The result of that endeavor was the Ameraucana, which has the lovely blue eggs of the Araucana, without the genetic frailties. With an average lifespan of seven to eight years, these birds will ...

The Ameraucana chicken, which originated in the United States in the 1970s, descended from the Araucana chicken. Ameraucana ...

For example, Martha's beloved Araucana chickens carry a specific gene that enables them to lay beautiful blue and green eggs. Alternatively, the Rhode Island Red breed of hen lays brown eggs due ...