sapphire gem

  1. Leghornmomma

    When will my chicken lay?

    I'm new to raising baby chicks, we've only ever bought laying hens in the past! We have leghorn chickens who started laying at 19 weeks old. We have since added 6 sapphire gem chicks to the group (25 cents a piece at rural king .. I couldn't pass up a good deal 🤣) they are 8 weeks old. Those of...
  2. S

    16-week Sapphire Gem Rooster Needs a New Home (Conesus, NY)

    Looking for a great rooster, well, look no further. Hand raised from a day-old chick, Celeste now known as Comet, needs a new home. Great around adults (no idea how he would behave around children, cats or dogs). Reach out with any questions or to arrange a meet and greet.
  3. GodLovesU

    (Mislabeled?) Chicken from TSC

    A friend brought her to me, and as I understand it, she was labeled as a jersey giant. She’s not very big though so I’m having doubts.
  4. J

    Sapphire Gem Cockerel

    Born 4/7/24 and I cannot have anymore. I can have him for another 2 weeks while he still needs additional heat, but that is it. Located in Smithsburg, MD. Can pick up or somewhere if it isn't too far away.
  5. TyRi

    New to the BYC Crew

    Hello, I just recently placed my order for my first flock of chickens and figured it would be a great time to join! I have ordered 5 Sapphire Gem, 5 Starlight Green Eggers, and 5 Speckled Sussex so 15 in total that will be here by the end of February! I know 15 is a lot for a first timer...
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  6. chickenmomma1108

    new/old chicken owner intro

    Hello BYC, thought I'd finally drop in and say "hello". 1. Yes, I'm new to raising chickens (got our first flock members in March of 2022), but old to raising chickens since my family & I did when I was a kid like 20 years ago. 2. We (husband & I) have 20 chickens right now. 2 roosters & 18...
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    • barred rock black australorp buff brahma buff rock calico princess california white flock are my family lavender orpington rhode island red sapphire gem
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  7. Sapphire Gems and Salmon Faverolles 8/15/23 Purchased @ TSC 7/14/23.

    Sapphire Gems and Salmon Faverolles 8/15/23 Purchased @ TSC 7/14/23.

    Top two are Salmon Faverolles (left: pullet; right: cockerel). Middle right is Faverolle cockerel, rest are Sapphire Gem pullets. Taken when they were 4-5 weeks old. Though Faverolle pullet seems to be 1-2 weeks older than the rest. Purchased at the same time. She grew much quicker than the others.
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  8. Sapphire Gem Pullets 4 weeks old

    Sapphire Gem Pullets 4 weeks old

    All of our dark ones have lost their white feathers under-chin and any white around their eyes. Some have "gray" coloration, some are rosy, some are a gray/rosy. This is just one of our darker Sapphire Gems. The light one in background is still light gray. Black specs are now in her feathers.
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  9. Our First Chickens

    Our First Chickens

    Date purchased 7/14/2023 from TSC. 7 Sapphire Gem hens 5 Salmon Faverolles (yellow) straight run: 4 roos, 1 hen
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  10. T

    Sophie the Sapphire Gem House Hen

    Hola! Sophie and I started this wild ride of raising a bonded house chick 2.5 weeks ago. She hatched Monday July 24 and came home Tuesday July 25. Been loving using this site for great insight and resources whenever I have questions. Thought it was about time I actually joined instead of keep...
  11. C

    Show off your feathered family!

    Making this thread so you can show off your peeps! Post pics and there breeds or mixes! I would also love to see cool crosses! Also hoping to get some inspo on some more potential breeds I love seeing them! Here’s some of ours! 1) we have our Rooster who is an EE I think brown red ameracauna...
  12. Bubblesunrise

    Is she a Sapphire gem? 💎

    (Egg photo includes example of my darkest egg color, one of my Orpingon’s pink egg collection, and a final silkie egg.) So all my girls have started laying and I have a bit of a mystery on my hands. I have a silkie (small creamy white egg), a Houdan (large stark white egg), an Americana (pale...
  13. E

    What is this??

    Hello! So I bought some eggs that I was told were Sapphire Gems. They just hatched yesterday and surprise!!! Definitely NOT Sapphire Gems! They looks like Olive Eggers but the eggs they came out of were light brown. Any ideas? Thank you!
  14. Chikpeas

    4 week chicks - Pullets?

    So I have three 4 week old chicks (exactly 28 days today), one barred rock (Owl), one sapphire gem (Cinder), and one buff orpington (Daisy). The orpington I'm not concerned about, as I'm about 99% certain she's a pullet. The barred rock I vacillated on for a while due to temperament and a more...
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    • 4 week chicks baby chicks barred rock chickens gender 4 weeks pullet or cockerel? pullets sapphire gem sexing chicks what gender is this?
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  15. Bubblesunrise

    Sapphire Gem not Laying?

    Hello! It’s march and I have 6 hens. 4 I got at about 6 months old, 1 I’ve had since she was a chick, and my final one. My sapphire gem, I got on Craigslist from a local. I cannot remember if they stated her age or not, but I don’t remember her being mentioned as old. So currently 5 of my 6...
  16. L

    Sex-link breeding questions

    We are trying to get our next gen of layer hens so in addition to buying chicks we are trying to hatch some from our own. We do this all the time and will be fine with whatever mutts they turn out to be but I’m confused on how the genetics work of it all… We have a Sapphire gem rooster in with -...
  17. minamisfit

    Sapphire Gem Rooster?

    I was told this was a sapphire gem pullet by the lady I got the hatching eggs from but I have my doubts. Attitude, size, and comb all have me questioning even the breed(comb made me think it could be mixed with an Easter egger). I've never raised Sapphire gems before so I was hoping to get...
  18. Psychofeatherlover

    My sapphire gem

    Sunflower is being so sweet. 🥰😍
  19. TandJ77

    Greetings from the newbie to the group!

    Hello everyone! I’m Joni and I live in Florida with my hubby, 2 dogs, and 13 chickens. (1) Are you new to chickens / when did you first get chickens? I have had chickens for the past 15 years (pets only). (2) How many chickens do you have right now? I currently have 13. (3) What breeds do...
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  20. 55FloweryHen

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