I have been doing some research on that, but I am only so far as looking at the zoning laws. I did run across a website that might be useful:
http://www.motherearthnews.com/Sustainable-Farming/Raising-Backyard-Chickens.aspx#axzz2QOf2q1pt
http://thecitychicken.com/hhotm.html
The city chickens has lots more info for beginners.
Thank you both for the links. I’ll browse through them this evening. I appreciate it!