With good feed and coop arrangement, they may live up to 10 years. They have a good lifespan of about 6-8 years. The Sapphire Gem chickens gave a good life expectancy as compare to other sex-linked chickens. They are the mixed breed of Plymouth Rocks and Barred Plymouth Rocks. As it is a new chicken breed, people are still learning and experimenting with the quality.įirstly, they are bred in the Czech Republic, but now this chicken is seen in most western countries. It carries the genes of Andalusian, Plymouth Rocks and Barred Plymouth Rocks.ĪPA has still not accepted Sapphire Gem chickens as a recognized breed.

The Sapphire Gem chicken has the blue gene from a few popular blue color chicken breeds.

Poultry raisers mostly raise them for their high egg laying capacity and appearance. They have the heritage blue gene, so people breed them for their beautiful appearance.

They are human-friendly and love to sit on your hands and thighs. Most of the chicken raisers recommend this chicken breed only because Sapphire Gems are very easy to tame. They have a lovely and unique appearance. The Sapphire Gem chicken is a hybrid or sex linked chicken which is mainly used for egg purpose.

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