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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?

I love my Black Australorps. They are everything I want in a backyard breed, but I'm wondering what it would take to develop Australorps of a different color. Take wild-type for example. How would I go about developing a wild-type Australorp and how many generations would it take?

How can we import from overseas? Greenfire does it. What's the process?

Hypothetical question to help me understand comb genetics: If I cross a single comb hen with a v-shaped would the resulting chicks have single, v-shaped, or mixed combs? Thanks!

I'm reading a book by France's leading poultry expert at the date of publication, back in 1880, when nearly everyone kept chickens. The author recommends only one feed for the first six months of the chicks lives. He says everyone in Normandy feed chicks only bread soaked in apple cider until...

I've got a roo and 2 pullets, a Bielefelder trio. The breed is rare in the US. These 3 are brothers and sisters. Is there any way to begin breeding with these without acquiring additional Bielefelder chicks or mixing with another breed?

Sorry. Another couple of bothersome newbie genetics questions. If I mate gray or white skin to yellow, which prevails on the offspring? And if I mate straight combs with rose combs, what will I end up with? Thanks in advance for your expertise.

And does it make a difference which in the pairing is male and which is female? Thanks.