) Just be aware that if you purchase Araucanas from a hatchery or feed store they will be Easter Eggers rather than true Araucanas which are rare, expensive, lay only blue eggs, and can only be purchased from breeders. Easter Eggers are hybrids that are produced by crossing blue egg layers with brown egg layers to produce offspring that lay eggs in colors other than just blue (olive, green, beige, and sometimes pale pink). Hatcheries and feed stores frequently and incorrectly market their Easter Eggers as Araucanas or Ameraucanas (both of which are true breeds). There is a good article at http://www.the-chicken-chick.com/2011/09/ameraucana-easter-egger-or-araucana.html explaining the difference between true Araucanas, true Ameraucanas, and Easter Eggers. Please feel free to ask any questions you may have. We are here to help in any way we can. Good luck in getting many more eggs.
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