It doesn't matter if you call it a farm if you live in an area that's zoned residential only, it's residential. It does not change your zoning and you'd run into more problems trying to register as a business if that use is not allowed by zoning.
If animals (and lots of them) are a high...
In many towns/cities, 3 is the max, so 7 isn't a bad number to be allowed to have. I happened to start with 3 and have 7 right now.
Generally restrictions loosen in unincoporated areas and with larger lot sizes, so if you're serious about having a big flock and would consider moving in the...