Rose comb?

[Ilovechickens2525]

Hello, this chicken is 20 weeks old. Until today I had no doubt she was a pullet, but I was looking at her today and are those saddle feathers forming? And is that a rose comb?? In the comments I’ll post pictures of her taken previous to today. At that point I had no doubt she was a pullet, I would’ve thought there’d be some indication prior to 20 weeks?? But I’m a newbie to chickens so maybe I missed it..

 

[Ilovechickens2525]

Some pictures over past few weeks.

 

[HorseGirlAbby]

She's definitely a pullet, and that is a rose comb. She does have saddle feathers, as all chickens do, but hers are nice and rounded, indicating she's female. Males have long, stringy saddle feathers.

 

[Ilovechickens2525]

Thank you so much, I haven’t had chickens since I was a kid and panicked when I saw the saddle feathers, thinking only roosters would have them. She’s my oldest one, so the only one to develop them so far, except for a couple of the boys who developed them earlier (which I guess makes sense!)

 

[BigBlueHen53]

Is she a Sapphire Gem? Aren't the males barred?

 

[Ilovechickens2525]

Is she a Sapphire Gem? Aren't the males barred?

No she is a blue silverudd, and I do know that this farm had a roo that threw a lot of rose combs. We had a rose comb rooster from this farm a little while ago, he was a black silverudd.

 

[BigBlueHen53]

No she is a blue silverudd, and I do know that this farm had a roo that threw a lot of rose combs. We had a rose comb rooster from this farm a little while ago, he was a black silverudd.

Thanks. This is a breed I'm not familiar with. She's pretty! I see she stands differently than my Gems.

 

[Ilovechickens2525]

Thanks. This is a breed I'm not familiar with. She's pretty! I see she stands differently than my Gems.

Just looked up gems, they do look quite similar! Very pretty.

 

[alinas2010]

Is she a Sapphire Gem? Aren't the males barred?

I thought she looked like a sapphire gem, too!

No she is a blue silverudd, and I do know that this farm had a roo that threw a lot of rose combs. We had a rose comb rooster from this farm a little while ago, he was a black silverudd.

Blue silverudd is new to me, too. Very pretty, tho what color eggs will she lay?

 

[Ilovechickens2525]

I thought she looked like a sapphire gem, too!

Blue silverudd is new to me, too. Very pretty, tho what color eggs will she lay?

I think it’s just a new name for silver Isbar, if you’ve heard that name? I think the guy who developed the breed was named Rudd so they changed it? I’m new to chickens so someone else may know the history better than I do. They lay a light green egg I am told, no one here is laying yet but we are counting the days for that first egg lol! I have this one and a silverudd splash that are about 20 weeks old so we are getting there! The rest are a bit younger still.