Just a hello and looking forward to learning more. My flock is mostly rescues. Roo with clubbed feet, 1 adult hen who is a barnyard mix but egg laying dynamo, 3 youngsters that are barnyard mixed. 2 definitely show the Rhode Island Red Sapphire Gem influence. 1 pretty much just shows Sapphire...
My understanding is that they also don't necessarily breed true. I don't know personally, however. I have 3 barnyard birds sold as there was an oops while the family was on vacation. Wrong roos in wrong pens. 2 are absolutely mixed Rhode Island Red and Sapphire Gem. One, however, looks much...