That's what I was thinking but my DH says no. I got them for my mother but after six months she gave them back. They unfortunately don't pay for themselves in any way. I like them and if they bred I would keep the chicks but I can't spend more on them. If I could sell hatching eggs I could expand the flock.
well, if you consider them the way you would a parrot or finches- they do pay their way in enjoyment- yeah sounds hokey, but it is true, they are companion animals here