Don’t you just love beautiful black chickens? Breeders have developed black varieties of many types of chickens, some with ...

For example, Leghorn chickens lay white eggs, Orpington’s lay brown eggs and Ameraucana chickens lay blue eggs. And the “olive egger” breed lays … wait for it … olive-green eggs.

"Ameraucana chickens possess the pigment, oocyanin (blue coloring). It permeates the shell and results in the egg being both blue on both the inside and outside." ...

Ameraucana chickens are a breed of chicken that are known for their egg-laying ability and their colorful appearance. They are considered to be good layers, with the potential to lay around 200 ...

Once a female chicken has reached sexual maturity, she is called a hen. Hens will lay eggs whether a male chicken (rooster) is present or not. Popular egg-laying breeds include White Leghorn and ...

Chickens usually lay eggs for about three to four years and then they’ll start to taper off. ... Ameraucana are friendly and easy to raise, but can be stubborn, according to Woodard.