I absolutely ADORE my Star. She is my favorite chicken ( if I HAD to pick favorites) and head honcho of my three younger ones. I hand raised her from a tiny chicken, and she is extremely affectionate. She's figured out that she can climb up my leg vertically while flapping her wings really hard to perch on my shoulder. I call it a 'bird party' because she'll initiate a shoulder perch, and the others will follow suit. She LOVES to nuzzle my hand so that I pet her neck. I would recommend this breed to beginners and anyone for that matter.