Hello - Ive just joined and am just down the M6 from you in a village near Rugby. Unlike you I am brand new to chicken keeping and just have 4 young bantams. Will check out the UK thread but I guess chickens are chickens wherever they are in the world so looking forward to sharing and learning with you all.
z
Chickens are pretty much the same wherever you live but, the medications and products available generally are not. That's why it is good to continue with local links as well as those nationally.