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Aren't magpies and Anconas basically the same thing? I thought magpies were just variations of the ancona.Magpie is possible but Ancona is much more likely.
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Aren't magpies and Anconas basically the same thing? I thought magpies were just variations of the ancona.Magpie is possible but Ancona is much more likely.
Aren't magpies and Anconas basically the same thing? I thought magpies were just variations of the ancona.
I heard the opposite. That ancona were rarer. IDK just wonderedTotally separate breeds. Magpies are actually fairly rare.
I heard the opposite. That ancona were rarer. IDK just wondered
No you do not, no you do not, no you DO NOT. You just got all your pens straightened out! I don't think Golly would take kindly to baby ducks.whispers to self* I do not need baby ducks, I do not need baby ducks, I do not need baby ducks...
Anconas are actually very common. Almost every hatchery breeds them. Magpies are APA accepted where as Anconas are not. Anconas are larger than Magpies. Magpies are an old Welsh breed. Its widely accepted by most that Anconas were developed in the US from Magpie stock. Anconas were intended to be larger, better layers, and a much easier pattern to breed than the Magpie.
The hatcheries that TSC uses don't carry Anconas. I have the full list of which hatcheries TSC uses in all their stores this year (I work there) and they use a hatchery that carries Magpies. Of course not good quality Magpies, but still they call them Magpies. None of the hatcheries they use carry Anconas.
Likely this particular duckling came from Privett, which has Magpies but not Anconas.