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Is there anybody else out there from RI? You're an awfully quiet bunch.

An article on where chickens are allowed in RI http://coventry.patch.com/groups/politics-and-elections/p/backyard-chickens-good-for-coventry?ncid=newsltuspatc00000001&evar4=picks-1-post&newsRef=true

Finally dropped off my rooster today. Couldn't wait any longer, he started to crow this weekend at 9 weeks old. Was a chore catching him in the run. Every time I went to grab him, all the ladies would get between him and me. Guess the girls didn't want to lose their "man".

Pretty convinced the one White Leghorn is a cockerel now. Besides the comb/waddles difference from the others, his behavior is becoming more like that of a rooster. Found him a new home on a local farm. Will be dropping him off this weekend before he starts getting "vocal".

6 weeks old now. All doing well. Beginning to suspect one of my White Leghorns is a cockerel vice pullet. Comb is much more prominent than all the others. Will have to find it another home if this turns out to be true. Only issue is getting them to all go inside the coop at night. Any...

Chicks are 4 weeks old today. Moved them out to the coop yesterday (with a heat lamp). They are pretty much fully feathered and some were starting to fly out of the brooder in the house. Plan to keep them confined to the enclosed part of the coop for the next week. Hopefully the weather will...

Thought I'd start a fresh thread for Rhode Islanders. I'm in Coventry. Have the following: -2 FIRs (Ruth and Roxy) -2 Plymouth Barred Rocks (Penelope and Peggy) -2 Golden Comets (Cinnamon and Candy) -2 White Leghorns (Lucy and Luna)