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Positive Reviews

Gofygure

Great Egg-Layers

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By Gofygure

Pros: Friendly, hardy, and the best egg-layers around

Cons: None

I recently did some math to see if our five Golden Comets were earning their keep. During the summer I got five eggs per day, every day, and in the winter with no additional lighting I still got four. Assuming they produced an average of 31 eggs per week, that's 124 per month and 1488 per year! Considering a dozen eggs at the grocery store are about three dollars, that's at least $372 in eggs from five hens. It cost maybe $120 to feed them for a year. So these ladies saved us $250 dollars, or $50/each.    Plus, they're really pleasant birds. Ours free-range and are very good at foraging. They like to run up to me if I set foot outside, just in case I'm bringing them a...
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stepfarms

They are excellent layers very well behaved birds nice my big eggs but don't have much meat on them.

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By stepfarms

Pros: Excellent layers thy are nice fun well behaved a good chicken for a first timer and a very pretty bird.

Cons: Not much meat on them an that's it!

To everyone looking at egg layers these are it they are amazing, I love mine and wish I had 300 instead of 28. Not much meat but I was only looking for eggs. If you want meat you might throw in a barred rock or two jut so you get the best of both worlds. That's why I did and its working out perfectly.
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Negative Reviews

Metanoia

Lovely, but never again!

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By Metanoia

Pros: Docile and beautiful as pets

Cons: Prone to health issues. Be prepared to lose 50% of your flock in the first couple of years.

Mine are almost 3 years old now. I got 6 hens when they were point of lay. They are very lovely birds with beautiful personalities, however we've had a lot of health issues.   1 death at about 12 months old due to complications through sour crop - lots of vet treatments, but she didn't make it. No more eggs laid at about 18-24 months old from any bird. Eggs started becoming soft shelled and easily broken before this. 1 death about about 2 years old due to egg peritonitis - we had to have her euthanised 1 incident with sour crop at about a month ago - vet bills around $200 included an overnight stay, and then we had to force fed for 4-5 days as she didn't restart eating...
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Frizzle13

Bit boring

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By Frizzle13

Pros: Lay loads great for what thre used for

Cons: Boring short lived sickly

Had about 50 exbattery and they went south after only their second lay
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Haveandtohold

Great backyard layers but not an ethical choice...

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By Haveandtohold

Pros: Sweet, curious, excellent layer, huge brown eggs, great forager

Cons: Prone to health problems

Had one for three years now and she's the sweetest bird.  She loves to be petted and held!  She's also been an excellent egg producer even through the winter.  Did have problems with crop impaction a few times and I've read these hybrids tend towards it.  Read this if you want to learn more about the issues these sweet girls have: http://www.animalwelfareapproved.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/03/TAFS-13-The-Prolific-Hen.pdf  I love mine but I'll never get one again. 
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Kenc

Great birds for this first timer!

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By Kenc

Pros: Reliable layer, very large eggs, friendly

Cons: none, so far

 My 3 golden sex links lay reliably as well as very large eggs. We have had about a dozen double yolks since they started laying the middle of January.  They are friendly and when free ranging, come running to me when I enter the back yard. I also have 3 barred rocks, and their eggs are not as large. If I'm short an egg or two, its usually one of the barred rocks taking the day off. (I know due to the size and shape of the eggs, although they are almost identical in color.) The barred rocks seem to be a little more friendly and curious than the golden sex links, but I really have no complaints with either breed. I'm having a blast with my chicks!
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La Casa de Pollo

Great Layer

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By La Casa de Pollo

Pros: Lays early, Great egg size and frequency, good disposition

Cons: None

Our Golden Sex Link started laying at 17 weeks. She laid 4 double yolkers her first week, then two more a few weeks later. She has laid every single day since she started except for 2 days in 7 months, Her regular eggs are larger than the jumbo size ones at the store, and they are a darkish reddish brown, really nice color. She is not aggressive, but one of the top hens in the pecking order. She just has an air about her, the others bow to her, but she is not mean at all. She comes to me when I call her, and is very curious about people and quite friendly. We have been very pleased with her. I have heard these burn out faster than others, I have not had her that long so I could not...
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nanalaska

