I’m in a very rural area in the mountains where I don’t even have a Walmart within 25 mi, but I’ve got at least 3 feed stores to choose from, and they always put out a list of what breeds they’ll be getting on which dates. I ended up with 2 golden comets, 2 Barred Rocks, 2 Buff Orpingtons, 2 EEs, and 2 Buckeyes, but one was acting funny and died shortly after. My two grown girls are a white and apricot EE who just stopped laying, and a 1 year old golden comet. So, it’s a nice mixture with mostly heritage breeds.
That does sound nice. Ours just kinda get whatever is sent to them.
Oh, another story!
I had someone who didn't believe me when I said that my Cochin hatched out more than one egg. They thought chickens would only sit on one egg at a time