Description
The Ancona duck was developed in Great Britain during the early twentieth century. They mature out on the average to about six to six and a half pounds and are a stocky built duck. There is no set design to their broken color pattern. Cackle Hatchery currently breed the black/white but you will occasionally get a few chocolates out of them. The Ancona ducks are an excellent layer, a hardy all-purpose duck that grows relatively quickly. Typically they have moderately calm temperaments and make good yard ducks as they tend to stay closer to the home. They typically do not fly and make good backyard ducks. Cackle Hatchery is one of a few long term breeders of these genetics.
We can not ship ducks to Hawaii.
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forensicscience613 –
I got 3 Anconas. I thought all 3 of them were black and white, but one of them is actually chocolate, I’m so excited about it!!
Mona –
Ducks
I ordered my ducks and they all came happy and healthy. All 5 babies are growing and are such a joy.
ducklord –
great hatchery
we 14 pekin and 10 ancona ducks in early june. all arrrived healthy and chirpy. would deffinitely reccommond this hatchery
Aubrey –
Cute and healthy
I ordered 17 Ancona ducks, when the package arrived, one unfortunately didn’t make it but the rest were lively and doing well. So far they are all thriving! Absolutely adorable ducklings.
BHall –
Great Ducks!
We purchased these from Cackle Hatchery a few years ago and they are great ducks. We coop them at night but during they day they wander the yard and the pond. They are friendly and are big enough that we don’t worry about smaller predators. They also love frozen green peas. They will be your best friend if you feed them that.
William C –
Thanks
I bought 4 ancona ducklings in late May 2019. They were sexed correctly and delivered in good condition to WA state. I would recommend buying from these people.
Mara M –
Thanks
We ordered one Cayuga female and 2 Ancona females. They came in one day and were very healthy and gorgeous! Our Cayuga began laying about 2 months ago but our Ancona ducks have yet to lay. Regardless I am so thrilled with how beautiful and healthy they are.
Sarah B –
So much personality!
These little ducks are great addition to our farm. We ordered five and they are absolutely the life of the party! They have a great temperament, are easy to catch, and very curious. Glad that we added these to the farm
McKnight Family –
Duck tales
Our three ducklings are all grown-up this year! They are gentle, quiet and great bug eaters in our garden. Two females and one male–these ducks are amazing and lay eggs every day! Beautiful, elegant and graceful swimmers in our garden pond.
Kat –
Ancona babies
I received my ancona ducklings today. All of them very energetic and healthy. They are adorable! Each one is unique, I cant her over how cute they are!! I ordered 3 and was thrilled to open the carrier and found 4 of them! They arrived in excellent shape and all have names. Yes, I recommend this hatchery!! In fact I plan on ordering more anconas when they become available.
New duck mama –
Excellent!
Absolutely love my ducklings! I ordered 4 ducks received 5. All are doing very well! My only, if you can call it a complaint, is that the tracking for shipping was way off. It told me they wouldn’t be there til Saturday, low and behold they showed up on the Thursday before. But I wasnt disappointed to get these cute lil guys 2days early!
Corn Fed –
Super Happy!
Ordered ten Ancona ducklings last spring. Ended up with an even split drakes/ducks. They arrived much healthier than any birds I’ve purchased from feed stores and they all grew to adults. They’re super personable, and the girls are the best layers I’ve ever owned. They give us five eggs a day without fail. SO happy with them!