#sapphiregem

I've never has this breed before and I read everywhere that the males have the white spot on the head. This one does and the other one I have does not, and they are feathering out differently. I got them last week on the 6th so just over a week old. I've had roosters( of different breeds) and...

My sapphire, Jim, Dorothy Dandridge did not lay an egg yesterday or the day before that today she lay two eggs, one soft and Broken, and one really rough! Both of them the coloring was completely off from her normal beautiful brown! Can anyone tell me why they think this happened? The egg on...

So we've been having raccoon problems where it's been attacking and killing our chickens. (Currently trying to catch the raccoon) The hen is a sapphire gem, about a year old. In the evening of Sunday May 28th I heard concerning squawking and went out to find our hen back in an area they...

I am new to chickens (well, been a long time since I've had any). I have some questions... 1) is the little Red a bantam? She's the same age (no more than a couple days younger) but about half the size of the other 2 Reds. 2) what is this cockerel? He was supposed to be sapphire gem but I...

Hello, My sapphire gem chickens are beautiful, but I’m wondering what gender they are (however, I have to assume they are all hens!). We didn’t get a rooster, but we are wondering about it. what gender are my sapphire gems? One beautiful one has a large white dot on her beak (not her heas male...