Araucanas

At first, going by their feathers, I thought they might be Araucanas, a South American breed.

Archive 2009-10-01 Alice Walker Blog Administrator 2009

At first, going by their feathers, I thought they might be Araucanas, a South American breed.

Who Knew? Alice Walker Blog Administrator 2009

     Searching through cages of bantams, we found no Cochins or Araucanas, but I located a half dozen Mille Fleurs, and my decision was made.

The Chicken Chronicles Sandra Knauf 2010

Araucanas are a South American breed that used to be advertised in the backs of old issues ofOrganic Gardeningas the “Layers of Colored Easter Eggs.”

The Chicken Chronicles Sandra Knauf 2010

Not long after, I befriended Lisa, who kept a brood of Araucanas and Bantams in her home-spun backyard chicken coop.

Tina Traster: Mother Hen's Day 2010

Not long after, I befriended Lisa, who kept a brood of Araucanas and Bantams in her home-spun backyard chicken coop.

Tina Traster: Mother Hen's Day 2010

Blue Andalusian eggs are white, and Araucanas lay eggs that are green.

READERS' LINKS Maggie Jochild 2007

Crosses between Araucanas and brown-egg breeds make both blue and brown pigments and thus green shells.

On Food and Cooking, The Science and Lore of the Kitchen Harold McGee 2004

Crosses between Araucanas and brown-egg breeds make both blue and brown pigments and thus green shells.

On Food and Cooking, The Science and Lore of the Kitchen Harold McGee 2004

There are currently six birds - four Araucanas and two Cuckoo Marans - who were named by the children and who lay blue, brown and green eggs.

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