Hey, Jim W, I ordered 10 Gold Comet pullets from Cackle Hatchery. I hope they do well. I thought of the Production Reds or Cherry Eggers, but decided on the Gold Comets, partly because of your enthusiasm. So we will see (in a few months) how they do.
I ordered 5 EE's also. I have had good luck with Cackle's chickens, in spite on one shipping problem with them, which may have been the Post Office and not the hatchery. I can't tell. They ended up at a Post Office about 40 miles away for some odd reason, and I went frantically driving after them so that they wouldn't be out any longer than necessary.
I am trying to hatch out or buy a few chicks every few months so that I won't end up with three months out of the year that I have hardly any eggs, which is what happened last year.
I have given away a few dozen this week, and I will still most likely have 10 dozen to sell on Friday, which is when I send mine in with my husband.
Re the gals deservng a treat, I sent for a whole bunch of meal worms for them. What do you think, will they like them?
Catherine