EXHIBIT 32.1

                CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO 18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350,
                       AS ADOPTED PURSUANT TO SECTION 906
                        OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002

         In connection with the Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q of Blue Rhino
Corporation (the "Company") for the three months ending January 31, 2004 as
filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on the date hereof (the
"Report"), I, Billy D. Prim, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of the
Company, certify, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to
Section 906 of The Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that:

         (1) The Report fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or
15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; and

         (2) The information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all
material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the
Company.

                                   /s/ Billy D. Prim
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                                   Billy D. Prim
                                   Chairman and Chief Executive Officer
                                   March 11, 2004