ME AND MY WIFE ALWAYS WANTED CHICKENS, SO ONE DAY WE THOUGHT WHY NOT..I CHECKED THE CODES FOR THE CITY AND WE WERE OFF..WE GOT CHICKENS FIRST AND KEPT THEM IN HOUSE FOR AROUND 4 OR 5 WEEKS IN A LARGE CARDBOARD BOX, THEN I WENT TO WORK ON A CHICKEN COOP IN THE BACK YARD..MY CHICKEN COOP IS 10 X...