They have a pea comb ear tufts and rumples no tail and green or willow colored legs with yellow foot bottoms.
Blue sapphire chicken breed.
Recognized by the american poultry association in 1976.
During the early to mid 1800 s the redcap chicken was considered one of the most profitable fowls a farmer could have.
They do best in warmer climates and are close to the old andalusians.
For those looking for a novelty chicken breed that is also a good egg layer the sapphire gem chicken is a wonderful producer of brown eggs.
98 of these hens will lay a blue or green egg.
Bresse is a white chicken that is fairly large.
Whiting true blues are a relatively new chicken breed developed to lay a consistently blue egg.
The dominate blue gene.
The sapphire gem is a new sex linked chicken type with blue colore and lavender plumage.
Searching the internet for information on this rare range will certainly probably lead you down a dead end road or to the neighborhood jewelers web sites.
Large brown eggs are the sapphire gem s specialty and it s a common misconception that this chicken lays blue eggs because she is often confused with the sapphire chicken a small white bird that lays bright blue eggs.
Chicken breeds that are known for laying blue and blue green colored eggs are.
This breed is heat tolerant has a good disposition and comes in a variety of feather colors and patterns.
They can be up to 12 pounds in 6 8 weeks.
It is a hybrid that contains the dominate blue gene and is known for being a good layer of large brown eggs.
As these birds are hybrids we cannot absolutely guarantee egg colour.
With their bright blue feet it s not hard to see this bird.
Sapphire gem is all the craze for novelty as well as specialty chicken fanciers known as the sapphire blue plymouth rock or blue plymouth rock.
This fantastic specimen while not an official breed recognized by the american poultry association is an attractive showy sex linked hybrid bird with colorful plumage that was derived from crossing two heritage and hybrid breeds.
They are expensive and popular.
The breed has red plumage tipped with a blue black half moon shaped spangle and leaden blue colored legs.
The sapphire gem is a sex linked hybrid created by a breeder in the czech republic.
The jersey giant weigh up to 13 pounds but they are slow growers who need a lot of food.
Chicken breeds that lay blue eggs.
The sapphire gem chicken breed also known as the blue plymouth rock or sapphire blue plymout rock is all the rage for novelty and speciality chicken fanciers.
Cocks will grow to be about 5lbs while females will mature at about 4lbs.
No matter the breed all chicken eggs start out.