Naturally Colored Eggs

 Want colored eggs at Easter, but don’t want the mess or worry about artificial dyes, then you need to find yourself naturally colored eggs in shades of blue, green, pale yellow, and even pink; enough pastel hues to satisfy any Easter egg aficionado. The Araucana chicken which originated in Chile, and Ameraucana chickens, developed in the United States from South American breeds, actually lay pastel colored eggs naturally. In reality there are several mixed breeds of chickens in the U.S.known as “Easter Eggers”. Why do these chickens lay blue, green, and pink eggs? They just do! I’m sure there’s a more scientific answer, but for now different breeds lay different colored eggs. While no one has figured out yet how to get chickens to lay polka dotted eggs or eggs with stripes and zig zags, the Easter Eggers can provide plenty of color to any Easter Basket without having to dip a single egg. And even though my grandson thinks the brown ones should be chocolate, the verdict is still out on how to get a chicken to lay a chocolate egg! It’s right up there with how that darned rabbit manages to lay all those candy filled eggs around our yard!