Is my Broody truly a Golden Comet?

[SecondChanceRanch]

I am a new chicken girl. I've only had them a few months now. When I got them I was told they were Golden Comets. For sure the Roo is. He looks like every picture I've seen.

I've been told the hens don't go broody. Is it possible the lady I got them from was wrong? She's been diligently sitting on 8 eggs for 13 days now. I haven't candled yet because honestly, I have no idea what I'm doing. I've only placed her in her own coop for now.

She's excellent and seems to never leave her nest. I'm nervous. What breed do you think she is?

 

[Aapomp831]

She’s definitely a sex link. It is uncommon but not impossible for them to go broody; I would watch her because the difference between them and broodier breeds is they can sometimes abandon prematurely.
Is she sitting on eggs from other sex links? Because you won’t get more sex linked chickens... it doesn’t work that way. You would need a Rhode Island Red rooster and a barred rock hen for that (or maybe it’s the other way around)?

 

[Aapomp831]

In case you didn’t know, a golden comet is a sex linked hen... so I should have said you won’t get more golden comets from golden comet eggs

 

[SecondChanceRanch]

Apparently, all 6 hens and my rooster are sex links. I didn't plan to go for chicks, I was just learning how to keep chickens for eggs in the first place, lol. BUT, she showed interest with one of her eggs. It broke and she spent another day just sitting on air.

I figured I didn't mind giving her a chance and so I placed eggs from my other girls under her. Someone once told me they can't even have babies, only unfertilized eggs.

I have no idea if any are even fertilized. I have been toying around with the idea of candeling. I guess if she doesn't see it through I can candle then and ask to borrow my neighbors incubator.

IF she does bring forth a chick what little Frankenstein will appear? Will it result in a layer?

I appreciate your response and knowledge. I couldn't find this information anywhere else.

 

[techbsmith]

Maybe it's the lighting..but that girl looks like a RIR to me. RIR's and Golden Comets both lay a dark brown egg, and both are great layers. Here's a pic of some of my girls, there's a RIR on the left, Buff Orpington on the right, and Golden Comet in the middle. You can see the difference. Pay no attention to the EE in back or the SLW running out of focus lol

EDIT: I should have read the thread before posting lol - you already had your answer Keep us posted if they hatch out, and if you're keeping just for fun - who cares what the cute lil chicks look like. Enjoy them!

 

[snow5164]

I hatched some sex links eggs, perfect little red hens and a rooster , all were red .

Maybe she’s more rir ? Collect eggs more often to prevent this again if you want to stop it

 

[Aapomp831]

Apparently, all 6 hens and my rooster are sex links. I didn't plan to go for chicks, I was just learning how to keep chickens for eggs in the first place, lol. BUT, she showed interest with one of her eggs. It broke and she spent another day just sitting on air.

I figured I didn't mind giving her a chance and so I placed eggs from my other girls under her. Someone once told me they can't even have babies, only unfertilized eggs.

I have no idea if any are even fertilized. I have been toying around with the idea of candeling. I guess if she doesn't see it through I can candle then and ask to borrow my neighbors incubator.

IF she does bring forth a chick what little Frankenstein will appear? Will it result in a layer?

I appreciate your response and knowledge. I couldn't find this information anywhere else.

Don’t worry, it won’t be a little Frankenstein! It will probably be cute and wonderful, just not a high production egg layer when you actually make a sex linked chicken.
If you have a sexually mature rooster, chances aren’t your eggs are fertilized. You can tell when you crack them open and see a little white bullseye on the yoke. Obviously you can’t hatch ones that you crack, big I believe you should give the hen a few days and then candle the egg.
I do believe she is a sex linked hen. Rhode Island reds are typically not that big and they are much darker.

 

[The Moonshiner]

Looks more like a RIR or production red to me.
My comets have a lot of white in hackle area and tails.
Not all RIRs are super dark. I'd say in fact most aren't that dark now days.

 

[Aapomp831]

Looks more like a RIR or production red to me.
My comets have a lot of white in hackle area and tails.
Not all RIRs are super dark. I'd say in fact most aren't that dark now days.

I’m still going with sex link. Golden comet; red star or whatever they all come from a red rooster and a silver hen. Better lighting I’m sure will show it’s a sex link. I have lots of sex linked hens and they all have varying amounts of white and red.

 

[SecondChanceRanch]

Thanks for the input for sure! I think she is lighter than this photo. I guess I will candle them this evening and we'll see. I'll keep you posted.