Araucana chicken eggs have become an increasingly common sight at the farmers’ market over the past few years, but even so, the pale blue shells ...

In the peach orchard are 300 Araucana hens that lay green eggs. Two Araucana eggs are put in each carton of a dozen brown eggs to add color and interest, she said.

Amid national concerns over the price of eggs, U.S. Customs and Border Protection seized more than three dozen hatching eggs in Louisville.

With tufted cheeks, no tail at all, and bright blue eggs, the Araucana is most common just down the coast from Peru, in Chile. The theory is that the Araucana might be a hybrid of European chickens ...