We have bantams and a few guinea hens and yes, they are pets but only one has a name, Petula. She is a white cochin bantam and I think she looks like a chicken in a childrens' story. We have a few cockerels, including one very mean one who happens to be Petula's son. He chases people, especially me! My legs are always all scarred and bruised in the summer because he attacks me and once he tore my ear open (I was bent over kissing my favorite lamb, a former bottle baby and house resident) goodnight.
Everyone I know says that they would put that mean chicken into a pot, but my DH likes him and refuses to kill him. I think he likes to I cooked him, I would probably choke on the meat!
All in all, they are a lot of fun and much more intelligent than people think.