This was my first year owning these birds, they are extremely good at foraging in the wild. I got mine from a hatchery but they act like they were taken right out of the wilds of egypt. They act a lot more like other wild pheasant family members and they do not like to be handled, mine freak out like they are being killed when I catch them. They also always stick together, I see them climbing up trees and scratching around in the woods all the time, they never need a rooster's supervision. They are like a whole different species and I highly recommend them, I have not found another hatchery breed that was similar to them. If you want to keep your birds in a run then don't get this breed, they like to roam. They will also fly out of any run without a cover.