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Sapphire Gem (Dominate Blue D 107)

The Sapphire Gem is a sex-linked hybrid created by a breeder in the Czech Republic. It is a hybrid that contains the Dominate Blue gene and is known for being a good layer.

General Information

Breed Purpose
Layer
Comb
Single
Climate Tolerance
Hot/Cold
Egg Productivity
Excellent - 290/year
Egg Size
Large
Egg Color
Brown
Breed Colors/Varieties
Blue
Color
Blue
The Sapphire Gem is a sex-linked hybrid created by a breeder in the Czech Republic. It is a hybrid that contains the Dominate Blue gene and is known for being a good layer of large brown eggs. They do best in warmer climates and are close to the Old Andalusians.

The Dominate Blue gene:
This gene is the, "Result of crossing synthetic original paternal stock Blue Plymouth Rock with Barred Plymouth Rock maternal stock," (http://dominant-cz.cz) the resulted chick is sex-linked and can be identified by males having a white head spot and barring, while females have absence of a head spot, no barring, and are darker.

Latest reviews

Sapphire gems r gems!
Pros: Awsome layers
sweet
cute
cool color
Cons: i couldn't think of any!
I love this breed, they rock! I recomend them 4 kids, and newcomers.
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Essee
Glad to see all the pros I have 3- 1 week old chicks hopefully all girls.
Sapphire Gems are Absolute Jewels!
Pros: happy hens
lay many eggs each day
very nice
Cons: can peck you
sometimes will be a bad hen
nothing else
I bought some sapphire gem pullets at TSC's Hoover's Hatchery. All ten survived well. they are still living to this day (well, other than one bird brain who went into the dog kennel and was attacked while we were not at home :().My hens are laying eggs and only take a short break in winter, but are excelent layers. I have such good hens, I wrote a poem for their pros and cons!
Purchase Price
$43 for 10 sexed pullets (I think it was around there, I don't remember prices after a few months)
Purchase Date
8/29/2021
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Shabby Chic-Hens
Shabby Chic-Hens
Sorry, I don’t exactly understand …
I absolutely love my little Safaia!
Pros: Beautiful

Friendly

Kind to others

Sex linked (easy to tell gender at young age)
Cons: Can’t think of any
I’ve had a Sapphire Gem for 8 weeks now. She’s getting so big! She’s super sweet, loves to cuddle, and doesn’t bully the others. She grew fast too. I love her coloring as well... it’s gorgeous!

I would recommend for anyone! Whoever want a friendly breed, eggs, and a pretty type as well! Attached are pictures of Safaia.
Purchase Price
3.50
Purchase Date
March 6th 2021

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Agreed! NO CONS!
Shabby Chic-Hens
Shabby Chic-Hens
You have a beautiful hen!

Comments

Do they breed true? In other words, when you breed a male and female together, are the chicks sex-links too? OR do you have to mix two colors, or breeds to continue with the sex-link chicks?
 
Do they breed true? In other words, when you breed a male and female together, are the chicks sex-links too? OR do you have to mix two colors, or breeds to continue with the sex-link chicks?
They don't breed true in color.
But, even the original show strains of blue plymouth rocks don't breed true in color.
They give 50% blue, 25% splash and 25% black.
Also, the original blue plymouth rock must have bright yellow legs.

Look at the official site of the dominant blue d 107, to understand more.
 
Do they breed true? In other words, when you breed a male and female together, are the chicks sex-links too? OR do you have to mix two colors, or breeds to continue with the sex-link chicks?
Dominant CZ is a trustworthy company and they sell f1 crosses of plymouth rocks. They sell columbian, blue sex linked and black sex linked. O N L Y the columbian breeds true in color. The others are created from different colors of the same breed in order to be color sex linked at hatch.
 
Do they breed true? In other words, when you breed a male and female together, are the chicks sex-links too? OR do you have to mix two colors, or breeds to continue with the sex-link chicks?
For columbian look at this
http://dominant-cz.cz/produkt/dominant-sussex-d-104/?lang=en

For blue sex linked look at this
http://dominant-cz.cz/produkt/dominant-blue-d-107/?lang=en

For black sex linked look at this
http://dominant-cz.cz/produkt/dominant-black-d-149/?lang=en
 
Do they breed true? In other words, when you breed a male and female together, are the chicks sex-links too? OR do you have to mix two colors, or breeds to continue with the sex-link chicks?
They are a bit smaller in comparison to the heritage ones.
But smaller size means smaller appetite and less feed consumed.
They are also bred for an optimum and an excellent egg production, even through winters and for a very good egg size and long circles of laying.
Give them the right feed and they will be your best layers.
 
Do they breed true? In other words, when you breed a male and female together, are the chicks sex-links too? OR do you have to mix two colors, or breeds to continue with the sex-link chicks?
The blue SL lays pinkish/reddish brown eggs. The black SL lays commercial brown eggs. The Columbian lays light creamy tinted brown eggs.

Sometimes their eggs are speckled.
 
I reluctantly acquired a pair of Sapphire Blue pullets (always shop by yourself at a feed store), and the 5-week-old girls are lovely. Like my previous brooded babies, Vanna and Petra scream bloody murder when I life them out of the brooder. Unlike my others, they both then delight in perching on my hands and arms like the parakeets my family had when I was a child. They are beautiful and I am hoping they thrive during the cold Iowa winter.
 
I reluctantly acquired a pair of Sapphire Blue pullets (always shop by yourself at a feed store), and the 5-week-old girls are lovely. Like my previous brooded babies, Vanna and Petra scream bloody murder when I life them out of the brooder. Unlike my others, they both then delight in perching on my hands and arms like the parakeets my family had when I was a child. They are beautiful and I am hoping they thrive during the cold Iowa winter.
They won't have any provlem. They are plymouth rocks. So, they are hardy.
 
I ordered an assortment of "rare" chicks which the hatchery did not identify. Someone suggested that this pullet might be a Sapphire Gem. This photo is at 3 months. Her head and neck are black shading into a grey body. As she gets older there is a lace pattern on the feathers but it is grey and a darker grey. She has a red face much of the time. Her feet are black/dark grey with yellow skin underneath. She is curious but quite docile compared to the other pullets her age of other breeds. Could you help me identify her? If she isn't a Sapphire could you confirm and perhaps suggest what she might be? Thanks for any advice!
 

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I ordered an assortment of "rare" chicks which the hatchery did not identify. Someone suggested that this pullet might be a Sapphire Gem. This photo is at 3 months. Her head and neck are black shading into a grey body. As she gets older there is a lace pattern on the feathers but it is grey and a darker grey. She has a red face much of the time. Her feet are black/dark grey with yellow skin underneath. She is curious but quite docile compared to the other pullets her age of other breeds. Could you help me identify her? If she isn't a Sapphire could you confirm and perhaps suggest what she might be? Thanks for any advice!
She is a hybrid of dominant CZ, I don't know if she is d 107 or d 187.
 
Anyone know if the "Blue Sapphire" sold by Jenks out here on the Left coast is this breed? Regardless, anyone have experience with them?
 
Mine have no trouble flying up to m yhead height (5 ft tall) though thankfully they haven't started roosting ON our 5 ft fence... I sure hope they don't because if they do my dogs will get them :(. I have 7 Sapphire Gem hens and one Salmon Faverolle hen. They JUST started laying eggs, and I haven't figure out which is which yet but the two general colors of eggs I'm seeing are a light pinkish mild tan (cream with pink tinge?) and then a light brown. So far the brown eggs we've received have all generally varied in shade, but the pinkish one is consistent. I think the light brown are our Sapphire Gems and the pink/cream color is our Faverolle.
 

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