Sapphire gem rooster or hen?

[KandS]

Hey all I'm new to the raising chickens. I thought I bought all hens but this guy looks different than the other saphire gem I purchased. Could this be a rooster? His color is way lighter than my other one.

 

[JedJackson]

Yes, the bird in the first two pictures is a cockerel.

 

[Lemon-Drop]

Age? Sapphire Gem cockerels would have barring on their feathers.

 

[KandS]

Age? Sapphire Gem cockerels would have barring on their feathers.

6-7 weeks

 

[Lemon-Drop]

It otherwise looks like a cockerel though. I'm not sure it even is a sapphire gem. The leg color looks off, and I'm almost certain cockerel at that age.

 

[JustAChickenLoverOverHere]

I’d say cockerel.

 

[Feathercrazie]

Hey all I'm new to the raising chickens. I thought I bought all hens but this guy looks different than the other saphire gem I purchased. Could this be a rooster? His color is way lighter than my other one.

Blues come in various shades. All are apparently pullets

 

[Rhodebar Lover]

Age? Sapphire Gem cockerels would have barring on their feathers.

The hackles do appear to be faintly barred

 

[Lemon-Drop]

The hackles do appear to be faintly barred

I need to start looking closer.

 

[Rhodebar Lover]

I need to start looking closer.

Took me a sec to notice too! Some of these Sapphire Gems are very strange in the faint barring. I've been wondering why that is...