Ancona Ducks

[winteree]

My Anconas are a month old today!

And here they were 3 weeks ago with a mallard friend.

I'm new to Anconas, but they have been really fun so far!

little babys they are sooo cute

for some reason mine are huge!! they are the size of water bottles with feathers is that normal for almost 2 weeks old?

 

[winteree]

Our Anconas were ordered as day olds in June last year and started laying in October. They laid fairly well until about February, then pretty much stopped for about a month and a half.

ok so they went from fluffy things to laying in 4 months wow i'm so excited!! i hope mine start laying but my mom's b-day in october she loves duck eggs

 

[PeacefulWalls]

ok so they went from fluffy things to laying in 4 months wow i'm so excited!! i hope mine start laying but my mom's b-day in october she loves duck eggs

Last year was our first time ever having ducks, so I don't know if this is typical or not -- just our experience. The first eggs were pullet size & I wasn't sure if one of the chickens had gotten in with the ducks & laid eggs. Some of the ancona eggs will have a grayish/blackish pigment on the outside of the shell -- not all of ours do, though. I've found that the pigment washes off when I clean the eggs. And they will sometimes lay wherever they happen to be at the moment. There are a few favorite communal spots for laying -- often not in the nest boxes we provide!

 

[winteree]

Last year was our first time ever having ducks, so I don't know if this is typical or not -- just our experience. The first eggs were pullet size & I wasn't sure if one of the chickens had gotten in with the ducks & laid eggs. Some of the ancona eggs will have a grayish/blackish pigment on the outside of the shell -- not all of ours do, though. I've found that the pigment washes off when I clean the eggs. And they will sometimes lay wherever they happen to be at the moment. There are a few favorite communal spots for laying -- often not in the nest boxes we provide!

but i do have my fingers crossed for early eggs

 

[learycow]

This year I've had 4 hatch out with solid black bills. So cute!

 

[learycow]

Some of this years juvies. I have some tri colors, whites, blacks, and blues for sale if anyone is looking (mostly males left).

Colors have been awesome this season as well as some great body types and chest coloring. The years of selective breeding are starting to pay off!

 

[darkbluespace]

This year I've had 4 hatch out with solid black bills. So cute!

These are adorable! I am so hoping to get one with an all black bill, I just love how they look. We have 6 Ancona incubating : )

 

[wildsam]

Some of this years juvies. I have some tri colors, whites, blacks, and blues for sale if anyone is looking (mostly males left). Colors have been awesome this season as well as some great body types and chest coloring. The years of selective breeding are starting to pay off!

We got blues and heavily marked black ones. Wanna try to find a light marked drake later to even out the coloring. Where are you located at?

 

[winteree]

This year I've had 4 hatch out with solid black bills. So cute!

sooo cute

 

[winteree]

These are adorable! I am so hoping to get one with an all black bill, I just love how they look. We have 6 Ancona incubating : )

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