comets

[heby]

I was wondering if comets were a particular breed or a mix. Our feedstore has some baby comets & some labeled as comet roosters but the baby roos look entirely different.

 

[Fred's Hens]

The roosters look different because they are supposed to. The Golden Comet aka, red sex link, is a hybrid, cross bred bird where the chicks can be sexed at hatch. The pullets will be rusty colored whereas the cockerels are white.

This is a common sex link, or sex at hatch bird. It is not a breed. Typically, they are excellent layers, often used in commercial hen operations.

 

[heby]

Thank you. The roosters weren't white tho. They were golden with stripes down their backs and some even had blotches of black on their faces

 

[Fred's Hens]

In that case, I'd say they are a local bunch of birds. Perhaps second or third generation birds from a flock somewhere.

Here is a Golden SexLink page from one of the many hatcheries that sell such birds, under various names.

http://www.cacklehatchery.com/goldencometpage.html