# Easter Egger

> English word · Noun

## Definitions
1. Any chicken that possesses the gene for laying blue eggs without fully meeting any official breed description.

## Etymology
From Easter egg + -er, likening the blue shells to the colourful wrapping of chocolate Easter eggs.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/easter-egger