Thanks for all the welcomes and best wishes. I picked up my birds from a local breeder Nursecat9. She was soooo helpful and informative beyond description. I am now the proud owner of a laying Plymouth barred rock 9 months old and, 2 pullets 3 month old.
The pullets are a Rhode Island Red, and a Plymouth White Rock. I named them Mo, Larry and Curly because they act like the 3 stooges if you are old enough to know who they are!!!