Have a question about kids or chickens (or both?) or want to let me know something about chickens? drop me a line I'll get back to you as soon as I can. *Chicken description bonus – Favorite Foghorn Leghorn Quote? – “Pay attention, boy! I’m cuttin’ but you’re not bleedin’!” Golden Comets are a cross between a Rhode Island Red and a Rhode Island White. It is the Golden Comets who currently produce most of the large grade brown eggs found in grocery stores and in our little cubby refrigerator. We need to know by 5pm the day before you want to pick them up so we can catch them when it gets dark. I know they are a hybrid bird and do not typically go broody but I figured you could use a naturally broody bird or incubator and youd get. People who have these backyard chickens like to keep them for the number of eggs they can lay, impressive by any standard – like a fowl energizer bunny – these birds just keep on laying. DH said someone told him that Golden Comet chickens produce eggs that can not be fertilized by a rooster, they said the eggs are naturally sterile. (show offs) While they can be used for meat this is not their primary purpose (and never will be in our flock). The result of this happy union is a hardy bird with hens reaching about 7.5 pounds upon maturity and who lays large brown eggs at a younger age than most of their true breed sisters. These hens are content with what life throws at them and are not considered to be “noisy birds” which also makes them a desirable addition to any backyard flock. Golden Comets are developed from most typically a Rhode Island Red or a New Hampshire Red and a Leghorn (you know, the big white ones like Foghorn Leghorn*) or a White Plymouth rock. The parent stock is made from a proprietary Cackle Hatchery® bloodline/strain of the Cherry Egger. One of the Golden Comets has a fabulous comb, appears to be developing spurs, and I swear she has started to crow.is she a he Her coloring is that of a hen. Six pullets hatched 5/6/12, none are laying, yet. They are known for their fast body development, fast egg production and rich brown egg shell color. This is our third set of hens, first to include three Golden Comets. They are all good looking strong birds with a pleasant disposition who, according to their chick description, are well fit for close confinement. The Golden Comet chickens are one of two modern day production brown egg laying strains from hybrid breeding that Cackle Hatchery® produce.

All of them survived and a total of 4 have been adopted out to other chicken owners. You may be familiar with this breed by other names, such as Golden Comet, ISA Brown, Red Sex Link, Red Star, or Cinnamon Queen. This spring we ordered a total of 12 Golden Comet chicks. Once again, it’s great to be a Golden Comet if you are a girl chicken, not so much if you’re a young cock (ain’t that just the way?). This is our Chris-Bohjalian Golden Comet.

Golden comet rooster