I was just in the same boa! We are still building my coop (lucky you with your handy hubby!) --my mother in law, down in Virgina heard about a chicken swap meet! There were tons of breeders there, and many people were selling Pullets, of all sorts of breeds. I managed to get 5 pullets just as easy as one get chicks!
Perhaps you can do a quick search or watch your newspapers for an advertisement? Also, lots of times local farmers (say at a community farmers market) sell eggs. strike up a conversation with some of the free-range folk and maybe they will have some leads for you.