Mike you crack me up. My avatar pic is peonies, Constance Spry and some Albas. Maybe some ramblers too. It's an old pic.
Sue its fun to try different breeds and I've had a tons over the years but the Isa Browns are THE best brown egg layers.
Silkies are adorable and sweet but poor players and not very hardy but I'm sure they would do well in Cali.
If you order from Murray McMurray you can mix and match chicks. There's no minimum on the breeds,
Popular site for chickens is Backyard Chickens.
http://www.backyardchickens.co...
