I too live on a double sized East End lot and would love to be able to keep 4-6 hens. Last year I kept 10 chikcs in a brooder in my garage until they were large enough (feathered out enough) to take to our more rural summer home. There we built a small coop where they stayed, gave us some eggs, and then in late fall when it was time to return to the city for good, we slaughtered them and they now reside in our freezer. I believe I will do this again this year, however someday it would be so nice to be able to keep a few year round for egg production. I've heard of people keeping rabbits for meat production in sheds lined with cages in their yards here in SSM.