I guess you're not local? There are a few more local if you'd like. Middle Farm usually has lots, we had some from there which were great. We got our first lot from a farm in Ferring, but I think they might still be under an avian influenza ban for movement of livestock at the mo...
We never did…Depends on what you feed them. I suspect if people feed them their leftovers/kitchen scraps then of course they’ll get rats. It’s illegal to do that anyhow…
We had chickens for ages. Loved them. Funny as anything and lovely having them peck around when I'm gardening, or sitting on your lap with a cup of tea in the sunshine coo-ing. The eggs are amazing, we had all our veggies and our eggs home grown, felt really good. Does limit your travels a bit...