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MyPetChicken's Ameraucana hatching eggs are indeed true Ameraucanas, but from what I've repetitively seen and heard, the eggs are still on the greenish side.
It is true though, there is quite an opinionated controversy on what is considered blue and what is considered green. But, take this little layout of eggs for example. . .
To me, the only truly blue eggs in this set are in the 5th row. The large eggs in the 3rd row make for a nice blue, too, but it's the bloom no them that creates such a nice, almost dark hue of blue. Wash it off, and the eggs look like the last row. When it comes to blue though, I'm a picky person. I'll cull out most of what you see in that assortment. Some will indeed be kept sheerly for the prettiness of the egg, but for a breeding program and as a representative of the breed (these are all Araucana eggs) - I want a BLUE egg.
MyPetChicken's Ameraucana hatching eggs are indeed true Ameraucanas, but from what I've repetitively seen and heard, the eggs are still on the greenish side.
It is true though, there is quite an opinionated controversy on what is considered blue and what is considered green. But, take this little layout of eggs for example. . .
To me, the only truly blue eggs in this set are in the 5th row. The large eggs in the 3rd row make for a nice blue, too, but it's the bloom no them that creates such a nice, almost dark hue of blue. Wash it off, and the eggs look like the last row. When it comes to blue though, I'm a picky person. I'll cull out most of what you see in that assortment. Some will indeed be kept sheerly for the prettiness of the egg, but for a breeding program and as a representative of the breed (these are all Araucana eggs) - I want a BLUE egg.
