colorful egg laying chickens
Easter eggers lay colored eggs from green to blue, and any shade in between, and occasionally pink. Theyâre not a breed, but a cross between any chicken breeds that have the blue egg laying gene. If you like surprises, Easter Eggers are a great choice for multi colored chicken eggs. 3. Olive Eggers. Olive eggers are a cross between a blue egg laying breed and a dark egg laying breed (like Marans). Like Easter Eggers, olive eggers arenât a true breed, but a hybrid.
Colored Egg Layer Chickens. The Araucana is a pure breed of chicken originating in Chile. The Araucana is often confused with other fowl, especially the Ameraucana and Easter Egger chickens, but has several unusual characteristics which distinguish it.
For example, Leghorn chickens lay white eggs while Orpingtonâs lay brown eggs and Ameraucana produce blue eggs. An Olive Egger, a chicken that lays olive green eggs, is the product of a cross between a hen and rooster that are from a brown egg and a blue egg laying breed. An interesting tip is to look at the chickenâs ear lobes; typically those with white ear lobes produce white eggs.