Day 0: You arrive in Rivermont, spend the night at the church (plot)
Day 1: First outing, head out, you automatically go home after gaining access to the guardhouse and talking to the guard.
Day 2: Gain access to the manor (either sneak in through the well or help Tubbers) free the knight by fetching his weapon and you'll all return to Rivermont again, both your mother and Marie saved.
As for the Chicken, it's actually in the building you find the merchant's daughter in, the big one with the Swogg patrolling in front of the door.
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