Goldens love alaska

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By nanalaska

Pros: Good Layers, friendly

Cons: can be a bit skittish

I have 5 Golden Sex Linked hens that I purchased here when 7 weeks old. They started laying right about 6 1/2 mos old.  Consistently get 4 eggs per day from 5 hens. Eggs are golden brown and large. Hens are smaller than my White Plymouth Rock but eggs are same size. Tolerate Alaska's cold weather with a small radiant heater in coop and still laying when -10 degrees and inside coop is below 0 (water freezes if not plugged in).
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Cleoandclover

Beautiful, friendly, functional birds!

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By Cleoandclover

Pros: Easy to find, doesn't eat much, very friendly.

Cons: Short life span, too curious.

Great birds. I have three, all of whom are excellent pets. I bought mine from the local feed store. They are easy to catch, don't beat up on the other chickens, and love to ride on your shoulder. However, they are curious to a fault. I had to rescue one because she stuck her head through the fence to see what a grasshopper was doing.
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obsessedwchicks

One month old babies.

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By obsessedwchicks

Pros: EVERYTHING

Cons: None.

I have about 4 golden sex link babies that are only about 4-5 weeks old, but i am loving every minute I see them. I can not wait till they are hens and laying eggs for me and I get to spend a whole lot more time with them in a bigger pen. They are the prettiest little things and when I hold them once they know its me they stop chirping like crazy. ( or maybe thats just me being super into chickens!) But so far so amazing!
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Johnn

Ex batts and POL

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By Johnn

Pros: Great layers, friendly, love to free range, Huge eggs!

Cons: abit thick when it comes to running away from danger

Ive had ex batts and POL they were all great, they layed lots of eggs and their eggs were always huge, i have 2 that are 7 and still lay. They are really friendly and good with other animals. They love to free range. They are just full of personality, I love them!            
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Hokum Coco

Golden Sex Link

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By Hokum Coco

Pros: Cold hearty, Calm, Excellent brown egg layers, Good dual purpose bird.

Cons: Brown egg layers, not broody,

I like just about every aspect of these birds. To date they are my favourite breed. I have not experimented with other breeds because these do all I want. I have no problems with these birds in my area they are readily available and called Golden Comets. I feel there is no need to experiment with others. No problems coming in at night or sleeping in nest boxes or egg eating. Mine are still producing well.. I am not sure how many flocks of these birds I had over the years I am guessing 3 or 4. Out of all the birds I only had one that went broody and she hatched some Muscovy duck eggs for me. The hen just about took a heart attack when the ducks went swimming in the spring at the back of...
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vancouv6

We love our Henrietta!

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By vancouv6

Pros: Friendly, consistent layer, easy to sex

Cons: None so far!

I purchased her from a farm supply store in early June as a chick.  Started laying at about 23 1/2 weeks, but is November, so I think light may have had something to do with it.  She has laid a beautiful brown thick shelled  egg a day since she started laying.  I am still waiting on my Speckled Sussex and Welsummer of the same age to start laying(I have heard they start a little later, so not worried!)   She is very, very sweet and friendly and definitely the boss(but not in a pushy way).  They follow me around  like puppies.  I highly recommend this breed.  She is obviously the one in the middle of the picture below   
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Rowsdower

Egg machines

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By Rowsdower

Pros: Breakfast

Cons: A bit pecky with my other birds

I bought 7 of these at 17-18 weeks old.  Within a week and a half they were laying.  I got one egg the first day, two the second, three the third, four the fourth, and so on.  Eggs were perfect from the start, good size with thick shells.  Very people friendly birds, though I find they tend to be sort of pecky with my older birds. 
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