| Ancona Ducks |
| Updated: 1/10/2005 |
| After having struggled to find any information on these birds I finally decided that I would put together this page from the information I have gathered on this wonderful breed. The origins of this breed is questionable but some believe that they are descended from the old German Hattenburg Duck which displays similar markings while others believe they are the badly marked Magpie ducks. But I must STRESS, Anconas ARE NOT, badly marked Magpies, they have a different body style, are in a different weight class and are the best layers of the medium weight duck class. They are truely a breed within their own selves, a breed worth of eventual standardization. Below you will find a standard for the breed. (Keep in mind that Anconas are not yet accepted by the APA so this standard is not the official standard for the breed. I wrote it with the help of another breeder who is also working on the breed.) There are also pictures of each variety at the bottom of this page. (This page is in black in white to simplify the printing of the working standard and other information. Feel free to print this page for your use.) |
| Ancona Duck Standard (Medium Weight Breed) DISQUALIFICATIONS A bird of any variety not listed as a variety listed for the breed (See also General and Cutting for Defects.) STANDARD WEIGHTS Old Drake ---------- 5 - 6 lbs Young Drake ---------- 4 - 5 lbs Old Duck ---------- 5 - 6 lbs Young Ducks --------- 4 - 6 lbs SHAPE - DRAKE AND DUCK Bill: Long, broad, with specks of color desirable. Eyes: Large well set. Plummage color under the eye also desirable. Head: Long, straight. Neck: Long, Strong, and slightly arched. Back: Quite long, somewhat flat along the topline, and broad, plummage color covering at least 75% of the back is desirable. Tail: Sex feathers of the drake are to be hard and well curled. Wings: Strong, carried close to the body, plummage color desirable on wings. Breast: Nicely rounded, color desirable (Swedish bib markings are undesirable for the breed.) Body: Broad, moderatly deep, carriage above horizontal. Legs and Feet: Set wide apart, feet and toes straight and connected by a web, color on the legs and feet is very desirable. ACCEPTABLE VARIETIES Black & White Blue & White Lavender & White Silver & White Chocolate & White Tri-Color & White* (*Any bird with white plus two or more colors in the plummage.) |
| Black & White |
| Blue & White |
| Silver & White |
| Tri-Color & White |
| Lavender & White |
| Chocolate & White |
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Picture Of A Chocolate Ancona Coming Soon! |
Picture Of A Chocolate Ancona Coming Soon! |
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