Thanks- I learned now do just order a lot of hens- although I feel bad for the roosters! Wouldn't mind them but stupid ordinance- need two acres, only have 1. Eventually we will move and then we can enjoy that beautiful "cock a doodle doo!"
I know how you feel. For the past two or more decades I've only ordered pullets. I always get a cockerel or two in them anyway, unless it's a Sex Link order. I also decline the free "surprise" or "mystery" chick that some hatcheries offer with an order as they almost always turn out to be cockerels.