I moved to the country in Virginia 5 years ago, my wife has chickens. I built them a chicken mansion. They live better than me. They free range and are great fertilizer for the lawn. My one son has autism so we have them as therapy chickens and my HOA has to allow it. They are in fact very therapeutic. You should see my Long Island wife out there with a Louis Vuitton bag working and hanging out with the chickens. It is a sight to bee seen. LOL My HOA would not allow goats. I'm sure she could get some "therapy goats" too but I truthfully cant stand the smell of them. But the trade off of not having to mow the lawn....hmmmm.