This thread is bringing back memories of the three chickens I grew up with. We kept them in the old dog kennel just like Kazbah said. They laid regularly and one of them used to lay 80gm eggs!!!! They were so yummy! I lived on a normal suburbarn block growing up too.

Now I live in a country town and there is a rooster living across the back laneway. Very noisy and goes on and off all day

Can't wait til we move out of town to get our own chooks again!