Good Chick Breeds?

[Poultrybonkers]

Your americanas are Easter egger as

 

[ABQ chicken keeper]

We raise them for eggs

Then I would go with Ameraucanas as others have mentioned.

 

[Ridgerunner]

Sounds like you are getting them from a feed store, not ordering them from a hatchery. As you mention, they can sell out fast. I'd chat with the people at the feed store. Try to find out when a shipment is coming in so you can be there.

See if they can tell you which chicks will be in that shipment so you can do some research. I'd also ask which hatchery they are coming from.

I'll link Henderson's breed chart which might help you, but it is a limited list. It only has some of the breeds that might be available but it is a start. With your climate practically any chicken should do well there so look for things like egg production. I don't know how you house them so look for things like "takes confinement well" to match how you keep them.

Henderson's Handy Dandy Chicken Chart (sagehenfarmlodi.com)

A lot of the chicks are not going to be in Henderson's Chart. Many are not true breeds but are chicks sold under a marketing name. If you know which hatchery they are coming from you can look them up on that hatchery's website and read about them. Many of those would suit you well.

With a little research if is hard to make a bad choice is your only criteria is eggs. There are a whole lot that will do well for you.

Good luck!