Thanks everybody for the replies! With all of that in mind, I can probably narrow down which breeds actually would work best. I do want good layers, but it would also be nice if they were semi-friendly and didn't fly into the highest limb of a tree (haha)... If I did order them online I was...
So we are going to get chickens, probably in the spring... I bought a book about having a successful flock and it featured many different types of breeds. Out of all it mentioned, (and after some research) I think that Anconas, Marans, Hamburgs, Buttercups, or Ausralorps would work the best for...