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Colored Egg Layers

Add a unique touch to your flock and brighten your egg basket with chickens that lay colored eggs. These hardy breeds produce beautiful green eggs, blue eggs, or occasionally pink eggs. Our egg layers create a variety of shades, from deep olive greens to pastel sky blues.

Minimum order of 15 chicks. Minimum of 5 females per breed. No minimum for roosters.

Americana

Americana

Americana

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The Americana is a hybrid cross between an Araucana chicken and Ameraucana chicken. These unique birds produce colored eggs that are typically shades of blue. They have charming muffs and docile, easygoing personalities. Their close combs make them adaptable to cold climates.
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Sapphire Sky

Sapphire Sky

Sapphire Sky

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This new hybrid is quickly becoming a popular backyard chicken among hobbyists and small farmers. The Sapphire Sky has unique, eye-catching plumage and produces beautiful green eggs. This breed is similar in appearance to the Sapphire Gem.
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Olive Egger

Olive Egger

Olive Egger

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Thanks to their breeder stock, this hybrid layer comes in a wide array of colors and patterns. The Olive Egger chicken is typically a cross between a Cuckoo Maran and an Americana. Their signature olive green egg color is achieved by crossing dark brown egg laying chickens with blue egg laying chickens.
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Colored Egg Layers for Sale

green egg and blue eggs in egg cartonThese breeds lay some of the most sought-after egg colors, and can produce up to 300 eggs per year if given optimal conditions to thrive in. Learn more about these fascinating breeds.


Why are Chicken Eggs Different Colors?

Breed and genetics is what determines eggshell color. All eggs start out as white, but gradually become pigmented during the egg formation process inside the hen. Green eggs are the result of crossing a blue layer with a brown layer.

Common breeds that are used to achieve this are Ameraucanas and Marans. One of our favorite blue egg laying chickens for sale is the Americana, a cold-hardy layer that reliably produces beautiful shades of sky blue.

Olive Eggers are one of the most popular colored layers. This breed is family-friendly and a favorite among backyard growers. Read more about Olive Eggers to see if they are right for you, or browse our full catalog here. 


 

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