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Chickens Poultry for sale in Melksham, Wiltshire

24 Chickens Poultry for sale in Melksham, Wiltshire

Chickens, also known as hens or chicks in their early stages, have their origins in Southeast Asia, where they were first domesticated from the red junglefowl around 8,000 years ago. Widely kept across the United Kingdom, these birds have distinctive physical traits including colorful plumage — with males often being more vibrant — and fleshy crests called combs on their heads. Their combs and wattles help regulate temperature, making them well-adapted to various climates. Chickens exhibit unique behaviours, such as dust bathing to maintain feather health and establishing a social pecking order within flocks. Known for their friendly temperament, they are suitable for backyard poultry keepers seeking both egg production and companionship. Popular in the UK for keeping live chickens, many enthusiasts search for "chickens for sale" or "hens for sale near me" to start their flocks. Whether you are buying baby chicks or point of lay chickens for egg-laying, chickens are versatile and hardy birds, thriving in free-range or well-managed environments. Their care involves providing shelter, nutrition, and protection from predators, making them a rewarding choice for both beginners and experienced poultry keepers alike.

Chickens poultry Shamo chickens cocks and hens - Advert 1
2

Shamo chickens cocks and hens

Chickens

8 monthsAge
MixedSex
£100Price

Shamo chickens Good quality Only 6 months old Some getting very tall now . The hens are £60 and the cockerels £100

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WimborneDorset (39.9mi)
0 reviews
Chickens poultry Beautiful Cockerel  - Advert 2
4

Beautiful Cockerel

Chickens

5 monthsAge
MaleSex
£0Price

Free to a good home Born in the summer home raised and born in our own coop. We only have room for hens and would like this beautiful creature to find a new home.

WantageOxfordshire (34.2mi)
0 reviews
Chickens poultry Silkie bantam cockerel - Advert 3
3

Silkie bantam cockerel

Chickens

6 monthsAge
MaleSex
£5Price

Young Silkie bantam cockerel, black mingled with white (mum was grey cuckoo). Six months old and just started crowing. The last of this year’s small batch of hatchlings! APHA reg C1423469.

WantageOxfordshire (34.2mi)
0 reviews
Chickens poultry White leghorns and Chicks - Advert 4
16

White leghorns and Chicks

Chickens

4 monthsAge
FemaleSex
£25Price

Hi, I have 3 white female leghorns for sale - they’re all laying but I am selling to reduce my flock. (£25) (last couple pics) I also have a black silkie chick and some white chicks (not too sure abo

RingwoodHampshire (39.3mi)
0 reviews
Chickens poultry Light Sussex Cockerel  - Advert 5
1

Light Sussex Cockerel

Chickens

8 monthsAge
MaleSex
£30Price

For sale a light Sussex cockerel. Selling due to downsizing of our poultry. He is a good size and very good looking. £30 Ono

AndoverHampshire (30.1mi)
0 reviews
Chickens poultry Polish Crested Chicken Pair – Hatched in April - Advert 6
22

Polish Crested Chicken Pair – Hatched in April

Chickens

8 monthsAge
MixedSex
£70Price

For sale: a lovely pair of Polish Crested chickens, one white hen and one dark (black/grey) cockerel. Hatched in April, healthy, strong, and well grown for their age. Raised naturally and used to ou

AbingdonOxfordshire (42.1mi)
0 reviews
Chickens poultry Trio of silkie chicks (unsexed) 2-3weeks old - Advert 7
5

Trio of silkie chicks (unsexed) 2-3weeks old

Chickens

5 weeksAge
MixedSex
£30Price

Hatched on the 24/11/2025 Beautiful birds Docile nature If you're not familiar with the silkie breed please Google 😍 £30 for all 3 Thanks 😊

NewportNewport (38.8mi)
0 reviews
Chickens poultry Lovely Polish Bantam Cockerel  - Advert 8
3

Lovely Polish Bantam Cockerel

Chickens

8 monthsAge
MaleSex
£3Price

I have a home hatched and reared black and white polish bantam cockerel. Lovely looking boy with iridescent black plumage and a white head. Chilled personality and tame. I am having to rehire him as I

AbergavennyMonmouthshire (49.1mi)
0 reviews
Chickens poultry Cornish Ross broiler chickens - Advert 9
2

Cornish Ross broiler chickens

Chickens

3 monthsAge
MixedSex
£20Price

Cornish Ross are a great heavy broiler chicken with an unrivalled flavour. Our birds have been slowly produced in an outdoor environment to create great table birds.

TadleyHampshire (43.5mi)
0 reviews
Chickens poultry Silver appenzeller hens  - Advert 10
4

Silver appenzeller hens

Chickens

1 yearAge
FemaleSex
£45Price

Beautiful healthy free range birds. Looking for a new home as we are downsizing our breeding flock size. I have 2 silver hens left. £45 each

WincantonSomerset (24.8mi)
0 reviews
Chickens poultry RHODE ISLAND RED COCKEREL - Advert 11
1

RHODE ISLAND RED COCKEREL

Chickens

3 monthsAge
MaleSex
£5Price

Handsome lad for sale. 16 weeks old. Only selling as I can’t keep him. Message for more details. Collection near Warminster.

