I was buying sunflower seed at the local feed store last week and picked up a flyer for their 'Chick Days' in April. Six Rhode Island Reds ("...one of the most famous of all time popular breeds of truly American chickens. A great dual purpose foul [flyer spelling] with outstanding production and qualities. They are very calm and a real pleasure to own work with. Rhode Island Reds lay large beautiful brown eggs." ) for $2.35 each but first I'd have to come up with a brooder and then some kind of coop... I'm not sure what our zoning restrictions are; I think they made some changes since we bought the property and I don't know if we're 'grandfathered' or not. I don't think my neighbors would care as long as I don't keep roosters. I don't know about this year but next year?