Meet our Azure Eggers
These birds are a product of a special breeding project that is now 10 years in the making. The result is a breed that reveals its gender upon hatch so we can guarantee you females.
The genetic makeup of these birds consists of Welsummers, Cream Legbars, and Sage eggers. Every year the line shifts a bit in terms of egg color produced, our 2026 our line has shifted and the hens will be producing more true blue eggs that can range from deep saturated blue to sky blue. The Azure eggers provide the complimentary blue shade in the egg basket while our Sage eggers bring a lovely green that is a few shades darker with speckles.
Chicks are autosexing and follow the feather patterns of cream legbars as chicks: a large white dot on the head and lack of dark chipmunk stripe means male. Female Azure Eggers have a solid dark chipmunk stripe that starts from their foreheads and goes all the way down their back to the rump. Female chicks can have a faint white dot on their head. The trick to identifying the gender is distinct dark chipmunk pattern. Females can grow up to have little Mohawks or poofs on their heads which gives them some extra fun personalities!
Quick Breed Stats:
Egg Color: Blue to light green
Egg Bloom: No cosmetic bloom that changes the color of the eggs (the regular bloom that protects the eggs is on every egg laid)
Egg Size: Standard
Egg Texture: Very smooth
Egg Production During Spring and Summer: High 6 eggs a week
Meat Production: Best for egg production, males have very little weight on them
Heat Tolerance: very good if shade is provided
Cold Tolerance: very good if free from drafts
Disposition: More of a loner and forager but will come running for treats
Weeks to Maturity: 22
Free Range Ability: very high, very predator wise.
Likelihood They Will Want To Hatch Eggs (broodiness): low
Noise level: Not particularly talkative.
Our truest blue-egg layer — autosexing at hatch, ten years in the making, and back for 2026.
Azure Eggers are the result of a ten-year breeding project to produce the truest, most consistent blue egg from a sexable hen. They’re an autosexing breed — meaning the chicks reveal their sex at hatch by their down patterns (chipmunk stripe for females, white head dot for males) — so females are guaranteed.
Our 2026 line has shifted noticeably toward truer blues compared to early years, with eggs ranging from deep saturated blue to clear sky blue. The genetic foundation is Welsummer × Cream Legbar × Sage Egger, which gives them strong production (6 eggs a week at peak), confident foraging, and the intelligence we breed for across our flock.
Quick Breed Stats
| Trait | What to expect |
| Egg color | True blue, range from saturated indigo to clear sky |
| Egg size | Standard |
| Egg texture | Very smooth |
| Eggs per week (peak) | 6 — very high production |
| Eggs per year (mature hen) | 240-280 |
| Time to point of lay | 22 weeks |
| Cold tolerance | Very high |
| Heat tolerance | Very good with shade |
| Disposition | More solitary forager than people-bird — treat-motivated |
| Free-range ability | Very high — notably predator-wise |
| Broodiness | Low |
| Sexing | Autosexing at hatch — females guaranteed |
| Special feature | Females sometimes grow a small mohawk poof |
What Makes Our Azure Eggers Different
- Ten-year proprietary breeding project — the only breed of its kind in the US.
- True autosexing at hatch: chipmunk-stripe down = female, white head dot = male.
- Genetic base of Welsummer + Cream Legbar + Sage Egger gives both blue eggs and high production.
- 2026 line bred for truer blue shades (less greenish drift than earlier years).
- Quieter than most blue-egg breeds — good for noise-sensitive backyards.
Care Basics
- 3-4 sq ft of coop per hen, 10+ sq ft of run space.
- These are foragers — they’re at their best when they have access to plant material and bugs. If confined, supplement with greens.
- Treat-motivated. Mealworm or sunflower-seed treats build trust quickly.
- Standard 20% protein chick crumble through 18 weeks, then 16-17% layer feed.
Pricing
| Product | Price | Notes |
| Azure Egger female chick (autosexed) | $35 | Female at hatch |
| Azure Egger male chick | $1 | Males kept and valued at our farm |
Shipping is a flat $60 for up to 20 chicks, $90 for 20-40 chicks and $150 for 40-80 chicks via overnight USPS Express. Seasonal minimums: 10 chicks March-May and October, 6 chicks June-September. Local farm pickup is free with no minimum (we recommend at least two chicks so none is brooded alone).
Pair Your Azure Eggers With
- Alchemist Blue Chickens — for blue-green eggs alongside the true blue
- Sage Eggers — from the same parent stock — softer green eggs
- Olive Eggers — for deep olive that contrasts beautifully with sky blue
- French Black Copper Marans — for chocolate contrast
Common Questions
How is an Azure Egger different from a Cream Legbar?
Azure Eggers carry Cream Legbar genetics but also Welsummer and Sage Egger — which gives them better production (6/wk vs. 4-5/wk) and a wider range of blue shades. Our 2026 line has been specifically selected for deeper blue color.
What does autosexing mean?
An autosexing breed reveals sex at hatch through down-feather patterns. Female Azure Egger chicks have a chipmunk-style stripe; males have a white dot on the head. This means you can confidently buy females without waiting 8-12 weeks for visual sexing.
Are they noisy?
Less than most. Azure Eggers tend toward quiet foraging rather than constant vocalization — they communicate but don’t chatter.
What’s the relationship between Azure Eggers and Sage Eggers?
Sage Eggers are part of the genetic base for Azure Eggers. The visual giveaway: Azure Egger chicks have cooler down tones; Sage Egger chicks show rusty-red breast undertones. Both come from our same selective program.
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