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John Kiefner with Kiefner Farms feeds some 20 varieties chickens he his wife Sherri (not pictured) raise under name Roost

John Kiefner, with Kiefner Farms, feeds some of the 20 varieties of chickens he and his wife Sherri (not pictured) raise under the name Roost 66 on their farm Sunday, Sept. 30, 2012, in Manhattan. | Matthew Grotto~Sun-Times Media

John Kiefner with Kiefner Farms stands near some 20 varieties chickens he his wife Sherri (not pictured) raise under name

John Kiefner, with Kiefner Farms, stands near some of the 20 varieties of chickens he and his wife Sherri (not pictured) raise under the name Roost 66 on their farm Sunday, Sept. 30, 2012, in Manhattan. | Matthew Grotto~Sun-Times Media

Will County Board member Tim Weigel sought make it easier for residents have chickens pot-bellied pigs other animals. |

Will County Board member Tim Weigel sought to make it easier for residents to have chickens, pot-bellied pigs and other animals. | Sun-Times Media file photo

Chicken Little Dominique chicken walks Roost 66 Kiefner Farms Sunday Sept. 30 2012 Manhattan. | Matthew Grotto~Sun-Times Media

Chicken Little, a Dominique chicken, walks in Roost 66 on Kiefner Farms Sunday, Sept. 30, 2012, in Manhattan. | Matthew Grotto~Sun-Times Media

John Kiefner with Kiefner Farms stands doorway Roost 66 where 20 varieties chickens he his wife Sherri (not pictured) raise

John Kiefner, with Kiefner Farms, stands at the doorway to Roost 66, where the 20 varieties of chickens he and his wife Sherri (not pictured) raise will roost at night as seen Sunday, Sept. 30, 2012, in Manhattan. | Matthew Grotto~Sun-Times Media

Wooden nest eggs used teach chickens where lay their eggs are seen Roost 66 Kiefner Farms Sunday Sept. 30 2012

Wooden nest eggs used to teach chickens where to lay their eggs are seen in Roost 66 on Kiefner Farms Sunday, Sept. 30, 2012, in Manhattan. | Matthew Grotto~Sun-Times Media

Mildred an Araucanchicken this sometimes called an 'Easter Egger' because she will lay blue or green shelled eggs is seen

Mildred, an Araucana chicken that is sometimes called an "Easter Egger" because she will lay blue or green shelled eggs, is seen on a branch in Roost 66 on Kiefner Farms Sunday, Sept. 30, 2012, in Manhattan. | Matthew Grotto~Sun-Times Media

John Kiefner with Kiefner Farms as seen Sunday Sept. 30 2012 Manhattan. | Matthew Grotto~Sun-Times Media

John Kiefner, with Kiefner Farms, as seen Sunday, Sept. 30, 2012, in Manhattan. | Matthew Grotto~Sun-Times Media

MANHATTAN TOWNSHIP — An exotic mix of chicks are providing plenty of kicks at Roost 66 this fall. Any day now the Polish, French and American free-range chickens will start laying an international rainbow of blue, green, brown and white eggs for local consumption. While …