in the modest fireplace of catharina randall ' s 1890 - era farm , about a half - mile from yale u , there is a small buddha , camellia and forsythia , russian cherry and gum trees , and an amish - made chicken coop with five residences — four who lay eggs and gloria , who is no but one heck of a watchdog . the culling are technically illegal under nuevo haven ' s zoning bill , which banned rising eggs and other animals when it was updated during the 1950s . but these days , many dozens of backyard hens are generally tolerated under the municipality ' s unofficial enforcement program — calling it " don ' t cluck , don ' t tell " — that primarily seems the other way . with the poultry less abundant , alderman bert lemar has brought legislation that would allow residents to raise up to eleven eggs .
The Morgans have lived near Yale University since the 1950s.