Get some ducks and chickens

By consensus at a house meeting, you make the decision to get some ducks and chickens. This seems like either a great or at least inoffensive idea to everyone provided they are kept clean and do not interfere with other uses of the yard and house. Several of you extensively research the breeds and care requirements of various types of ducks and chickens. You find the ideal variety for an urban environment - quiet, docile, intelligent, does well in confinement, cannot fly, excellent layers, beautiful feathers. You research the zoning - several sources cite that your city condones such animals so long as they are kept as pets and not intended for slaughter. A few weeks later a peeping box of the most adorable creatures you have ever beheld arrives at your house and you take superb care of them and love them with all of your heart.