I wanted to take a moment to express our heartfelt condolences for the loss of your baby chick. From our communications with you, it's clear that you made every effort to care for her, and it's truly unfortunate that sometimes our best efforts fall short. While we worked together with you when you advised of the weak little one, unfortuntely, our efforts were not successful and we are so very sorry! We are here to help you with any questions or concerns about your flock you may have.
“I ordered one Ancona chick and she arrived healthy (and sexed correctly). She is now a year and a half old and is even more beautiful than the hens in the photos. She acquired more white in her plumage after her first molt. She lost a piece of her comb to frostbite during her first cold Maine winter but doesn't appear to be losing anymore in her second winter. She's the chattiest, prettiest, most skittish chicken I have, and the most predator savvy.”
“We got an Ancona added to our flock with a White Layer Assortment option last year and she has been a very pretty addition to our yard. She has a very large comb that still stands up and hasn't flopped over but it is almost comically large and makes her very easy to spot next to our Swedish Flower Hen that is black and white mottled. She did amazing in the heat this summer, and is unbothered by our winter temperatures even with the large comb. (We have a good coop set up that keeps them dry so frost bite is less of an issue when temps are below freezing.)
She lays a white egg that's Medium sized with a good strong shell 3-4 times a week quite consistently, she stopped for molting but is laying again in December with temps in the 20's. Very Nice breed, I plan to send some to my Mother's flock in Florida for Spring to add to her farm they will be a great option for her for the humidity and heat. Definitely recommend for hot climates.”
