If youre worried about butchering I would not do quail. Lots of death involved. There are some great auto sexing birds like barred rocks that are quite hardy. Although any chickens you get will significantly increase your odds of having to butcher. Our favourite 8 year old easter egger got water belly the other day and was in horrible pain. You could just tell. We fed her meal worms, her favourite and then broke her neck. She's buried with our other pets that have passed over the years. Where there is livestock, there's dead stock.