What's a good colored egg layer - - - but with no "beard" ?

[Bangarang64]

I would like to get a blue or green egg layer to add some color to the old basket. However, I really can't get used to the idea of chickens with beards! It's a personal preference I guess. Is there a beardless colored egg layer out there?

 

[Alaskan]

then only other one I know of is the Legbar.

but pricy! ouch!

https://www.backyardchickens.com/products/legbar

 

[Bangarang64]

Hmm...
I haven't even thought about the Legbar. I wonder how blue their eggs are?

 

[Alaskan]

look through this thread, it is bound to have lots of photos:

https://www.backyardchickens.com/t/459044/the-legbar-thread

 

[Bangarang64]

Anything else out there?

 

[enola]

I breed my araucana rooster to leghorn hens. The pullets are clean faced rumpless blue egg laying machines! The egg are a pale blue but blue none the less. They are pretty in a basket with eggs from Marans, barred rocks, leghorns and other EE.

 

[Bangarang64]

ahhh, yeah I have seen pics of rumpless blue egg layers. I didn't know they were a leghorn hybrids.

 

[donrae]

There are beardless Easter eggers. You can kinda see the beard at hatch, so if you're buying them from a feed store you could pick a smooth faced one.

Legbars are getting more common in this country, there are several threads about them. Might see if someone in your AO has some available.