I wish I could pull this off. But the city asks for an "animal fancier's permit" to be renewed yearly, with a visit from animal control, and a fee of course. I don't think so. And the yard is too small to go without permit - neighbors definitely will know. And then there are two hunting dogs ...
I assessed the situation recently, actually. A guy from work gave me one of his chickens that was getting picked on badly in his other chickens. After my assessment, I told him, all the room I had was in the soup pot. He could not find a home for it. So, we had very good chicken soup. Egg laying hens make awesome soup. Even very old chickens. Actually, it turned out the chicken was barren. It was young. Maybe because it was picked on? Or vice versa? A TRUE chicken and egg problem!
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