Welcome I hope you enjoy raising chickens as much as I do. I love the babies the most. I too decorate in primative decor and am a fellow crafter. You have found the right forum for advice for having chickens but there is also lots of fun things on here too. Check out the hobbies section if you get a chance.
Howdie, there are all kinds of chicken folk here at BYC, weather you love your chickens as extensions of your family, or you're looking to grow your own broilers there's a forum for you to read from. If you'd like to match up your breeds and find out more about their personalities and such, here's a link or two to point you toward learning more about those RIR-(road island reds) and such. http://www.feathersite.com/Poultry/BRKPoultryPage.html#Chickens --has wonderful pictures.
and http://www.ithaca.edu/staff/jhenderson/chooks/chooks.html for a little more about their temperament and egg productivity etc.