Comets?

[katethegreat]

Can anyone tell me what these are? The rooster is white and the hens are brownish red with white. They're all the same breed and came from a small feed store. I'm considering buying their chicks but want to be sure they're a quiet, docile, winter hardy breed.
Thanks!

 

[M To The Maxx]

They are Golden Comets. "Golden Comet" is another name for Red Sex Link.

 

[gvntofly05]

Their chicks will not be the same as the adults because the parents are hybrids.

 

[katethegreat]

So is there any way to sex them besides checking the vent? Here is a photo of the chicks... I live in the city so I can only have hens.

 

[gvntofly05]

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No, you won't be able to tell roos from pullets until they get older. You can't get a sex link chick from sex link parents.

Golden Comets are a cross between a White Rock hen and a New Hampshire rooster.

 

[katethegreat]

Thanks!

 

[M To The Maxx]

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No, you won't be able to tell roos from pullets until they get older. You can't get a sex link chick from sex link parents.

Golden Comets are a cross between a White Rock hen and a New Hampshire rooster.

You can get a Sex Link from Sex Link parents.

 

[trilyn]

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No, you won't be able to tell roos from pullets until they get older. You can't get a sex link chick from sex link parents.

Golden Comets are a cross between a White Rock hen and a New Hampshire rooster.

You can get a Sex Link from Sex Link parents.

That's what I thought too, but wasn't sure. The pullets are a darker red, with reddish markings on their back. The cockerels are a pale yellow. That I do know because I went to TSC when they got their chicks in and fell in love with the cute little red ones. I brought them home and went online to research what I had bought, (yeah, nothing like doing things backward-that's me!!) and was soooo glad to find out that I had gotten pullets. Lo and behold, 4 months later-eggs!!

 

[gvntofly05]

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You can get a Sex Link from Sex Link parents.

That's what I thought too, but wasn't sure. The pullets are a darker red, with reddish markings on their back. The cockerels are a pale yellow. That I do know because I went to TSC when they got their chicks in and fell in love with the cute little red ones. I brought them home and went online to research what I had bought, (yeah, nothing like doing things backward-that's me!!) and was soooo glad to find out that I had gotten pullets. Lo and behold, 4 months later-eggs!!

If a Golden Comet roo is bred to a Golden Comet hen the chicks that hatch will not be sex link.

 

[M To The Maxx]

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That's what I thought too, but wasn't sure. The pullets are a darker red, with reddish markings on their back. The cockerels are a pale yellow. That I do know because I went to TSC when they got their chicks in and fell in love with the cute little red ones. I brought them home and went online to research what I had bought, (yeah, nothing like doing things backward-that's me!!) and was soooo glad to find out that I had gotten pullets. Lo and behold, 4 months later-eggs!!

If a Golden Comet roo is bred to a Golden Comet hen the chicks that hatch will not be sex link.

Golden Comet is another name for Red Sex Link. Thus making them Sex Links.