I'm planning to get some chicks from the local feedstore also. They have black sex linked, RIR, and barred rock. I really want an EE too for the egg color! I raised an EE chick to 6 weeks before I gave her to a friend and she was so sweet and beautiful. I may have to get some hatching eggs from a local farm so I can get my EE! But first I'll have to find someone to take the extra chicks! My tractor is only so big...