Old Redtail was our Rhode Island Red rooster. His tail feathers arched up and fell back down just like fountain waters. Buffy was our Buff Orpington, and Black Silver was our Silver Laced Wyandotte.

MYSTERY DESTINATION. IT’S BEAUTIFUL. IT’S COASTAL. IT’S A BIT OF A HIDDEN GEM. AND THE LOCALS LIKE IT THAT WAY. BUT IT’S TIME TO LET THIS RHODE ISLAND RED ROOSTER OUT OF THE BAG AND REVEAL ...

No one was watching 18-month-old Carol Krieg when she crawled into a chicken yard in Hood River, Ore. one day last week. But a big Rhode Island Red rooster was soon angrily aware of the intrusion ...