Janet Tweedy wrote in
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Can anyone recommend a good poultry keeping course (for home not for
commercial ones) ? Preferably in the south east or south midlands

Janet

Personally I wouldn't bother with a course until after
you've assimilated easily available information on the web.
Once you've done that, you'll be able to articulate what
you want to take away from such a course.

Suitable starting points are
http://www.allaboutchickens.tk
and the "backyoard chickens" forum (see the links section)