Ancona vs Exchequer Leghorn??

[willowrosechickens]

Any of you with Anconas, do you have pullets that have drastic differences in wattles on pullets from the same lines?? I now notice too that along with more black spots on the legs on birds 1 and 3 those also have almost no wattles while 2 has much more predominant wattles. That’s part of why I was leaning toward 2 being the cockerel. If we can all agree that they are all pullets I think I’m confident (for now lol) that 1&3 are anconas then and 2 the leghorn. They may all get to stay then as layers if I don’t have an Exchequer Roo.

 

[chrissynemetz]

I'll go out and have a good look at mine tomorrow and get back to you on that

 

[DragonGirls]

Not sure if it helps at all, but this is my Ancona pullet at just over 12 weeks when pic was taken, the camera makes her comb look redder than it actually is.She is now just over 14 weeks but I don’t have an updated picture atm.

 

[DragonGirls]

Just to add ,she is the most comical,inquisitive and friendliest little bird,really love the Anconas ,we lost our 2 older Ancona hens about 18 months ago and yes their combs and wattles were pretty different in size from each other so not sure I'm much help there either!
Yours all look like pullets to me at that age ,but don't quote me on it lol

 

[chrissynemetz]

Mine are all the 16 weeks old, and no two have combs or wattles the same size. Unless I get a big surprise.. mine are all pullets....

 

[ColtHandorf]

They all look like Anacona pullets to me.

 

[cstephens1987]

If one of them is a leghorn I'd say it's #2 but I feel like all three appear to be Ancona based on leg splotching

 

[Petermariah]

I have an Exchequer Leghorn and she has dots on her legs and beak. She looks just like yours. I have no experience with Ancona except that I thought that Anconas were sort of shorter and wider like an orpington where as leghorns are typically tall and skinny with a pointy up tail. Her are some pictures of mine. Her name is Polka. About 12 weeks old in these pics. Ive notice the last two weeks she’s getting more white spots on her back.