agree with that pretty much , some of the fancy stuff ie feathered feet etc can be tricky to keep clean , game fowl tend to fight early on , with bantys you can keep more in the same space or less in a smaller space , depends what your after , eggs , table birds or just wanting to keep chickens , myself i just enjoy seeing chickens .. well being chickens , sort of relaxing lol theres loads of breeds nowadays and plenty of info on net , on here , books etc . atb phil