Hello all.
I have been browsing this web site for well over a year now as I considered raising chickens in my urban backyard and have learned an awful lot from the forums and learning center. I figured it was time to join so I could ask questions that I have a hard time finding clear answers to by searching by topic. I look forward to learning from all of you.
I purchased chicks back in the spring and raised them in my homemade brooder with plenty of help gleaned from this group. I then built my coop and enclosed run and have been having a lot of fun watching my fuzzballs grow into hens. But I do have some questions.
When I went to buy my chicks, I had decided on Buff Orpingtons and Barred Rocks, but the feed store that I prefer to do business with did not have those breeds. The lady convinced me that Gold Sex-Links and a breed she called "Barred Leghorns" were just as good. I took her word for it and off I went with my little box of fluff.
So, my first question is: are Gold Sex-Links and Gold Comets the same thing? I have read that they are and that they aren't. I have also seen that people with the Gold Comets rave about the size of their eggs. Mine just started laying a few days ago, and they are very small eggs. Same with the "Barred Leghorns." Their first eggs were quite small. Is this normal?
My second question is: has anyone heard of a Barred Leghorn or did I get sold a raft of chicken poo? I would tend to believe they have some Leghorn in them as they are very flighty even after daily handling by me since they were chicks.
Thank you.
I have been browsing this web site for well over a year now as I considered raising chickens in my urban backyard and have learned an awful lot from the forums and learning center. I figured it was time to join so I could ask questions that I have a hard time finding clear answers to by searching by topic. I look forward to learning from all of you.
I purchased chicks back in the spring and raised them in my homemade brooder with plenty of help gleaned from this group. I then built my coop and enclosed run and have been having a lot of fun watching my fuzzballs grow into hens. But I do have some questions.
When I went to buy my chicks, I had decided on Buff Orpingtons and Barred Rocks, but the feed store that I prefer to do business with did not have those breeds. The lady convinced me that Gold Sex-Links and a breed she called "Barred Leghorns" were just as good. I took her word for it and off I went with my little box of fluff.
So, my first question is: are Gold Sex-Links and Gold Comets the same thing? I have read that they are and that they aren't. I have also seen that people with the Gold Comets rave about the size of their eggs. Mine just started laying a few days ago, and they are very small eggs. Same with the "Barred Leghorns." Their first eggs were quite small. Is this normal?
My second question is: has anyone heard of a Barred Leghorn or did I get sold a raft of chicken poo? I would tend to believe they have some Leghorn in them as they are very flighty even after daily handling by me since they were chicks.
Thank you.
from Ohio. So glad to have you aboard. 
