yard in tampa. you wouldn t believe it but they re just like pets. reporter: joey holloway from holloway s pet supply built lynn s coop and others. an average size coop would be this one over here. reporter: he says having chickens and a coop in your yard is fairly inexpensive, you can start for less than 300 bucks, and is a greaway produce eggs. oh. we got this is from luc. reporter: iearl growing in popularity in tampa right now. they re really friendly. i mean, it s like a pet. it s not hard to keep clean. it s not hard to take care of. reporter: now, tampa s laws say you can take care of five ickeery e feet. as long as they re 200 feet from your neighbors. what our staff will do is just explain to city council what s on the books right now. reporter: the council could then clarify that law and maybe add tougher restrictions based on complaints about noise or neighborhood impact.