Ancona or Americana or aurcana?

[Amymidlife]

I was bit overwhelmed when we pick up our chicks from the feed store and couldn’t remember the breed they sound kind of alike too. This girl is 4 weeks old.thanks

 

[cavemanrich]

If you post a picture,, we can try to guess.

WISHING YOU BEST,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,and

 

[Amymidlife]

 

[Amymidlife]

Thanks new to the forum and chicken

 

[ChickenCanoe]

Looks like an Ancona to me. None of the others in your post. I've raised Anconas and are good birds, prolific layers of white eggs. As a Mediterranean breed, they tend to be aloof. Avoiding human contact but their wariness makes them resistant to predation.
I like that trait.

 

[cavemanrich]

Your chicken look most like an Ancona. Ameraucanas, have muffs, and Auracanas, are usually rump-less. (but not in all areas of the world)

 

[Amymidlife]

Thanks so much! We have a small coop with a Barr rock and golden lace. She is loudest and most skittish, but she lets me hold her at times. Little worried because our neighborhood is not the most chicken friendly so a bit worried about the noise and the breeds being flighty. Also my youngest daughter claimed her as her chick and might not get to hold her much. Thank you for welcoming a newbie to the flock

 

[ChickenCanoe]

To put your mind at ease, even the most skittish breeds can be tamed if handled enough.
You'll grow to be fond of her. I liked mine a lot.

 

[cavemanrich]

our neighborhood is not the most chicken friendly so a bit worried about the noise and the breeds being flighty.

Hens are usually not loud like roosters. Now to the flighty portion. If your chickens do start to escape from your fenced in yard,, there is a simple solution. Wing clipping.
I only needed to do that to adult chickens that I first brought home. They would try to fly over fence lookin for their old home. After a few days,, they were homeset, and no longer tried to escape. Accepted the new home as HOME SWEET HOME.
I never needed to clip wings a second time. I wanted them to have ability to escape a predator if needed.

 

[wildgreen]

Definitely an Ancona! I have an Ancona chick as well, now almost five weeks old, and she has actually turned out to be quite sweet and cuddly already. In the first couple of weeks she was pretty flighty and anxious but now she jumps up on me all the time to be pet. I’ve made it a point since day one to hold my chicks every day, talk to them a lot, and hand feed them treats. I have eleven chickens total, a variety of breeds, and all but two are extremely friendly. The other two tolerate being pet and held but don’t love it. I really think spending a lot of time with them early on makes a big difference.