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That's good to know. Thanks! And good luck with your Webars!

Was it the GFF colored egg contamination that caused folks to abandon their Rhodebars? Or something else?

I have just purchased a 416 in working condition but missing the pan. Any tips on restoring her? Thanks.

I learned the art of culling, line breeding, and refining for type from my great grandparents on both sides of the family. All but one grandmother are gone now, but today my 93-year-old grandmother finds the word cock offensive, and my great grandpaw on my mother's side used to say the word...

Beautiful, MrsB. I need to get over your way soon.

Bo, I'm sorry if my Southern U.S. colloquialisms offend your sensitive upbringing, but referring to roosters as "roos" is not uncommon here, and it is certainly less offensive to some than referring to cockerels as "cocks". This is a genetics forum, and I asked a very straight-forward genetics...

Really, no one knows the answer to this question?

i read somewhere that if you cross two breeds of very different types, the offspring will always take the body shape from the breed of the hen. Is there any truth to this?

Thanks, Matt. Any recommendations outside of Louisiana?

That's what my co-author Jim Crain keeps telling me, but Illinois is a long ride from Baton Rouge.

John, Much of the historic data floating the web regarding Australorps is false. I've been researching via old newspaper archives for the last few weeks, and I am very close to documenting a very clear and accurate history of the breed, both in the U.S. and abroad. Until I am able to publish, I...

Does anyone in Louisiana have standard size show quality Australorps?

Wow. Anxious to see more!

Thanks, MrsB. Is it being high that is bad or is it the curling down that is improper? I've noticed with hens that European BAs tails turn down rounded whereas many US BA tails point up like the Leghorn. What is the show expectation in the US? Are the Austrailian and US standards different in...

Can you help us newbies understand these terms? What exactly is squirrel tailed or flat backed?