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.

1. Rhode Island Red Chicken Rhode Island reds are popular birds, both with commercial chicken keepers and hobbyists, due to their prolific egg-laying capabilities, producing around 200 to 250 eggs ...

Susan Poag / The Times-Picayune "Lucy" is one of two Rhode Island Red hens owned by Bryon Cornelison of Algiers. Cornelison counts himself among a select number of New Orleanians who bring a ...

Our house came with a chicken coop, complete with a fenced-in chicken run. We were used to cats: after the one we had for 16 years died, we loaded up with four more. Four cats is a lot, but that ...