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Golden Comet

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General Information

Breed Purpose
Eggs
Comb
Single Comb
Broodiness
Rare
Climate Tolerance
Heat and Cold tolerant
Egg Productivity
Best
Egg Size
Large
Egg Color
Dark Brown
Breed Temperament
Rugged, docile, agressive.
Breed Colors/Varieties
Hens red and white, Roosters Yellow with a little red
Breed Size
Large
Color
Red
Golden comets are know for high egg-production. Golden comets are a modern day egg-laying day strain of chicken. They are a cross between The White Plymouth Rock hen and Rhode Island Red rooster. Like leghorns, golden comets are know to lay at a very early age, some begin as early as 16 weeks.
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thecatumbrella
A No Frills Egg Machine
Pros: Low drama, friendly, easy to handle, super cute, very food-motivated and trainable, reliable large brown eggs
Cons: Nippy, prone to reproductive issues and feather picking
We raised 2 Golden Comets along with 2 Black Australorps. The Comets are from Mt Healthy and are a confirmed Rhode Island Red x Rhode Island White cross. As chicks, they were very independent and quiet compared to the constantly fussy Australorps. This continued into adulthood. They began laying large brown eggs at around 20 weeks, with one Comet having a 44 day laying streak! Both Comets ended up feather picking; one out of boredom or bully tendencies, and the other for nutritional reasons. I frequently see this breed called out in feather picking and bullying threads. They seem to do best with their own kind in a large free-range environment, and benefit from a high-protein (20%) feed. While they're easy to handle, both Comets were often nippy with our hands and clothing (likely looking for treats).
Purchase Price
$5
Purchase Date
5/17/23

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Great Layers
Pros: Amazing layers
Friendly (to people)
Cons: Sad to think they’ll likely die young
We got two Golden Comets among our first six chickens. These girls, since they started laying 10 months ago, only miss laying about one day a month. And their eggs are huge – at least jumbo — and crack nicely (not true of some of our others). Plus they are friendly. Our chickens were free ranging while I picked Japanese beetles and they were the ones underfoot waiting for the treats, while the others were off doing their chickeny thing.
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Pros: Very nice chickens, good egg layers and good producers of offspring!
Cons: Nothing
I enjoy these chickens they have been easy to manage, I have a Rhode Island red rooster with them, and its an awesome team!
Purchase Price
$8/bird
Purchase Date
May 2017
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morrowsl
We have six GC. All are very friendly, especially since they've started laying. Gorgeous birds. Can be a bit nasty to other birds as well as humans. But not so much that I wouldn't have them.
 
TroyChickenkeeper
Thomas Lamprogiorgos said:
Exactly, because they are based od RIR. And RIR loves humans, but are aggressivw towards other birds.
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I don't know if anyone from this thread will read this message, but I will try. I have three Golden Comets who are the oldest in my flock, and they were top hens, but they have become so aggressive towards the other ten hens, some just a year old and some just 8 months old, that it is a problem. Pulling their feathers out, standing on them, and pecking out the neck and head. I have spent time with them trying to curve the behavior with no success. All of the 8 month olds were stay in the coop for most of the day hiding. All three are in confinement now, going on the 4th day. Now that they have been removed from the flock the rest of the birds are moving about and getting along nicely. What do I do if this does not work?
 
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TroyChickenkeeper said:
I don't know if anyone from this thread will read this message, but I will try. I have three Golden Comets who are the oldest in my flock, and they were top hens, but they have become so aggressive towards the other ten hens, some just a year old and some just 8 months old, that it is a problem. Pulling their feathers out, standing on them, and pecking out the neck and head. I have spent time with them trying to curve the behavior with no success. All of the 8 month olds were stay in the coop for most of the day hiding. All three are in confinement now, going on the 4th day. Now that they have been removed from the flock the rest of the birds are moving about and getting along nicely. What do I do if this does not work?
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Slaughter them.

Actually, golden comets are hy-line browns.

https://www.backyardchickens.com/reviews/hy-line-layers.12003/

They are labeled this way for marketing reasons.

They have this bossy temperament because of their RIR-based genes and because of the high stress the high egg production gives them.
 

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