I have to say that my recent visit to the backyard coop of Terry Golson (author, Tillie Lays an Egg) piqued my curiosity about putting our blank slate of a yard to good use, egg-wise. Alas, a quick visit to The City Chicken ended that idea in a hurry. Turns out, you can't keep chickens in DC. Period. We are just plain out of cluck.

However, if I ever move back to my hometown of Burlington, Vermont, I can have up to three hens.

Good to know.