What is a sapphire gem?

[ShrekDawg]

My rooster Quin.

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A Sapphire Gem hen. This is my darkest lady. I have a few lighter colored but apparently no decent pictures of them.

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Gorgeous!!!

 

[21hens-incharge]

Gorgeous!!!

Thank you! The rooster is quite a decent fellow. He is not aggressive at all and doesn't hassle the ladies if they walk away from his (rather ridiculous) dance.

 

[ShrekDawg]

Thank you! The rooster is quite a decent fellow. He is not aggressive at all and doesn't hassle the ladies if they walk away from his (rather ridiculous) dance.

That’s awesome!!!! He sounds great.

 

[nikkers390]

Gorgeous!!!

Some info I found​

The Sapphire Gem is a sex-linked chicken variety of chick, which means that their gender can be determined shortly after they hatch by observing their feathers’ colors. ​

Cross-breeding chickens cause this trait.
Another important note about the bedazzling beauties is that they do not breed true. If you are new to chicken lingo, this means that if you breed two Sapphire Gems, you will not necessarily get another Sapphire Gem.

 

[Akgmrw62]

My rooster Quin.

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A Sapphire Gem hen. This is my darkest lady. I have a few lighter colored but apparently no decent pictures of them.

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He is simply gorgeous !!