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

[SilverBirds]

Some of those tail feathers make me think roo.

Gems are sex linked. Males would be barred.

 

[Holdthechicken]

Everything is so confusing. Lol. I just wanted some hens to lay some eggs for my family.

Don’t worry I see eggs in the future from these two!

 

[Karasu]

Here is a butt pic. Sometimes they look bent and sometimes they don’t. . I just don’t know

It's a different kind of bend compared to typical male feathering - from your photos, she looks like a beautiful pullet.

 

[Loomischic]

Gems are sex linked. Males would be barred.

Can you explained what exactly barred means ?

 

[I Love Feather Babies]

I have never owned chickens before. Do they both look like sapphire gems to you ?

My two sapphire gems look like the lighter one you have. Light body feathers and darker around the head and neck.

 

[Loomischic]

Thank you everyone for your responses!! This information is so helpful

 

[Loomischic]

Don’t worry I see eggs in the future from these two!

 

[SilverBirds]

Can you explained what exactly barred means ?

Barred is one of the chicken feather patterns. Simply put, Sapphire Gems are sex linked, meaning each gender has a different color or pattern. Female Sapphire Gem will be blue and males will be blue with the barring pattern, which is shown in the picture below.

 

[Quail_]

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

Definitely not a roo. They have bigg combs and they develop early on in age, the red bottom things would also be larger. I dont know the breed unfortunately. But others will

 

[Loomischic]

Barred is one of the chicken feather patterns. Simply put, Sapphire Gems are sex linked, meaning each gender has a different color or pattern. Female Sapphire Gem will be blue and males will be blue with the barring pattern, which is shown in the picture below.

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Barred is one of the chicken feather patterns. Simply put, Sapphire Gems are sex linked, meaning each gender has a different color or pattern. Female Sapphire Gem will be blue and males will be blue with the barring pattern, which is shown in the picture below.

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