We have 3 Isla Brown hens here. I'm in suburban Sydney in a rental! So it can be done anywhere. Our girls we aquired from a friend who moved overseas... Thanks Onyx! They love the occasional treat of ****roach or spider! Which is freaky, but awesome at the same time.

They can be messy in the garden, and they did eat all my strawberries and spinach... but that was because they ran through the house to the other yard and got to them! I personally would put some wire up around your vege patch if you want to free range your chickens near it. Also.... egg shells are a deterent to some aphids because your chooks will eat any little bug pests that are near your vege patch! Which can only be a good thing, and you will have awesome fertiliser...