RK sold as sapphire gem females but is it a Roo ?? And is it a sapphire gem ?

[Holdthechicken]

And this one does not looked barred to you ? Am I over thinking ??? Lol

Barred means the black and white “bars” neither of yours are barred. Attaching some photos of my barred birds.

 

[aart]

Yes, pullets can have curved tail feathers.
But that much red in comb and wattles at 13wks says male to me.
Male feathering at saddle and hackle may show up soon.

 

[springvalley123]

And this one does not looked barred to you ? Am I over thinking ??? Lol

That's beautiful LACING on that bird, like andalusians are famous for... or is it called penciling? Beautiful. Definitely not barred. I used to have sapphire gems, there's a lot of variation in size, color, etc. just like in any breed. It's hard when you only have two---you want to compare them but then, they probably hatched out of a group of 100 or even 1000 for all we know. They do mature very quickly. I hope you are ready go put out the oyster shells!

 

[theoldchick]

This is a sapphire gem rooster. S G s are a hybrid bird that is sex-linked. Though the tail on your pullet can make one wonder. Since this breed is famous for reproductive problems in certain genetic lines, I wonder if your will pullet be a good layer.

 

[GirlsHuntToo]

Its a hen and will be laying eggs soon - and yes it is a sapphire gem

 

[Karasu]

And this one does not looked barred to you ? Am I over thinking ??? Lol

Definitely not barred. Don't worry.

 

[Loomischic]

Barred means the black and white “bars” neither of yours are barred. Attaching some photos of my barred birds.

Ok. So not just black and white color variations but an actual Bar pattern

 

[JacinLarkwell]

And this one does not looked barred to you ? Am I over thinking ??? Lol

Nope. Just blue.

 

[SpiritHill]

This chickens waddles and comb are very red compared to the other sapphire gem we bought. Which has me thinking maybe it’s a cockerel. Would have hatched last week of May. I am posting pic as a chick and today

This chickens waddles and comb are very red compared to the other sapphire gem we bought. Which has me thinking maybe it’s a cockerel. Would have hatched last week of May. I am posting pic as a chick and today

I have sapphire gem pullets and midnight majesty maran pullets from rural king. This chick looks exactly like my midnight majesty marans. Info is on Hoosier Hatchery's site.