Where in Alabama do you live? Unless you are in a city that has some kind of stupid law against owning chickens I don't know of a law. I would check around and see if I could find someone with some and just let a hen or two set on some fertile eggs. At Paxton, Fl the first Saturday of the month they have a sale and you can get about any kind of chicken you could want. There are bound to be similar type sales around you.