Golden Comet

Golden Comet is a cross bred and sex linked chicken gotten from the crossbreeding of a female White Rock or Rhode Island White and a male New Hampshire Red chicken. Overview They can be considered as one of the most successful sex linked chickens, and is arguably one of the most widely kept hybrid hen in the USA. The Hubbard firm was the originator of the Golden Comet Chicken breed. Its other names include Golden Buff, Red Star, Gold Sex-Link and Cinnamon Queen. It is not officially recoginized as a breed of chicken by the American Poultry Association because it's a crossbreed. Commercial production It is favored for its egg production. As Golden Comet roosters are not favoured for egg production, any male chicks that hatch are not preserved. They are ideal for small-scale agriculture. They can lay up to 6 eggs per week on average, that is 330 eggs on average, per annum. They can start producing eggs when they are 16 weeks old. Golden Comet hens are productive until they reach the age of approximately two years. Beyond that point, their egg production gradually declines, and by around the third year, egg laying may cease, sometimes even earlier. Therefore they have a short production lifespan. The Golden Comet chickens are frequently adopted by the public as rescue hens once they've completed their initial two years in commercial production. Younger pullets initially lay slightly smaller eggs, but the eggs tend to increase in size over the next few weeks as they mature. Female Golden comets do not usually exhibit signs of broodiness, that is the urge to sit on their eggs till it hatches. To produce Golden Comets, you'll need a New Hampshire rooster and a White Rock hen, rather than attempting to pair two Golden Comets together. Alternatively, they can easily be acquired from hatcheries.