i worked out in the fairfield county area, shelton/bridgeport for about 6months. i saw some people w/ chickens out there, even 1 person who had them in the basement in old kitchen cabinets, although i think they had a fighting thing going. i hear that purple on the w. hartford/ farmington valley area i also worked there it wasn't much fun all the people thought they were better than you. i was in a trailer park the other day out in eastern ct, where i work now, there was a person who had some hens there, not sure its legit but they had them. i think you could probably get away w/ a few hens if you build a small inconspicous coop out of the way, if your neighbors are cool. heck you could give them some eggs as a trade off. i think the biggest thing w/ zoning is the odor/ waste factor, i have 9 and they don't really smell at all, i do however have a compost pile which their waste goes into. i smell the big egg farm more which is about 3mi away.