathers on her head are still a yellowish color, but her new feathers coming in are white (mixed in with the black). Thank you for your help!!