When we first thought about getting chickens, I knew I wanted Ameraucanas because of their colored eggs. I’ve now learned that the chicks our farm supply store sells as Ameraucanas are really “Easter Eggers”, earning their name because of their colored eggs. Since I wanted chickens that lay colored eggs, I don’t really care what you call them. My Red Stars have been laying for almost a month now and I consistently get 5 or 6 eggs a day from the 6 Red Stars. That’s what they’re known for — friendly chickens and great layers. But what about those Ameraucanas? They either weren’t laying or they were laying brown eggs and my Red Stars weren’t actually laying an egg a day. I suspected that the Ameraucanas weren’t laying.
Earlier this week, I did some research and was getting real tempted to make a big pot of gumbo out of those 4 Ameraucanas. I read that some people’s Ameraucanas took a year before they started laying. Surely not! Seems like most people were getting their first Ameraucana/Easter Egger eggs between 35 and 40 weeks. Mine are now 22 weeks old. The bad thing was that getting them was my idea and I knew Vince was going to give me a hard time about choosing a breed that was so slow to lay.
But, everything was made right today. See the egg in the middle? Click on the picture and you’ll see that it’s a beautiful shade of blue green. You can see that it’s much smaller than my brown eggs. The first eggs are always small. But, what matters is that my Ameraucanas or Easter Eggers are starting to lay. I do not have to make gumbo or put them on the smoker. I’m so happy!
Karen L says
Happy Easter!!!! Congratulations on your first blue egg!!!!
Karen
Krista says
Pretty. Looks like a (really big) robin’s egg.
Glenda says
HOORAY !!! See, all we need is patience ! Glenda
Vicky says
She was just bawking on you – teasing you! Pretty egg! You’re not really going to use it, are you? LOL
Rita says
Those chickens probably heard you talking about making gumbo and knew they better get to work!
Susan Fields says
GUMBO? SMOKER?
dawn says
what a beautiful first egg from her. see? a little patience for the late bloomer was all that was needed. or else she reads your blog and heard about the smoker! LOL
I would lay an egg too!
hee hee
Carol says
Could it be Miss Congeniality? Maybe she’s been reading your blog !
Brenda says
WOW!! that doesn’t seem fair!!! Either get me an egg or your soup??!! It’s right there in your post!!! They lay Easter Eggs!!!!! Not – end of summer almost winter eggs!!!!! You just really scared one of them with your thoughts, and she produced for the team – so stop with the colored egg producing thoughts, and wait till easter like all the good kiddies do!!! You wil get your basket of eggs, you just have to wait till easter……
Pat says
Now…you KNOW you weren’t going to put those gals into the smoker or the stew pot…even if they DID take a year to lay eggs!!! LOL
Karla says
Yayyyyyy Judy, I am glad to hear they are laying now. Hopefully the others will follow suit.
Diana W says
It’s tough at your house, you get cooked if you don’t produce!
Miss Nancy says
I don’t know a hill of beans about chickens so this has been a great learning experience. Thanks for sharing.
Linda says
Your Easter Eggers must have read your mind about becoming supper so they provided you with breakfast instead.
Kristin Farwig says
I don’t know anything about chickens either, so these chicken posts have been interesting. It does seem like alot of work. What do you do with all the eggs?
Kristin F. in SC
Rebecca says
Patience, Miss Judy, patience! They were already half-way there.
I’ve heard of scaring “other things” out of people/animals, but never of scaring the eggs out!
Lynne in Hawaii says
Woo Hoo! Love the color too!
ruth anne shorter says
What a beautiful egg! and eggs! Love them.