What colour? Ancona drake

[Kim-Bot]

Hey all!

I recently got an Ancona drake to add to my flock of ladies. He was advertised as lavender, but I'm wondering if he's more of a blue? I have a hard time differentiating sometimes though. He has a very dark charcoal head, and then a steely grey body with chocolate feathers mixed in.

EDIT: looks like we got swindled with a blue Swedish. At least he's a sweetheart and our hens love him!

 

[Chickengirl2671]

Blue

 

[Kim-Bot]

Blue

Thank you! Since he has chocolate feathers showing, I'm assuming that means he is split to chocolate? Just trying to sort out what to expect from him genetically

 

[Chickengirl2671]

Thank you! Since he has chocolate feathers showing, I'm assuming that means he is split to chocolate? Just trying to sort out what to expect from him genetically

Probably, I'm new to ducks so I'm not sure.

 

[indianaducks]

That doesn't look like an ancona... but maybe someone who knows more about anconas can verify.

 

[Chickengirl2671]

That doesn't look like an ancona... but maybe someone who knows more about anconas can verify.

I was thinking that but didn't want to say something about it, it looks more like a blue Swedish.

 

[Chickengirl2671]

@CaliFarmsAR has Anconas I think.

 

[Kim-Bot]

That doesn't look like an ancona... but maybe someone who knows more about anconas can verify.

He definitely looks different from the Anconas I currently have, he almost looks like a Swedish. The farm I got him from said they only had pure Anconas there, but did have a larger range of colours/marking variety than I've seen.

 

[Chickengirl2671]

He definitely looks different from the Anconas I currently have, he almost looks like a Swedish. The farm I got him from said they only had pure Anconas there, but did have a larger range of colours/marking variety than I've seen.

Doesn't look like the right body type for Ancona either. Sounds like your were lied to.

 

[Kim-Bot]

Doesn't look like the right body type for Ancona either. Sounds like your were lied to.

Quite possibly! Luckily he's been lovely to our girls so he can stay (though if our broody Ancona hen does a hatch we won't expect purebred).