re: People That Do Not Refrigerate Eggs

I have learned so much from this thread, and I'm only on page 2. I have noticed most places I've been to outside of our country didn't refrigerate them, but I didn't quite know why (although I figured it had to do with those eggs being farm fresh).

My question for people with chickens is: how much extra work is it to maintain the coop/care for the chickens? We bought a house with a huge coop in the backyard, but we haven't gotten any chickens yet. I eat eggs almost daily, so I would love to have farm fresh eggs. Worth the hassle? We are also training a puppy dog at the moment, so I'm guessing it wouldn't make sense to get chickens just yet.

TIA!