Auracana Chicks

Backyard Poultry

The Easter Egg Chicks

Now we come to the Araucanas...better known as the "Easter egg hens." Araucanas and their western cousins Americanas are well-known for their extraordinary egg colors: blue, green, and a rare pink. Of course, for these chicks, the color of egg they came from is more relevant than the color they will lay. I got three Araucana chicks in my new batch. The white one (far left in the picture above) was named Birch. The other two were totally the opposite - gray with brown backs and heads - and named Pinecone and Walnut. They're the two dark ones in the photo above.

Sleeping Walnut

I loved my Araucana chicks. They seemed even fluffier and cuter than the other 'ordinary' chicks. During the first year, Rhode Island Reds were my favorite breed, but now the Easter egg hens are definitely on the top of my list. Pinecone, Walnut, and Birchie got the most attention of any of the chicks. They were always falling asleep in somebody's hands.