I'm interested. It would be a satisfying revisit of my childhood memory. But there are much to be done. Because of 4 seasons, this video definitely helps giving insight into making chicken coop. I have also downloaded this video just in case I loose it, because it's just that good. I could build my own chicken coop! I think my dad build the one for our chickens long ago.
The main goal is of course, the eggs. I don't think I'll do much butchering, not that I shouldn't. The rest is just fun watching and chasing chickens. Especially watching chickens coming in and out of the coop.
Their 12 hens (plus one rooster I guess), 8 eggs per day on average. So it's 2/3 of eggs per hen per day. For our need, 4 eggs a day is good enough, so that's about 6 hens.
So, other than a coop that can deal with snow storm, I also need to check with my local law...perhaps first by visiting the City or the Police station next to it.
Then if permitted for backyard chicken farming, then I'll have to consider if our backyard is ideal. Of course, the bigger the space for chickens to roam free the better.