Ooooooh I loved having chickens!! I haven't been able to keep any for awhile, but mine were awesome as pets. I kept them back when I was living in the Philippines and when we had to leave my dad actually kept my rabbits in the same coop as the chickens and he said they got along really well (even shared their food although my dad said that the chickens would fight for the rabbits celery!! LOL). Unfortunately they were given to our housekeeper when he left and my pets were probably all turned into dinner.
(Not advocating for keeping them in the same cages, just commenting on a slightly amusing situation....they weren't kept in the same cages while I was taking care of them, my dad only did this out of necessity....the ash from the volcano wrecked one of my cages....they were all kept outside due to really nice weather!!)
And Peac-o-c-ks are beautiful!! I saw a pair of all white ones that some one kept in Jacksonville and they were absolutely beautiful!! Definitely on my list of must haves some day!! As well as a few more chickens!!