I would get 2 BB Red Old English game hens. They are the size of a Robin, don't eat much and because they are so cute and little, kids don't lose interest in them. Sell it with "they don't eat much" LOL. And yet they lay decent little eggs, perfect sized for a kid to eat!They are cute right... Hey everyone... How do I convene an irritating man that he needs to let our little girl go pick out a baby chick to raise as her very own?! He says that if she wants one she should just go pick one of the 7 out back and deal with it... What a meanie!!! She wants one different colored so that she won't get her mixed up with the others... Ours are all black. Paige wants a white or cream one like baby Sugar that we have been following.