Blue/grey Australorp or Sapphire Gem, how to tell which?

chooki

Amateur chook psychiatrist
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May 14, 2014
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I have a grey chicken that I have bought from a large mixed batch. The seller said there were Australorp, Isa Brown and a few other breeds.

This is her around 1 year old:

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At first I thought that she was a blue/grey Australorp, but then I have discovered that she has yellow soles. The rooster that I have got from the same batch looks like a barred rock mix:

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This was her when she was 4 weeks old:

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Is there a way to tell Blue/grey Australorp apart from Sapphire Gem? Are there any characteristics that I should be looking out for?
 

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