Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-06-22

All writer's agree on the original home
of the Ancona. The first history we have
of this remarkable breed is from Ancona,
which is large town of Italy, on the
Adriatic sea. 1874 miles northeast of Rome.
1t is noted for its fine harbor adapted for
building and repairing ships. 1t is said
to have the finest marble arch in the
world Last, but not least, it Is noted
as being the home of this great breed
of fowls. About half a decade before this
town became a part of the Italian king
dom. Anconas were first introduced into
England, in the year 1852, where they
have gained great prominence In about
1890 they were imported into America.
They have made wonderful progress
against the strong competition of other
breeds.
The origin of the Ancona is not known
definitely and there is difference of
opinion on this subject. Some claim one
thing and some another, Most breeders
a gree that-they have Black BeRhorn blood,
To the average breeder it matters little
what blood lines they have, so I will not
discuss this matter 1t is results that
count and it is their remarkable qualities
we wish to discuss
Color of the Birds
Their feathers are black with a white
tip. The ideal feather must be of a green
ish sheen with a V sbaned white Tin win
dark undercolor. the white portion being
clear and distinct. The defective points
most common have been white feathers
in tail and wings with light undercolor
BY scientific breeding these have been
greatly reduced in MANY of the better
focks In fact. splendid birds with dark
undercolor dark wings and tail are he
coming quite common at the largest
shows. In these specimens the predomI
nant fault is the lack of nothing in some
parts OF the BODY. generally on The back
As in all black varieties purple barring
is found and is objectionable. The beak
should be yellow with black or dark brown
shadings The iris of the eve is a bright
orange red with hazel puuil The face
and wattles are a bright red with the
face free from white. sE,ar-Iobes are white
or creamy white. although some red is
found in the ear-lobes of some of the
birds in nearly all aocks. The Engle
breeders favor yellow notified legs THE
American Standard calls for yellow or
yellow mottled in some focks where
good dark birds are found. have noticed
that the nothing on the legs is little
uneven and rife dark. but have seen
some very handsome dark birds with ele-
CANT yellow legs which is feature much
desired
Shane Of Standard Anconas.
Anconas belong TO the Mediterranean
class and are Of two varieties. Rose and
Single Comb. the only difference between
thetwo being in the STYLE of comb
The male is very alert and stri<ngIy
erect in carriage His neck is long and
nicely arched while the females is me-
dunn long and carried we'll up. The
breast is full broad and carried well M
ward The males tain is fun and carried
low while tho fomaIe,s tail is neat and
carried we'll ont The nroper angle has
been hard for the ma tority of breeders
"a ohtain The inclination has been for
tails to stand too erect This is especial
lv trua of the males. in fact their nigh
tails hordered on tho dreaded Squirrel
tail am glad ia say that this has
Welded like other faults to skillful breed
inc We nov, have MANY beautiful males
as vel as females win tails AT an angle