This edition of the Happy Homestead talks about raising your own laying hens from hatching all the way up to full grown hens ...

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 ...

'Heritage flock' is being bred to return chicken -- once admired for its meaty flesh and egg-laying ability -- to prominence.

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.

What and Why RI: It's filled in now, but in its prime Rocky Point pool hosted Olympians. Here's the story. A Rhode Island Red chicken — the official state bird — roams a backyard in Middletown.

When I have a question, I ask it in multiple groups." 2. Find out where in Rhode Island you can keep chickens Rhode Island law leaves municipalities to govern who can have chickens and how many.

Police in a Rhode Island town are investigating a pretty rotten crime -- dozens of eggs stolen from an honor box on the side of the road.

It’s a popular choice for backyard flocks because of its hardiness and egg-laying abilities. The chicken is especially dear to the village of Adamsville in the town of Little Compton, Rhode Island.