Show me your Blue Andalusian eggs!

[sybonbon]

She’s about two months!

Is that the most recent photo?

 

[JustBabyMargo]

What size birds are these?

Andalusians are medium sized!

 

[NatJ]

I need to find out the differences between these beauties and Sapphire Gems.

Andalusians are a pure breed that has been around for a long time. They are supposed to lay white eggs. They have a Mediterranean chicken breed with a slender body shape, a large comb, and white earlobes.

Sapphire Gems are a hybrid that has become popular in the past few years. They are supposed to lay brown eggs. They tend to look fatter than Andalusians, have earlobes that are red or a mixture of red & white, and their combs may be smaller. The males and females can usually be separated by color at hatch, because of the way the hybrid is created.

(There seem to be quite a few hybrids with blue feathers available recently, and what I say about Sapphire Gems may not be true for all of them, because there are so many ways to cross breeds and produce a blue-colored chicken.)

 

[JustBabyMargo]

Is that the most recent photo?

I think so! It’s from earlier this month! I could try to get another picture later today though!

 

[sybonbon]

Buckbeak let me take better pictures too! View attachment 2876190View attachment 2876191

Her comb stands up. She's pretty.

 

[JustBabyMargo]

Her comb stands up. She's pretty.

Yeah it doesn’t flop down, but it is super floppy! Thank you!

 

[sybonbon]

I think so! It’s from earlier this month! I could try to get another picture later today though!

I think so! It’s from earlier this month! I could try to get another picture later today though!

Lulu at approximately 8 week.

 

[JustBabyMargo]

Lulu at approximately 8 week.

Yeah, Astrid is a bit stunted due to a really bad case of coccidiosis.

 

[HeatherKellyB]

Andalusians are a pure breed that has been around for a long time. They are supposed to lay white eggs. They have a Mediterranean chicken breed with a slender body shape, a large comb, and white earlobes.

Sapphire Gems are a hybrid that has become popular in the past few years. They are supposed to lay brown eggs. They tend to look fatter than Andalusians, have earlobes that are red or a mixture of red & white, and their combs may be smaller. The males and females can usually be separated by color at hatch, because of the way the hybrid is created.

(There seem to be quite a few hybrids with blue feathers available recently, and what I say about Sapphire Gems may not be true for all of them, because there are so many ways to cross breeds and produce a blue-colored chicken.)

Thank you for all of that information Nat! I appreciate that. Looks like I want Andalusian just to be sure of that gorgeous look. I LOVE earlobes that stand out like they're wearing earrings ex. white and blue (Dutch Bantams) Thanks again so much

 

[sybonbon]

What size birds are these?

She's slimmer and leaner than my 2 Blue Marans with the same hatch date.