- Feb 21, 2012
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Though I've raised chickens before on a mini farm, I'm just getting into them in to an Urban setting,. My advice so far is research not only can you have chickens, but how many you're allowed to keep. Many urban settings will not let you keep roosters or female ducks (females quack). But you can have hens & drakes. On breeds, I'm thinking the calmer less flighty breeds would fit and work better in an backyard setting. I'm planning on letting my (future) hens free range the backyard when I'm home, otherwise they'll be in a pen. Their wings will be clipped so they don't end up over the fence. I love chicken watching while I sit having some tea early in the morning and watch em scratching around. It's a sorta free form of stress relief. T.parker