Red Cross VS Golden Comet

[EasterEgger101]

Hi,
My local feedstore is going to have Golden Comets and Red Cross chicks this Spring. The Golden Comets are bred from a Male RIR and a female White Rock, while a Red Cross is supposedly bred from a Male RIR and a female Columbian Rock. Would there be any difference in egg production or breed characteristics? It sounds to me like they would practically be the same bird besides having a different variation of Rock from the mother. Does anybody with more experience recommend one breed over the other? I will either buy one breed or the other, but I'm not sure which is better. Thanks.

 

[Cel45]

They are essentially the same thing, a red sex link. They should both be stellar layers of light brown eggs. I would get some of each.

 

[donrae]

Pretty much the same.

the chicks from the white Rock mother may be a touch larger, then again they may not, depending on the stock the hatchery uses. White Rocks were bred to be meat birds, true dual purpose, so they tend to run a bit larger than other varieties.

The chicks from the Colombian mother may have some black ticking/Colombian markings when they mature.

As to laying, they'll probably be pretty much identical. Temperament should also be about the same.

 

[drumstick diva]

x 2

 

[BantamLover21]

They are essentially the same thing, a red sex link. They should both be stellar layers of light brown eggs. I would get some of each.

Agreed