Slow feathering sapphire gem pullet

[IvyBeans]

I got this sapphire gem from TSC. She was dark gray with no head spot.

She has super thick legs and is feathering in incredibly slowly compared to the other sexed pullets I bought. She’s almost 3 weeks old and still no tail feathers.

I thought this was a sex link breed, but other sources don’t seem to say that. Every other slow feathering chick I’ve had has ended up being a cockerel.

Still looking pullety?

 

[talkinboutchickens]

It does look like a pullet to me, but I would wait a few more weeks to find out for sure!

 

[BigBlueHen53]

Yes, pullet. SG males are barred.

 

[IvyBeans]

Yes, pullet. SG males are barred.

I think that used to be true, but I’ve seen some unbarred ones? I really don’t know though.

 

[NatJ]

I thought this was a sex link breed, but other sources don’t seem to say that. Every other slow feathering chick I’ve had has ended up being a cockerel.

I once had a pullet of a different sexlinked type (Red Sexlink) that was very slow to grow her feathers. Yes she was a female, but she looked nearly naked for a long time after the other chicks had all their feathers.

I can't be positive about yours right now, but it definitely is possible to have a female that grows feathers more slowly than most other chicks.

 

[IvyBeans]

I once had a pullet of a different sexlinked type (Red Sexlink) that was very slow to grow her feathers. Yes she was a female, but she looked nearly naked for a long time after the other chicks had all their feathers.

I can't be positive about yours right now, but it definitely is possible to have a female that grows feathers more slowly than most other chicks.

That does help, thanks!

 

[Tahai]

looks like a pullet to me right now. I also bought 3 SGs from TSC a couple of weeks ago. 1 Roo and 2 Pullets. The Roo is very obviously a Roo, even at 3 weeks.

 

[IvyBeans]

looks like a pullet to me right now. I also bought 3 SGs from TSC a couple of weeks ago. 1 Roo and 2 Pullets. The Roo is very obviously a Roo, even at 3 weeks.

Was the Roo barred? Were yours marked straight run?

 

[Tahai]

They were straight run, and I actually wanted a roo, but it's a new breed to me, so I didn't know they were auto-sexing. I got back home and learned that I got 2 pullets. So of course, I had to go back to TSC and pick out a Roo, but you have to buy four at a time, which is how I ended up with another 3 easter eggers I wasn't planning on (SG roos should have a white dot on the head due to the barring gene if they are bred true.)

This is the Roo

These are the pullets

 

[Tahai]

I'll try to get a new photo of all 3 tonight