Blue Sapphire Chickens From Tractor Supply

[jazzmeggy]

Was wondering if you can tell gender yet as these are my first chickens. Bought from tractor supply 4 weeks ago and have no idea how old they were when bought but were tiny.

 

[Rhodebar Lover]

I think the middle one is the only Sapphire Splash? Could you get some pics in natural lighting? Also, the left two look to be cockerels

 

[jazzmeggy]

I think the middle one is the only Sapphire Splash? Could you get some pics in natural lighting? Also, the left two look to l

 

[HawaiiCoyote]

Bottom two are roosters IMO!

 

[jazzmeggy]

I think the middle one is the only Sapphire Splash? Could you get some pics in natural lighting? Also, the left two look to be cockerels

I tried posting some more. Does that mean that you think they are a different breed? I tried looking it up and it says males have white spots but I do not see that on any of them

 

[jazzmeggy]

Bottom two are roosters IMO!

Thank you! I was thinking the same thing. The one that yall think is a hen was very tiny compared to the other two though when the husband and I bought.

 

[Rhodebar Lover]

I tried posting some more. Does that mean that you think they are a different breed? I tried looking it up and it says males have white spots but I do not see that on any of them

So Sapphire Gems are sexlinked, males are blue barred and females are blue. Your darker male is blue barred and I can see in the new pics that your pullet is blue. These two are Sapphire Gems. The other cockerel is splash in coloration. There are multiple breeds he theoretically could be, but being a Sapphire Splash seems likely. This crossbreed is not autosexing

 

[jazzmeggy]

So Sapphire Gems are sexlinked, males are blue barred and females are blue. Your darker male is blue barred and I can see in the new pics that your pullet is blue. These two are Sapphire Gems. The other cockerel is splash in coloration. There are multiple breeds he theoretically could be, but being a Sapphire Splash seems likely. This crossbreed is not autosexing

Thank you so much! I just now joined this site and I will try reading more about them. I have 2 mallards too that we purchased at the same time (the tractor supply people said that they were okay together) Other than that the only pet we have is a hamster so I have a lot of reading and learning to do still.