'Heritage flock' is being bred to return chicken -- once admired for its meaty flesh and egg-laying ability -- to prominence. Rhode Island Red Making Comeback - Los Angeles Times ...

BRIDGEPORT -- The handful of Rhode Island Red chickens crossed their backyard coop as Sue Blagys approached. "So these are our girls," said the proud owner, who with her family has been raising ...

Bob Stamp, owner of Stamp Egg Farm in Johnston, keeps about 3,000 Rhode Island Red chickens. “There’s a ton of reasons to buy local,” said Adam Baffoni of Baffoni’s Poultry Farm in Johnston.

A Rhode Island Red chicken — the official state bird — roams a backyard in Middletown. What’s the history of the Rhode Island Red? Our question-asker heard right, but we can be more specific.

Rhode Island law leaves municipalities to govern who can have chickens and how many. East Providence, for example, voted down an ordinance that would have allowed people to legally keep chickens ...

— The state bird of Rhode Island is the appropriately named Rhode Island Red, an American breed of chicken. It’s a popular choice for backyard flocks because of its hardiness and egg-laying ...