I have 14, they are all pets and all have names. We eat the eggs and give them away, although they are bantams so it's pretty funny when I give someone a carton of little blue eggs.
They have a coop that is insulated and heated, there's 2 skylights with insulated doors to close up during winter, and there's a big bubble window with a big sill, which is where the chicks always like to sleep. It's sooo cute to walk by in the evening and see them snuggled up against the glass. Outside, they have a big pen that is totally enclosed to keep out predators, and they have access to that all the time, unless it's stormy, then I close the inner door to keep the wind out. At least once a day I open up the doors to the coop and they get to roam the yard. I don't let them free range though because I love them too much to risk a hawk or something getting them, so they only get yard time when I'm gardening or working with my horses and can keep an eye on them. But they do enjoy that time of day when they get to roam wherever they please and do chicken-stuff.