Ancona breeding advice

[Fear na gcearc]

Hi,

Have an Ancona cockerel still treading - but only brown hybrids laying (ISA Browns I think) - what would be the result of that cross?

Also - Ancona cock on Blue andalusian hen? - anyone tried it?

 

[valeriebutterley]

I have 4 beautiful Ancona girls, don't think they will make laying this year, what with the clocks on Sunday, etc.
Will be interested to hear of any Ancona fans out there though, and their advice to you.
My girls are 15 weeks old, robust, dainty, pretty, friendly, and single minded when it comes to a chance to escape the confines of the pen. They do free range in the garden but are devils to get back in.
Stunning little hens with attitude in bucket loads, do you agree?

 

[dinosaw]

From my limited knowledge of genetics I would say the first lot will be black birds in their colouring, the second lot will be a mix of black and blue.

 

[valeriebutterley]

I wonder what colour the offspring's eggs would be?

 

[dinosaw]

Tinted to very light brown I reckon.