Rhode Island

[HilaryH-RI]

Hello RI chicken keepers,
I'm in Tiverton, have had my small flock of 4 for a year now. This site is so helpful. Thanks for starting RI group. hopefully more will chime in!

 

[Jaudette30]

Hi everyone, I’m new here to the chicken community. We’ve raised 5 silkies and a couple of others breeds since we got them the end of May and somehow all 5 of our silkies ended up being males. We can’t have roosters here in Taunton and they are starting to crow now. Is anyone out there able to take these guys for us?

 

[Deca]

Hello- we’re moving abroad and therefore have to say goodbye to our beloved egg laying pets. We’re looking for a good home, so not giving away to just anybody as we want to make sure they do not end up in soup or fighting arena.

Happy to work out transportation/delivery together.

• 6 bantam pullets (polish, silky, cochin, serama, easter-egger, d’uccle)
• Coop
• Run (omlet fence)
• Automatic night-door with timer
• Heater for winter
• Waterer with float valve
• 2 spill-free feeder-buckets
• New PDZ bags
• 50lbs feed bag

 

[Anime2lover]

Hello- we’re moving abroad and therefore have to say goodbye to our beloved egg laying pets. We’re looking for a good home, so not giving away to just anybody as we want to make sure they do not end up in soup or fighting arena.

Happy to work out transportation/delivery together.

• 6 bantam pullets (polish, silky, cochin, serama, easter-egger, d’uccle)
• Coop
• Run (omlet fence)
• Automatic night-door with timer
• Heater for winter
• Waterer with float valve
• 2 spill-free feeder-buckets
• New PDZ bags
• 50lbs feed bag

I'll ask my mom about it

 

[Anime2lover]

The roos in this post need new homes. Prefferably not for meat or fighting.
https://www.backyardchickens.com/threads/barred-rock-and-silky-roosters-need-new-homes-ri.1425312/

 

[Anime2lover]

Hello- we’re moving abroad and therefore have to say goodbye to our beloved egg laying pets. We’re looking for a good home, so not giving away to just anybody as we want to make sure they do not end up in soup or fighting arena.

Happy to work out transportation/delivery together.

• 6 bantam pullets (polish, silky, cochin, serama, easter-egger, d’uccle)
• Coop
• Run (omlet fence)
• Automatic night-door with timer
• Heater for winter
• Waterer with float valve
• 2 spill-free feeder-buckets
• New PDZ bags
• 50lbs feed bag

I live here in RI and am happy to take them into our flock.

 

[WindingRoad]

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".

Next time you need to "catch" a bird wait until later dark. They can't see in the dark. I hold my flashlight behind me so have just enough light to see them.

 

[oceanviewchickens]

My husband built this coop for our girls two years ago....(I painted it and planted around it....it seems the chickens *might* like to snack on my flowers :-/ ) He looked at tons of other pictures on this site, actually, for ideas....It wasn't very difficult, and it looks nice in the yard. Did you end up building or buying a coop?

I know this is an old post, but what a beautiful set up!!!

 

[WanderingFeather]

Hello all! First time posting, but long time "stalker" and 2 year Chicken owner I received my first chickens from a coworker that went a little overboard for a client she worked for ordering chickens and asked if I wanted some. Ummmmmm, YES!!!!! I started with 4 pullets but saw them grow up on the farm.
Meadow : Welsummer
Feather : Cream Legbar
Cookie : Barred Rock
and lastly
Rosita : RI Red
The first pics was when I first brought them to my home in August 2018.
Then

Now
Meadow : Welsummer

Rosita aka: Seahag : RI Red (She somehow caught her comb on something during the summer and ripped it half off her head, she luckily healed fine with no issues but her comb now has a mind of its own, so between that and her not having the greatest personality/attitude we nicknamed her)
We unfortunately no longer have Feather with us as she was a failure to thrive, staying small and when I had her necropsied she had a lack of all her reproductive organs which also explains besides her smallness why she never laid for us. A few months after Feather, Cookie died of a heart attack
Thankfully there have been no other incidences and I have a happy healthy flock with new additions as of last summer, raised by me as chicks.

Ophelia : Blue Splash Orpington

Cheek-a-chu : Blue Splash Ameracauna

Willow : Cream Legbar

Captain : Mille Fleur Belgian d'Uccle Bantam Roo

Oh! And July 2020 we were adopted by a stray Guinea Fowl pair, his mate disappeared, we guessed she was laying on eggs because we saw them "doing the dance" ;P, however we were unable to locate her or her nest.
Long after it was around the time her eggs should've hatched there was still no sign of her, but Joe kept coming around, so we decided to let him stay much to the chagrin of our neighbors
Joe also still has his territory, from my yard to a fellow Joe loving friends yard a street away He's seriously the best!

Joe : Guinea Fowl

Joe peeking in on his fellow human friend in his territory : aka our neigbor, who luckily loves him as much as we do

Sorry for the long story and heavy pic post, but I hope you all enjoy viewing and reading as much as I enjoyed typing this up and sharing my little flock.

 

[Root2Seed]

Hey y'all I am glad we have an RI group I am new to the site. I am in Cranston and have Barred Rock hens. I am also the owner of a small local business that teaches urban homesteading www/root2seedonline.com