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We got caught, but only because another neighbor let a rooster run free in the neighborhood. The neighbors knew we had chickens, and though we said the roo wasn't ours, we had to get rid of them. They gave us a few weeks and never checked back, but I was tired of being sneaky and worrying. Another man I know on our change-the-ordinance team had some and got caught because his yard backs up to an alley and the city person saw them. That person wasn't as accommodating and he had 48 hours, changed to one week to find them a new home. There are hens somewhere in the neighborhood now (I can hear them) and another friend has them and hasn't gotten caught. It depends largely on how visible your back yard is, how secure you keep them, and if your neighbors care.