Ancona or Exchequer Leghorn?

[sarahewilliams]

At first I thought these were Ancona’s, but now I’m wondering if they could be Exchequer leghorns. What’s the identifying difference between the two?

 

[SwampPrincessChick]

How old is the chick? Also, is it a pullet or cockerel?

 

[sarahewilliams]

How old is the chick? Also, is it a pullet or cockerel?

Supposed to be a pullet. 6 weeks old tomorrow!

 

[SwampPrincessChick]

Both the Exchequer Leghorn and Ancona look too similar at this age－I'd recommend updating this thread with pictures of the chick a few weeks later!

 

[sarahewilliams]

Both the Exchequer Leghorn and Ancona look too similar at this age－I'd recommend updating this thread with pictures of the chick a few weeks later!

Here’s a couple updated pictures 3 weeks later!

 

[Rhodebar Lover]

Here’s a couple updated pictures 3 weeks later!

What hatchery were they from? Anconas are much more common than Exchequer Leghorns. It will be hard to tell from hatchery lines but I believe exchequers should have more white

 

[sarahewilliams]

What hatchery were they from? Anconas are much more common than Exchequer Leghorns. It will be hard to tell from hatchery lines but I believe exchequers should have more white

My Pet chicken (or meyers). They are definitely my most skiddish in the flock!

 

[Feather queen]

I think she could be a Exchequer Leghorn. These are my 2 Exchequer Leghorn pullets and their roo for comparison. The black on their backs is only just getting white through it. There around 17 weeks, so around 4 months

 

[Feather queen]

Some picks of them as babies

 

[JedJackson]

I think they are Anconas, because they have longer, flatter backs.