Hi Jeff - I just wanted to let you know how much I appreciate your posting, and to agree with others that it's about as good a general review as anyone could write. In truth, there's no "one size fits all" response to what someone "wants" when it comes to any sort of livestock. We all have our own desired outcomes, and many of those are quite different. I sometimes wonder if people would be better off reading a summary of this sort written from the angle of the type person who wants to raise poultry, rather than the type of poultry available to be raised. For example, I'd give a much different answer as to "What type of egg layers should I get?" to someone who seems to want cute little pet chickens pecking about the yard than I would to someone wanting to sell eggs at the local farmer's market. Know what I mean? The same thing goes for meat birds (although not so many people wanting pets would be interested in getting meat birds). REALLY nice job!