WarminsterWiltshire (11.6mi)
0 reviews
Chickens poultry Lovely Point of Lay Hybrid Hens - Advert 12
13

Lovely Point of Lay Hybrid Hens

Chickens

9 monthsAge
FemaleSex
£25Price

We have a lovely stock of hybrid hens for sale. Friendly, fun and good layers. Our hens are fully vaccinated, wormed and regularly checked for red mite. Some are laying already and they all inquisit

TadleyHampshire (43.5mi)
0 reviews
Chickens poultry Orpington English Rare Colour Trio - Advert 13
6

Orpington English Rare Colour Trio

Chickens

3 monthsAge
MixedSex
£55Price

Show pure breed lines big old English Orpington Trio - Chocolate Cockerel with his two girls (born in February 2025) selling for £110. Mix breed Orpington Trio - Chocolate/black splashed pullets with

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WitneyOxfordshire (40.2mi)
0 reviews
Chickens poultry 5 month old chickens - Advert 14
2

5 month old chickens

Chickens

5 monthsAge
MixedSex
£80Price

5 month old free range chickens - 1 cockbird and 3 hens. Looking for lovely new homes. Buyer to collect.

BeaminsterDorset (46.7mi)
0 reviews
Chickens poultry Brahma  - Advert 15
8

Brahma

Chickens

1 yearAge
MixedSex
£15Price

Brahma chickens white and black rock can be more money for different types of breeds One Years Old text me with this number 0-7-8-8-8-1-0-8-5-5-4

GloucesterGloucestershire (34.4mi)
0 reviews
Chickens poultry French copper black and blue Marans cockerel  - Advert 16
2

French copper black and blue Marans cockerel

Chickens

6 monthsAge
MaleSex
£20Price

I have two spare fantastic breeding French marans cockerels They were both hatched from one of the darkest eggs in the Netherlands top breeders I also have a Marbar cockerel same age olive egg produ

SouthamptonSouthampton (45mi)
5.00
1 review
Chickens poultry Indio Gigante *LARGE BIRDS Portuguese bloodlines* - Advert 17
7

Indio Gigante *LARGE BIRDS Portuguese bloodlines*

Chickens

8 monthsAge
MixedSex
£45Price

They are from several different bloodlines and unrelated. I am taking orders for 2026. Birds start at £45 each depending on age and size up to £200 per pair. Eggs are £58 for half a Dozen I keep

CaldicotMonmouthshire (30.4mi)
0 reviews
Chickens poultry Cockerel - Advert 18
1

Cockerel

Chickens

13 weeksAge
MaleSex
£15Price

A handsome cockerel for sale, 9 weeks old. Father is a white Sussex and mother is a Legbar(blue egger)

SwindonSwindon (20.2mi)
0 reviews
Chickens poultry Warrens Available  - Advert 19
3

Warrens Available

Chickens

5 monthsAge
FemaleSex
£15Price

Warrens Available at Eggcellent Acre. 19 weeks old, vaccinated and health checked. Just reddening up so won’t be far off laying! Message us for more details - ************ 56 available - £15 e

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LonghopeGloucestershire (36.9mi)
0 reviews
Chickens poultry Lavender bantam Pekins smooth and frizzle  - Advert 20
4

Lavender bantam Pekins smooth and frizzle

Chickens

10 monthsAge
MixedSex
£25Price

I have about 30, couple cockerels. Few black smooth frizzle and mostly lavender smooth and frizzle. £25 each. Trowbridge Wiltshire

TrowbridgeWiltshire (4.6mi)
0 reviews
Chickens poultry Buff Orpington’s hens and cockerel  - Advert 21
4

Buff Orpington’s hens and cockerel

Chickens

10 monthsAge
MixedSex
£45Price

8 buff Orpington hens and one cockerel. Hatched beginning of the year. Started laying. Trowbridge, Wiltshire. £45 each hen.

TrowbridgeWiltshire (4.6mi)
0 reviews
Chickens poultry Cockerels  green egg gene - Advert 22
6

Cockerels green egg gene

Chickens

6 monthsAge
MaleSex
£0Price

I have 2 beautiful young friendly cockreals looking for a home. One has just started to crow very quietly They are stunning birds with the green egg gene . So any chick you hatch should lay green egg

CheltenhamGloucestershire (36.7mi)
0 reviews
Chickens poultry Beautiful white silkie cockerel - Advert 23
3

Beautiful white silkie cockerel

Chickens

6 monthsAge
MaleSex
£5Price

Beautiful white silkie cockerel looking for a new home. He’s a lovely boy, I’m genuinely sad he needs a new home, but being in a city I can’t keep him. Based in Bedminster, Bristol

BristolBristol City (20.2mi)
0 reviews
Chickens poultry Selection of stock cockerels good breeding stock - Advert 24
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Selection of stock cockerels good breeding stock

Chickens

6 monthsAge
MaleSex
£10Price

Selection of stock cockerels Lavender pekins Silkie feathered porcelain pekins Bantam gold Brahma Isabella LF Brahma Buff Colombian LF Brahma Silver spangled Appenzeller Lemon Pyle Brahma

SouthamptonSouthampton (45mi)
5.00
1 review

FAQs

Are chickens considered poultry?

Yes, chickens are considered poultry, which is the category of domesticated birds raised primarily for their meat and/or eggs. They are one of the most common poultry species along with turkeys, ducks, and geese.

How are chickens classified in poultry?

Chickens are classified as a species within poultry and further divided into classes based on age, sex, and purpose such as broilers for meat, layers for eggs, roasters, and capons. There are also standard breed classes including American, Asiatic, Continental, English, Mediterranean, and others.

Do poultry chickens lay eggs?

Yes, female chickens, known as hens once mature, lay eggs regardless of the presence of a male chicken (rooster). Egg-laying ability depends on the breed, with some bred specifically for high egg production while meat breeds lay fewer eggs.

Why can't male chickens be used for meat in egg-laying breeds?

Male chicks from egg-laying breeds are typically not used for meat production because they do not develop the large breast and leg muscles needed for quality meat and are therefore not economically viable. As a result, these male chicks are commonly culled shortly after hatching, while male meat-breed chickens are used for meat.