Today's Wall Street Journal had a front page article related to people keeping chickens as pets. Bonus: eggs, of course.

So...

... do you have chickens? (Not in the 'fridge, I mean LIVE ones!)

If so, do you consider them to be pets? Or working farm creatures?

Nope. Even though I grew up on a farm I'm allergic to feathers! Even if I wasn't I wouldn't have them, I have a phobia about birds---they terrify me.

Yup! Lots of them. This year's pullets are about to start laying (they are singing and singing) and then the eggs will be like zucchini around here - keep your car doors locked when you visit or you know what will happen.

No but we buy only free range eggs.

I was watching where come cities are lifting the regulations to keep a few as pets/layers :D:D:D
Wonder how happy some of the neighbors will be with the roosters crowing at dawn?

I was a free range poultry farmer for years. Alas, here, too - rules against poultry raising.

No, but I remember having them when I was young (back in the dark ages, of course). I was in 6th grade when we turned the last of them into main courses. So I do know first hand about the phrase "like a chicken without its head". Also, the smell of hot, wet feathers.

yep! had them for over 8 years now. yummy yummy eggs and when they get too old yummy chicken and dumplings!

No, no chickens yet, but I did find out it's ok to have them where I live. But my yard is not fenced in at the moment. I would like just a couple, for the eggs. I have to do some more research.

We live in the 'burbs and have 2 chickens. We plan on getting 2 more next year;> No roosters to keep our neighbors happy. And we have a little under 1/2 acre so they can free range. They're hilarious to watch and are extremely tame since we handle them so much.