Chicken ponderings

I've been wanting chickens for a while, but I was under the impression that they were near impossible to get permission to keep in Columbus, Ohio.

Turns out that's not true.

It's fairly easy to get a chicken permit in Columbus, though it's not particularly easy to find that out. Basically, the health code (not the city code) applies and doesn't make it too difficult to get one.

I was quiet this weekend since I was researching chickens, coops, and other chicken-y things. What I have discovered is this:

• I want to keep Buckeye hens (no roosters, no thank you!)
• I want 4-6 hens, which should get us at least a dozen eggs a week (giving us extras to keep the neighbors happy with)
• I want a coop/tractor that is cold-weather-proof and able to be moved about the yard by two people
• I want to get my pullets or chicks in the spring so we have all fall and early spring to build and prepare the yard

Does anyone out there keep urban chickens? If so, let me know how it works for you.

My resources:

• 2Silos (where we buy our eggs)
• mypetchicken.com
• backyardchickens.com
• urbanchickens.org
• Plus a bunch of books from the library