Try pigeons! They are a joy to keep and almost always come back home.
If you wanna go for chicks again then try old english game or a good flying breed..
My uncle raised birds on his balcony once, and it doesnt work well with fat birds because they normally fall right off and never return...
I could not own chickens because my neighbors complained about the noise the hens make in the morning (egg song). I fed my bird addiction with turkeys, quail, and ducks, more quiet alternatives.
Turkeys are like large chickens minus the extra noise. They are a bit harder to raise though and eat...