Is it time for chickens?

My mom keeps chickens.  Then again, she lives in a rural Maine and has lots of space to pamper her babies.

There is a movement to bring chickens back to DC.  I'm seriously considering this.  Would my poor neighbors think I've gone off the deep end?  Or would they be begging me for those delicious eggs?

http://www.dcfoodforall.com/content/chicken-scoop