Out here you can't go a mile without seeing someone with a chicken coop. Well hey man you should build a little coop with a nesting box or 2 in it otherwise they're gonna lay eggs all over your yard. I've had chickens all my life. I actually have none ATM because about a month ago a pack of coyotes got in there and murdered close to 20 chickens in 1 night. It was fucked up.