What I can tell you, is that my araucanas are less prone to lay eggs than my barred rocks. The barred rocks are older and lay many more eggs. I have four araucanas left, and three are in the coop with the rest. I am getting only one egg from all three araucana hens, about every 4-5 days.
When it's time to buy more layers, I'll be looking at leghorns and/or more barred rocks. Although the araucana chickens are pretty in color and lay a blue/green egg, I think I'll take the heartier chickens over them.
Hubby spent Saturday mowing and trimming, while I enlisted the help of one the girls for weeding flower beds and the herb garden. The others cleaned the inside.