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[R2elk]

That's interesting about the white spots on their heads. I've noticed in the Australorp mixes that have hatched this year that a white spot on the head means male. The two males that hatched 6 weeks ago both had white spots. In this new hatch only one out of 3 have a white spot. So I'll see if it holds true.

I've also noticed over the years that a light colored or buff chick will be female if it has a black spot on it's head. I don't see that on your Sapphires so it may not hold true for Leghorn crosses. I do see some black spots on one's back tho...

The black spots on the Sapphires do not mean anything about their sex. Some Sapphires come out pure white, some come out with black spots, some come out crested and some don't. The Sapphires that I kept to POL were very good layers of large to extra large blue eggs. One kept right on laying through her molt and one stopped laying until her molt was over.

Sapphires like their White Leghorn heritage tend to have the cockerels develop noticeable combs at an early age.

 

[red horse ranch]

The black spots on the Sapphires do not mean anything about their sex. Some Sapphires come out pure white, some come out with black spots, some come out crested and some don't. The Sapphires that I kept to POL were very good layers of large to extra large blue eggs. One kept right on laying through her molt and one stopped laying until her molt was over.

Sapphires like their White Leghorn heritage tend to have the cockerels develop noticeable combs at an early age.

My Sapphire hen has a few tiny black spots on her back but I agree that it probably doesn't mean anything. They sure do lay XL pretty blue eggs tho! Mine hasn't gone thru a molt yet but she did keep on laying when her leg was broken twice. She's fine now and doesn't even limp.

 

[N F C]

My Sapphire hen has a few tiny black spots on her back but I agree that it probably doesn't mean anything. They sure do lay XL pretty blue eggs tho! Mine hasn't gone thru a molt yet but she did keep on laying when her leg was broken twice. She's fine now and doesn't even limp.

Yep, beautiful eggs here too! Glad to hear your girl is doing ok now.

 

[N F C]

Just for fun, I found a few WY funnies you all might enjoy...

 

[R2elk]

Got a couple of inches of white stuff this morning. Yesterday it was 59°F before it started cooling down. The precipitation started with rain followed by 3/8" hail and finished up with snow. It was a nice warm toasty 9°F for the low this morning.

 

[N F C]

It was 13* here this morning. Not sure if all the white stuff on the ground was snow or just a heavy frost...either way, chilly for sure!

 

[Blooie]

It was awful here. Multiple car pileups on 14A between Cody and Ralston led to that road being closed, and there were also 8 or more cars in the ditches besides. Jenny said there was another multicar crash between Lovell and Cowley, but I haven't seen anything else about that yet. Zero visibility at times - I can believe that because I couldn't see Kenny's house across the street, or any of my neighbor's houses. Winds hit over 50mph with gusts to 70 in places. We hit that magic 9 degrees this morning too, Bob. Yikes!! This was nasty! <shudder> Come on, Spring!! Oh, wait...this IS spring.

 

[red horse ranch]

7 degrees here this morning. Hard to tell how much snow we got since it is all in drifts. But I think most of it was in the air last night. I'm sure they had the interstates closed because we couldn't even see our shop or barn, let alone see to drive.

 

[R2elk]

I don't know what the wind chill is but I about froze my face walking to the mailbox this morning. It is officially spring since I heard my first meadowlark on my walk back to the house.

 

[N F C]

I just came in from checking on the chickens...brrrr! That wind is freezing