blue-green egg

[luvmycritters42]

Are there other breeds or mixed breed that lay blue-green eggs besides an EE?

 

[NewHopePoultry]

Shetlands & Cream legbars

Edited: Had Welsummers copied, didnt mean to post them, they lay dark brown eggs

 

[alicefelldown]

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No, not Welsummers -

http://www.feathersite.com/Poultry/CGP/Wels/BRKWelsummers.html :

Its main characteristic is the large dark brown egg, described in an article in Fancy Fowl as "a rich deep flower-pot red brown, almost glowing . . ."

A nice display of dark Welsummer eggs
Photo courtesy of Banc Penrhos Farm

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Shetlands and Cream Legbars are not available in the USA as far as I know.

There are two legitimate breeds of blue-egg chickens (these are used to create the Easter Eggers) - the Araucana, which is tailless and tufted, and the Ameraucanas, which has muffs and beards. Both were developed from South American chickens back in the 1930's and were accepted into the standard in the mid-1970's.​

 

[luvmycritters42]

Thanks! I couldn't find any other info. on Shetlands, but it was interesting to read up on the Legbars. I have a mixed breed hen laying blue green eggs. I figured she would be considered an EE, but just wanted to see if there was any other options.

sorry........I should have looked at the Breed chart before posting my question, I didn't realize it had egg colors there.