Keeping hens and robbing banks are not the same thing peeps.
One is at best a zoning violation; the other is a Class 1 Felony.
Nobody goes to jail for keeping hens.
I think that it is easier to get a variance than a parole anyway.
Mrs.Murphy will not make the FBI's Top Ten for keeping 3 hens in...
OK, I have chickens in my backyard. Have had turkeys (still do), ducks, geese as well.
In my rural county we have mixed zoning. Some of us can have birds; some can't. I can.
I have had experience helping friends avoid "imperial entanglements."
The bird owner has to be smart about it, and know...
Usually when a violation is reported, the "animal police" stop by and if they see a violation, give a reasonable amount of time to correct it - sometimes up to 30 days. No ticket, no jail time, etc.
They will only show up if it is reported by a neighbor. Stash the birds until after the return...