A little journey among Anconas . ifficult to |)roduce. It isobjectionable on account of too much white, having a tendency to make thebirds too light in color, which detracts from their beauty—and alter all, thispoint of color is one which concerns beauty rather than utility. 1 he revisioncommittee has changed the standard to read a white tip on every fifth will enhance their beauty and doubtless meet with the approval of themajority of other breeders. Avoid objectionable purple barring. You are going to be disappointed ifyou possess Anconas perfect in every other detail th
A little journey among Anconas . ifficult to |)roduce. It isobjectionable on account of too much white, having a tendency to make thebirds too light in color, which detracts from their beauty—and alter all, thispoint of color is one which concerns beauty rather than utility. 1 he revisioncommittee has changed the standard to read a white tip on every fifth will enhance their beauty and doubtless meet with the approval of themajority of other breeders. Avoid objectionable purple barring. You are going to be disappointed ifyou possess Anconas perfect in every other detail this one of too muchpurple. Some judges will pass birds on this one point alone. 1 he beakshould be yellow with black or dark brown shadings. The iris of the eyes isa bright orange red with a hazel pupil. The face of the worthy Ancona is so bright as to almost be called intelligent—and who will say that birds do not possess real intelligence? The face andwattles are of a bright red, with the face free from white. Ear lobes are. Onr of the many flocks iij prominrif, younnslers found on Shfpparils .InconaFarm, where thousands of this popular breed are raised annually AMONG . 31 wluti. Ill tix-aiii> white, ;iltli(iii|ili souk nil Is fmiiul In tlu- vjy liihcs (if ^lisl) liniiUrs yillnw iiinttlcil lins. Tlu Aimil(:jn lur \illii\v in yilliiw ninlilcil with Aiuiinas uic viiy Inautilnl tvin Imm t\^^? HuHy >lIIow and black liahychick pcruul. As they mature Imm liahylmiul Ancona chicks never encounterthe poorly dressed, halt star\ed, aw kward sta^e commtin to most yoiinti declare that they are and graceful every day of their hose who ha\e had experiinci. with .Anconas can appreciate this , breeding has a ureat deal to do with this. We are speaking ofthoroughbred Anconas. The Ideal Ancona Size As 1 have already emphasized, Anconas are primarily an egg is their firs
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