They are a great breed I have 3 of them very calm I can walk right up to them and pick them up, they don't peck or hurt the others, and they lay these huge dark brown eggs I haven't been able to get the egg cartons closed so I have been taping the cartons closed. They are even very pretty birds with there bright shiny red brown colors with a bit of white. I highly reccomend these birds for any backyard flock.