The Ameraucana Chickens: Helping the Easter Bunny, One Egg at a Time.

We know what you might be thinking.
Either
1. What!? Do they lay rainbow eggs or something?
or
2. Oh yeah! They lay colored eggs!
Both of these are right. Ameraucana Chickens are best known for their ability to lay colored eggs. They come in green and brown most of the time but occasionally in blue.We actually had some for a while, so we decided to dedicate this post to Bella and Madea, the best chickens in the universe.

BellaMadea

Ameraucana Chickens actually come in about seven different colors. Ours looked like the ones above. Bella had a strange desire to peck at anything shiny. She was bigger than Madea and pecked at her feet when they were chicks. It was just the pecking order that they established. But as they grew older, Madea seemed to show more dominance than Bella. Madea was a lot more calm than Bella and acted more in-charge. Eventually, they appeared as if they thought of themselves as equals, but Madea had more of a mature nature, and was more comfortable around us. They acted like they were sisters. We don't know if this is true with larger groups of chickens, but it seems to be true for smaller groups.

Our chickens didn't start laying until they were fully fledged and spring had come. They each layed 1 egg every day until the weather started getting cold and winter swept in. Then they each layed 1 egg every couple of days. This is because they need about 12 hours of sun every day in order to have a hard shell. So when the sun is hidden above the clouds all day, they don't lay an egg.

If you are thinking about getting some, just don't let them free roam in your backyard if you want to keep it nice. They will probably dig a bunch of holes in the ground looking for bugs. It really stinks. We know from experience. Your best bet is to have an enclosed area for them to roam around that's outside the coop. They also poop a lot, which is a pain to clean up, but if you really want fresh eggs in the morning (or a fun pet), it's worth it all.