Chickens that lay blue eggs?

[heyeighteen]

I just found out that there are chickens that lay blue or green eggs. Is this true? If so, where can you buy them?

 

[savingdogs]

Sure! They are Aracanas or Americanas. Sometimes easter eggers, too (people on here call them EEs).

I was able to buy three from a local person who had bought some from a hatchery....but mine lay somewhat of a greenish blue egg.

There are threads on here about these breeds.....they are fun birds.

 

[cashdl]

There are Araucanas - they lay blue, blue green, turquoise. There are ameraucanas - they lay mostly blue. Then there are the Easter Eggers. They can lay any color depending on their parentage and if they carry the blue egg gene. Hatcheries sell Easter Eggers even if they are listed as ameraucana/araucana.

Here are some eggs from a couple of my True Rumpless Tufted Araucana

I do sell hatching eggs. Feel free to check out my website.

Lanae

 

[Atlchick]

I have them...take look at "My Page" https://www.backyardchickens.com/web/viewblog.php?id=33447

I sell them for about $20 a dozen plus Shipping. I ship Priority 2-3 Days with Confirmation...and the cost depends on your zip code (I'm outside of Atlanta).

Give me a shout if you are ever interested. [email protected]

Thanks,
Rits

 

[jrsqlc]

we raise the lavender and black ameraucanas. All of our hens lay a true sky blue egg. I have pics, but cannot get them to show the TRUE color in a pic

Here is a link to a recent auction of black ameraucana eggs. It has pics of our black flock
https://www.backyardchickens.com/forum/viewtopic.php?id=446468

 

[Illia]

Chances are, you're going to find or end up with "Easter Eggers" - chickens that are commonly and falsely sold as "Ameraucanas" from hatcheries, but yes, there are indeed chickens that lay blue and/or green eggs.

I myself have some beautiful, true Araucanas and Ameraucanas that lay them. I sell hatching eggs too.

Blue eggs on the right

Blue eggs in carton

Ameraucana hen

Araucana hen