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  • At first, going by their feathers, I thought they might be Araucanas, a South American breed.

    Archive 2009-10-01 Alice Walker Blog Administrator 2009

  • At first, going by their feathers, I thought they might be Araucanas, a South American breed.

    Who Knew? Alice Walker Blog Administrator 2009

  •      Searching through cages of bantams, we found no Cochins or Araucanas, but I located a half dozen Mille Fleurs, and my decision was made.

    The Chicken Chronicles Sandra Knauf 2010

  • Araucanas are a South American breed that used to be advertised in the backs of old issues ofOrganic Gardeningas the “Layers of Colored Easter Eggs.”

    The Chicken Chronicles Sandra Knauf 2010

  • Not long after, I befriended Lisa, who kept a brood of Araucanas and Bantams in her home-spun backyard chicken coop.

    Tina Traster: Mother Hen's Day 2010

  • Not long after, I befriended Lisa, who kept a brood of Araucanas and Bantams in her home-spun backyard chicken coop.

    Tina Traster: Mother Hen's Day 2010

  • Blue Andalusian eggs are white, and Araucanas lay eggs that are green.

    READERS' LINKS Maggie Jochild 2007

  • Crosses between Araucanas and brown-egg breeds make both blue and brown pigments and thus green shells.

    On Food and Cooking, The Science and Lore of the Kitchen Harold McGee 2004

  • Crosses between Araucanas and brown-egg breeds make both blue and brown pigments and thus green shells.

    On Food and Cooking, The Science and Lore of the Kitchen Harold McGee 2004

  • There are currently six birds - four Araucanas and two Cuckoo Marans - who were named by the children and who lay blue, brown and green eggs.

    NYT > Home Page By CONSTANCE ROSENBLUM 2011

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