The old-type single-combed Rhode Island Red is the endangered member of this family. This traditional type is a medium-heavy bird, with cocks weighing up to 8.5 pounds and hens 6.5 pounds.

NARRAGANSETT, R.I. — In a small, penned area in the back corner of a museum lot is a flock of chickens seen by some as a savior, of sorts, for this small state. Months ago, residents concerned ...

In the 1880s Wilbour was running a 200-acre farm with 3,000 to 4,000 chickens, Wilbour’s grandson David Patten wrote in a 1954 pamphlet.. What and Why RI: Rhode Island has a lot of villages, and ...

Rhode Island is the only state with an official appetizer, being calamari, because our draggers land a ton of squid at Point Judith. Other states have approximates, like Georgia, which boasts ...

The New Hampshire chicken began as a strain of the Rhode Island Red breed and is a dual-purpose bird. It is a medium-sized chicken with a red hue brighter than its Rhode Island counterpart.

STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — This week marks the end of an era in our backyard — and in our food lives. After nearly two decades of ...

Serena, a Rhode Island Red hen, had her chicken coop at the home of Lael and Peter Brodsky designed by Frank Welch. Big Mama, a much loved pet of the Sword family in College Station, was also a ...