If your child adores chickens, our next set of coloring pages and activities is sure to have them clucking with excitement.

A hybrid is born by taking a hen of one breed and breeding her to a rooster from another breed. These hybrids can be sexed at hatch by the color of their feathers and/or other specific markings.

AgriLife Extension experts explain how genetics and other factors can affect an egg's color, shape and shading.