Aren’t sapphire gem roos barred ?

[BrahmasMama02]

Take a look at my 7 week old sapphire gem “pullet”

Are their feathers typically skinny like this around their booty ?

 

[The Moonshiner]

I always do haha . I’ve been a regular on here since my birds were itty bitties. I had a run in with something that killed a bunch of them as little chicks . Been uptight since.

I notice EVERY little thing, and pulling out my phone and opening this app is WAY too easy.

If it starts looking like this.... start worrying

 

[The Moonshiner]

That's a pullet.
I have no idea what feathers you're talking about and not sure why you'd think that's an indication of a male.

 

[The Moonshiner]

Those aren't saddle feathers. A 7 week old male wouldn't even have them yet anyways.
That bird looks all pullet to me.
I think you're just worrying yourself.

 

[The Moonshiner]

I'm not seeing any saddle feathers.
And why didn't you just ask if it had saddle feathers coming in?
I would of been able to look a lot closer without feeling cringy.

 

[BrahmasMama02]

Those aren't saddle feathers. A 7 week old male wouldn't even have them yet anyways.
That bird looks all pullet to me.
I think you're just worrying yourself.

I always do haha . I’ve been a regular on here since my birds were itty bitties. I had a run in with something that killed a bunch of them as little chicks . Been uptight since.

I notice EVERY little thing, and pulling out my phone and opening this app is WAY too easy.

 

[AinaWGSD]

That's a blue barred leghorn rooster. It shows "ghost" barring and pointed saddle feathers.

Both hens and roosters have saddle feathers. The big differences are that (mature) rooster saddle feathers are pointed and usually longer and skinnier than hen saddle feathers. They are also usually shinier too, but not always.

Your chick has rounded tips on the saddle feathers, which is consistent with a pullet. The chick in question does seem to have more distinct "lacing" (the darker feather edge) than the other blue chicks which might make them appear longer or narrower.

 

[MysteryChicken]

She's a pullet.

 

[AinaWGSD]

So what you’re saying is that it might appear more narrow because of the darker tips ? You are talking about the first pullet listed and not the 2nd or last one. I have three sapphire gems. I’ll tack on pictures (small fry is in bottom left hand corner of 2nd pic)

It can. Kind of like contouring with makeup. I know I've been fooled by lacing on my silver laced wyandotte before.

 

[BrahmasMama02]

It can. Kind of like contouring with makeup. I know I've been fooled by lacing on my silver laced wyandotte before.

Wyandottes are so hard sometimes! I know that I had another post just for them. At one point people were firmly telling me I had a cockerel(on someone else’s thread ) then I posted my own a couple weeks later and have confirmed that my girly is a pullet. I was tripping out thinking all my chicks were possibly Roos I’m glad I know I’ve just been overthinking now.