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.

This edition of the Happy Homestead talks about raising your own laying hens from hatching all the way up to full grown hens ...

Ameraucana chickens are a breed of chicken that are known for their egg-laying ability and their colorful appearance. They are considered to be good layers, with the potential to lay around 200 ...

Don’t you just love beautiful black chickens? Breeders have developed black varieties of many types of chickens, some with gorgeous green or purple metallic sheens. From some of the heaviest chickens ...

O'Connor and Wildman said some popular egg-laying chickens for Colorado include Plymouth Rock, Rhode Island Red, Buff Orpington, Ameraucana and Black Australorps. Advertisement.

On their five acres of paradise, Jason and Stephanie Haines and their six children raise nearly 150 chickens, including "Easter Egger" hens which produce colored eggs that resemble Easter eggs.

Have you ever been curious about why chicken eggs can be different colors? While most eggs are white or brown, they also come in colors like cream, pink, blue and green. In addition — and this ...