03-12-2012, 06:25 AM
My sister keeps chickens at her house in Connecticut. Chickens are probably legal in most towns with standard lots of reasonable size; they're pretty much quiet and keep to themselves. They produce tons of eggs and are fun and interesting as pets, and once you have the equipment in place they're fairly easy to maintain--a flock of 4 or 6 is certainly no more work than a dog. Unfortunately they do get picked off from time to time by birds of prey and foxes.
But roosters are illegal except on bona fide farms. They're noisy.
But roosters are illegal except on bona fide farms. They're noisy.