Of all the chickens in the world, one of the weirdest is the oft-tufted South American breed known as the Araucana. Its origin continues to puzzle scientists. Every chicken you buy, whether it’s a ...

It turns out that not everything is perfect in our little chicken world: Henry, the Rhode Island Red rooster, isn't alone. A couple of weeks after the nine young chickens (three Rhode Island Red ...

Araucana Rooster. Credit: Facebook. This rooster comes with a surprise—its hens lay blue eggs. The Araucana is also famous for its unusual ear tufts, which give it an owl-like look.

Araucana chicken eggs have become an increasingly common sight at the farmers’ market over the past few years, but even so, the pale blue shells never cease to delight shoppers more accustomed ...

The Araucana chicken from Chile and the Dongxiang and Lushi chickens from China (none of which are particularly common in North America) are known to lay pale-blue eggs.