The Ameraucana Chicken I was delighted to receive 18 + (1 extra day old chicks); 6 Barred Plymouth Rock, 6 Columbian and 7 Red X Sex Link. They would begin laying in mid-October.

For example, Leghorn chickens lay white eggs, Orpington’s lay brown eggs and Ameraucana chickens lay blue eggs. And the “olive egger” breed lays … wait for it … olive-green eggs.

Some breeds of chicken, such as the Araucana, Ameraucana, Dongxiang, and Lushi, even lay blue or blue-green eggs . ... brown-laying hens have nearly the same production costs as white-laying hens.

Although I have kept city chickens for 14 years, they keep me on my toes. Each one has its own distinct personality -- or, rarely, no personality ...

Ameraucana chickens lay blue eggs, while Olive Eggers produce eggs with an olive green hue. ... (If a hen’s usually-white eggs start popping out slightly yellow, for example, ...