Useful resources and links

Here are some useful forums and books I recommend. It's great when you're starting with chicken keeping to read around and get lots of views and ideas.

Please note: I'm not an affiliate and I don't earn money from any of these links, they are just for you to enjoy and learn from.

Books and Magazines

Katie Thear: Starting with Chickens (Amazon)

Practical Chicken Keeping (Amazon)

Mike Hatcher: self sufficiency Hen Keeping (Amazon)

Chris Graham (in association with Practical Poultry magazine): Choosing and Keeping Chickens (Amazon)

Laurence Beeken: Chicken Manual (Amazon)

Practical Poultry Magazine - www.practicalpoultry.com

Country Smallholding magazine (poultry section): www.countrysmallholding.com/poultry

A selection of resources for chicken keepers.
Credit: Amazon and Country Smallholding Magazine

Forums and Websites

The Poultry Keeper Forums - https://forums.thepoultrykeeper.co.uk/

Backyard Chickens Forum - http://www.backyardchickens.com/

RSPCA (chicken welfare) -  Laying Hens
                                            Broilers (reared for meat)
                                            Chickens as Pets

Poultry Keeper.com (Chickens, ducks, geese, etc.) - http://poultrykeeper.com/

Downthelane.net - Chicken Keeping forum

Organisations and Clubs

Defra (Department for Envirnment, Food and rural Affairs) - www.defra.gov.uk

The Poultry Club of Great Britain - www.poultryclub.org

American Poultry Association - www.amerpoultryassn.com/