Brown Egg Layers
X-Large brown eggs, 6 to 7 lb at maturity, and a docile, easy to care for temperament.
Breed specifications
Our Sapphire Gem will amaze you with its grey to light grey plumage. This Czech breed is an excellent egg layer and a great forager. It does well in hot and cold climates and is a breed very close to the Old Andalusians. Please note that grey to light grey plumage is referred to as blue or lavender feathering in the chicken industry.
Fun fact: A Hoover's Hatchery original.
Common questions
About 290 x-large brown eggs per year.
Sapphire Gem®s weigh 6 to 7 lb at maturity.
Docile, Easy to Care For.
The Sapphire Gem® is cold hardy and heat hardy.
From Hoover's Hatchery
When it is time to go from learning to Keeping, Hoover's has a complete selection of backyard poultry, hatched with care and shipped to your door or to a partner store near you.
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