ancona duck

Hey Guys! It's Cliff with Helping Hands Ranch. We raise ducks and longhorns. Located in Honey Grove, Texas. Last year we started raising Ancona ducks. We have about 20 now. We also have about 30+ Mallards.

I posted on the duck forum first, but was advised to post here. I have an exactly six week old ancona duckling that I think may have angel wing. I got three others at the same time, and fed them the same, and they do not appear to have the same issue. Is this angel wing? Should I try and treat...

Hi there! Not super great at introductions but I'm dublinducks, and as I'm sure you can gather from that name, I love ducks! Last May we purchased six Ancona ducklings, and a few months later we rescued two special needs Pekins, Winky and Wonky (who are blind and lame, respectively). We really...

Today I had 1 duckling hatch, the other duck eggs didn’t hatch. I’m not sure what breed it is…. Any ideas? Magpie or Ancona? Would love to know if it’s a male or female but I know it’s kind of early to tell. Thanks

Help! I got an Ancona female a couple weeks ago and just noticed today she has bumblefoot, so I am treating and she is in a dog kennel on dry straw inside the duck run. I’ve noticed since I’ve got her that the white of her eyes are yellow. Is this normal with this breed? She still acts the same...

I have four Ancona drakes located in North Colorado Springs. I’m interested in swapping a drake for another pure Ancona. I’ll post pictures of the two I’d use to swap.

Hybrid ducklings, hatched 6/2 and 6/3 are available NOW. Four ducklings of the original brood (8) remain. UPDATE: 4 left, must go together! New pictures, ready NOW! First come first served, experienced duck parents preferred. The last two pictures were taken this weekend. Get them while they're...

It doesn't happen every day, but maybe once a week. My Drake goes flappy, gets the zoomies, and tries to stick his breast into the water bowl. There's a lot of beak opening and running in circles. He has two water sources out of the coop that he can fit his whole body in and get way more zoomie...

So at around 8:30 pm i was on a walk with my family and we noticed a duck in someone’s yard. This isn’t uncommon since our neighborhood backs up to a lake but it was odd because this duck looked a lot different than our usual (black and white, splotchy) and seemed very friendly. He followed us...

Finally got around to naming our little flock, with the help of our toddler who is obsessed with Puffin Rock. They are growing fast

I have a healthy, energetic, active Ancona duck, about 9 months old. He grew out his lovely flush of adult tail feathers around July 2020 (pic 1); however, they quickly started breaking about halfway up the shaft (pic 2). Some of them break much closer to the bottom of the shaft. Since then...

Hi All! I'm getting 2 little Ancona ducklings this upcoming spring & just trying to plan/budget for their arrival! Does anyone know how fast they grow? & if you have diapers for them how many sizes should I get? I know these little guys grow quickly but since they will be spending time in...

One of my Ancona girls has begun to lay!! While I have observed some mating (or attempts) going on, I’m not 100% my drake is successful yet. He is still young.

I’m getting ready to attempt to incubate Ancona duck eggs for the second time. My first DIY incubator was a bust. I made it out of a 10gal aquarium, and I think it just made it too hard to keep the temp steady. My new one is a styrofoam cooler. Plus I added a computer fan. I’ve been running it...

Does anyone know how to determine color in Ancona? I think I have 1 black, 3 chocolate, and then I’m not sure if the other 2 are lavender, lilac, or silver. I don’t think there are any blue. They grayish one looks more chocolate than blue, which makes me think it’s lavender or lilac. The...

I have always had chickens, but a few months ago I took over 6 Pekin ducks for a friend who got them for Easter (I did not think people were still irresponsible enough to do that) and didn't know what to do with them once they grew substantially in just 3 weeks. Turns out I have 3 hens and 3...

Hello! I'm a first time duck and chicken owner and I have a question. I have 2 Anconas, 1 Cayuga, and 1 Rouen ducks and recently I've been hearing a deeper kinda quack-like noise coming from one of my ducks, I believe it's Patty the Ancona, however I read that ducklings don't get their voice...

Hi I’m looking into many different breeds of ducks and really can’t decide on just one breed so are there any really cool cross breeds for egg production and beauty?

Last year I got 5 female Ancona ducklings in April. I sold 2 of them and kept the other 3. They began to lay at the end of September and then quit at the end of November. They had straw in their coop throughout this time, but once I ran out of straw, I switched to shavings. I prefer shavings and...