Of all the chickens in the world, one of the weirdest is the oft-tufted South American breed known as the Araucana. Its origin continues to puzzle scientists. Every chicken you buy, whether it’s a ...

The Araucana chicken originated in South America and was named for the Araucania region of Chile. Beautiful blue eggs, laid ...

Araucana. If you have a chicken that lays blue eggs, somewhere in its lineage is an Araucana. When bred with other varieties, they become a more stalwart breed.

True Ameraucana & Araucana chickens are in fact not that common. Many people believe they may have one of these breeds, but it is more likely that most people have the Easter Egger.

Araucana chicken eggs have become an increasingly common sight at the farmers’ market over the past few years, but even so, the pale blue shells never cease to delight shoppers more accustomed ...

The Araucana chicken from Chile and the Dongxiang and Lushi chickens from China (none of which are particularly common in North America) are known to lay pale-blue eggs.

Moto, a 2-year-old Araucana chicken, pecks at the sliding glass door to Kyle Monahan’s bedroom, asking to be let in. She hops into his bed and settles near his thigh, where Kyle’s curled ...

Palo's passage of an ordinance allowing backyard chickens brought out the calls, including one from Sharon and Vernon Eden of rural Iowa City. Vernon, 78, has raised chickens for years, but his ...

Ricki Araucana follows Greenwich resident Kathy Augustin just about everywhere she goes. When Augustin walks through the kitchen, Ricki is at her heels. When Augustin sits down at the computer ...