Bluebell vs Prairie Bluebell Chicken?

[Earthwise]

We were given a few new hens from a friend who decided to get rid of his chickens. (We added three to our existing three, so doubled the flock, but a stressful time for all as they are working it out) All of our chickens lay brown eggs.
Anyway, he gave us a golden wyandotte, Americauna and Prairie Bluebell. Someone is laying eggs in the bedding instead of the nest, so we know its probably a new chicken (plus the shape is a little pointier than our chickens have ever layed) We seemed to get two brown ones there on the same day which led me to do some research on Prairie Bluebells to see if they can ever get a gene to lay brown eggs (Cream Legbar x Aracauna. I discovered there is another breed called Bluebell that is a cross between a Maran and Rhode Island Red that have gray plumage too. They all look the same and I'm not sure if I'm just reading incorrect info, or if there are really two crosses called Bluebells. Or possibly our Americauna (or Aracauna?) is laying brown eggs if she is a mix?

 

[annageckos]

I don't know much about bluebells or prairie bluebells. I can't keep up with all these hatchery named crosses. But your Americauna is an Easter Egger. Americauna is another name for an EE. Ameraucana and Aracuana are both specific breeds that has to have certain traits. Aracuana are not a common breed and I don't think any hatcheries carry them.
EE can lay any color egg, though green is most common.

 

[Frazzemrat1]

I thought one or the other of the blue bells was supposed to lay blue eggs? I don't know.


Your other bird is an easter egger. Ameraucana is a standardized pure bred that has slate legs, specific colored plumage, and lays true blue eggs. Araucana is also a standardized breed that, in the US, is rumpless (no tail), should be tufted (looks like pigtails) and also lays true blue eggs.

easter eggers are birds that are mixes that are intended to lay blue to green eggs, but through the mix can lose the blue egg gene completely and lay white or brown.

 

[Earthwise]

Aha! Thank you!