Imagine the thrill of checking your nesting boxes daily and discovering a vibrant variety of chicken eggs in various colors.

The Rhode Island Red was bred in the Little Compton village ... he crossed Cochin China hens with Malay and Java cocks, according to the Rhode Island Heritage Hall of Fame. The pair of them ...

In the '80s, he even raised backyard chickens. So when he met with Mackey, O'Hayer was ripe for the plucking. In 2007, he bought 20 Rhode Island Red hens and the 27 acres of land in South Austin ...

Rhode Island reds (pictured) are a type of popular domestic chicken. The domesticated animals we know as chickens descended from the red jungle fowl of Southeast Asia about 8,000 years ago.

Chickens usually lay eggs for about three ... Production Reds, a mix between the New Hampshire Red and Rhode Island Red breeds, are the best brown egg layer, according to Leslye Woodard, the ...