Another update: they are all laying now, and still get along great, with no laying-related drama. They tend to all want to use the nesting boxes at the same time, as chickens tend to do, but they wait their turn. Or, the most they'll do is crowd around the box and yell at the laying pullet to hurry up, but nobody is bullying anybody out of the boxes. They eat together and dust bathe together and get along great! Even with limited resources, like treats out of my hand, they all eat next to each other and there's no bullying or hogging of resources. They've never had any fights, plucked feathers or the like. In fact, they are so chill that I still can't figure out the pecking order, and they are 9 months old now. This is one peaceful flock!
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Yes, I had good luck with the eggs and was very happy with the results. My hatch rate was just about exactly 50%, which is what you'd expect from shipped eggs anyway. They traveled coast to coast from CA to MA, so I was pleasantly surprised and impressed that even that many hatched! Jeff sent me LOTS of extras, too, so the final number of chicks to hatch was exactly the number of eggs I actually paid for, thanks to the extras. That was really nice. I ordered another batch of eggs from him recently, arriving in March. Partridge Orps! 
Overall I've been VERY happy with Papa's and would recommend him heartily!
