Question about hatching Golden Comet eggs

[HeatherLynn]

Ok dumb questions from a newb but what is a RIR X Buff Orphington. I was sold 8 of these as golden comet pullets. Now I am a bit worried.

 

[deerman]

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Not golden comets, not sure what they use to get cinnamon queen, may be.

 

[HeatherLynn]

I guess take pics and see what the bad news is as far as gender then.

 

[deerman]

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Not sure on the Cinnamon Queen.

red star and golden comet are not the same.


Red star mother are white leghorn.
Golden comet mothers are white rock.


golden comet rooster have more meat than red star rooster.

 

[perrym1962]

I did not think the white leghorn carried the silver gene? But I could be wrong, I have been many times before..

 

[Junkmanme]

IF it is permissible for me to "STEAL" this thread.....

I am curious about this genetics........because:

Last Fall, I was given 4 hens and a rooster all approx 6 months old. The rooster appeared to be a "cross" of Leghorn and something. He looks EXACTLY like the picture of a "Golden Buff" rooster in Meyer Hatcheries 2009 catalog.

The hens looked like "Buff Orpingtons", which I assumed they were; HOWEVER, they all look like the "Golden Buff" hens in the afore-mentioned catalog!

The rooster has yellow legs. The legs of the hens are a more pale (not yellow).

This 2009 Meyer's catalog has got me to wondering just what sort of chickens I do have. The hens are GREAT light-brown egg layers and the Rooster is very friendly and does a great flirting dance as well as fine "yodelling"........

I would TRY to post a couple of pix...but, I don't know how to do that on this Forum.....

I would much appreciate ANY informative comments. One of the hens has gone "broody" and is sitting on 6 eggs which MAY hatch the first week of June, 2009.

-Junkmanme-

 

[Hambone]

Great thread.

 

[Hambone]

Here is a video of my Golden Comet pullets. They are my first chickens.

I took this video yesterday.

 

[b-cuz]

Good lookin' comets.

 

[bigbur]

I have used rir and white rocks and nhr and white rocks and both came out black and white