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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.

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Chickens poultry Hatching eggs  - Advert 1
11

Hatching eggs

Chickens

1 dayAge
MixedSex
£2Price

Eggs available to collect or post from North Norfolk: Black copper marans (extra dark brown egg strain) Cream Legbars Marsbars (olive eggs) Brahmas (cream/pink egg) Bearded silkies (cream egg) Rhode Island x legbar (pale green egg) Eggs are £1.50 each plus postage. Packed and sent 24hr next day tracked. Growers and chicks available later in the year.

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NorwichNorfolk
Chickens poultry Happy healthy pullets - Advert 2
15

Happy healthy pullets

Chickens

6 weeksAge
FemaleSex
£9Price

Happy healthy pullets (young hens) available, nice mix of colours, light Sussex, Rhode rock, beechwood blue, speckledy, Emerald, Lohmann brown, leghorn and magpie types. All excellent laying types. Mostly brown layers of slightly varying shades, the Emeralds are blue layers and leghorn types white layers. APHA registered flock. Discounts offered on more than 10.

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KingsbridgeDevon
Chickens poultry Silkies Bantam hens mixed colours - Advert 3
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Silkies Bantam hens mixed colours

Chickens

5 monthsAge
MixedSex
£35Price

Silkie hens available. Mix of colours including black, blue, splash, mottled, gold. Hatched last year some September and some October. Getting regular eggs out of them. Great chickens for children, very easy to tame £35 each. Also a trio of white silkies available 2 hens and a cockerel that are not related £75. Hatching eggs available mixed colour silkies £15 per half doze

AshbourneDerbyshire
Chickens poultry Cream Legbar Chicks for Sale – Auto Sexed - Advert 4
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Cream Legbar Chicks for Sale – Auto Sexed

Chickens

3 weeksAge
MixedSex
£0Price

Beautiful Cream Legbar chicks available now at 2 weeks old. Healthy, active, and well-started. This is an auto-sexing breed, meaning males and females can be easily identified from day old. Both cockerels and pullets currently available. Cream Legbars are a fantastic addition to any flock – friendly, hardy, and known for laying stunning blue to green eggs once mature. •

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SwanseaSwansea
5.00
Chickens poultry Point of lay hens  - Advert 5
16

Point of lay hens

Chickens

6 monthsAge
FemaleSex
£35Price

Currently have some point of lay hens for sale Have 2 Pekin frizzle £40 each or 2 for £75 Lot of pimento hens £35 each ot 2 for £65 Banevelder £35 each Cream Legbar who lay cream eggs £35 each Brahma £40

LondonGreater London
Chickens poultry 🖤🤎Black Copper Marans 🤎🖤 - Advert 6
4

🖤🤎Black Copper Marans 🤎🖤

Chickens

1 weekAge
MixedSex
£10Price

(Dark speckled eggs!) Chicks will be unsexed and require heat for 6 weeks. 🐥 About Black Copper Marans: ✨ Stunning black feathers with rich copper highlights ✨ Calm, hardy, and great for all experience levels ✨ Famous for their deep dark brown eggs ✨ Strong, reliable layers with lovely temperaments Next to hatch: 🐣 Olive Eggers 🐣 Silkies 🐣Orpingtons 🐣cemanis

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GlossopDerbyshire
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Chickens poultry Trio salmon faverolles - Advert 1
4

Trio salmon faverolles

Chickens

11 monthsAge
MixedSex
£110Price

I have decided to sell this beautiful trio. The girls have started laying, the cockerel is unrelated and a month younger. Friendly! Near Milton Keynes.

Leighton BuzzardCentral Bedfordshire
Chickens poultry Various breeds of chickens - Advert 2
5

Various breeds of chickens

Chickens

6 monthsAge
FemaleSex
£30Price

Buff Orpington’s, pekin bantams, salmon faverolles, cream legbars, olive eggers. Prices start from £30. Near Milton keynes

Leighton BuzzardCentral Bedfordshire
Chickens poultry Buff Orpington cockerel x2 in Daventry - Advert 3
4

Buff Orpington cockerel x2

Chickens

5 monthsAge
MaleSex
£2,000Price

I have two boys looking for a new girls Hatched October last year from very good stock , at Staverton Daventry £20.00 each

DaventryWest Northamptonshire
Chickens poultry Buff Orpington Hatching Eggs - Advert 4
3

Buff Orpington Hatching Eggs

Chickens

1 dayAge
MixedSex
£12Price

Fertile buff orpington hatching eggs for sale. From excellent quality unrelated parent stock. 6 eggs £12 collected or £20 posted

PrestonLancashire
Chickens poultry Point of lay pekins, and silkies  - Advert 5
14

Point of lay pekins, and silkies

Chickens

5 monthsAge
FemaleSex
£35Price

We have some pekin bantams and silkies at around 22 weeks old, various colours available Pekins £35 Silkies £40

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SevenoaksKent
Chickens poultry trio 1 frizzle bantam boy& 2 POL hens pekin bantam - Advert 6
3

trio 1 frizzle bantam boy& 2 POL hens pekin bantam

Chickens

1 weekAge
MaleSex
£80Price

gentle trio of 1 frizzle bantam cockerel & 2 POL hens pekin bantam ,grown around humans very gentle ,raised with natural food

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RomfordGreater London
Chickens poultry Large fowl Brahma and faverolle hens  - Advert 7
3

Large fowl Brahma and faverolle hens

Chickens

4 monthsAge
FemaleSex
£50Price

Point of lay 20 weeks old Blue partridge Brahams hens Gold partridge Brahams hens Salmon faverolles Just a small selection of the birds we currently have available All birds are collection only from Marks Tey - Colchester Please check out our website or Facebook page for all of our stock The Hatch Shed Registered and licensed poultry breeder Thanks Lewis

Licensed Breeder
ColchesterEssex
Chickens poultry Sablepoot Chicks (Booted Bantams) - Advert 8
10

Sablepoot Chicks (Booted Bantams)

Chickens

3 daysAge
MixedSex
£5Price

Current availability: 12 chicks hatched 2nd March £5 each. Sold unsexed. Chicks hatched from my mixed colour Sablepoot pen: I have a blue and black & gold cockerel with lemon millefleur, gold millefleur, black, white, blue, silver millefleur, buff mottled, porcelain and cuckoo hens. Chicks are a mixture of colours, please message for photos of what is currently availab

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LincolnLincolnshire
Chickens poultry Point of Lay Chickens - Over varieties- See video - Advert 9
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Point of Lay Chickens - Over varieties- See video

Chickens

9 weeksAge
FemaleSex
£20Price

Back in stock! We now have a wide range of hybrids and pure breeds available. Point of lay hens in a variety of colours now for sale. Speckled, Bluebells, Black tails, Sussex, Marigolds, Rhode rocks and many others. These girls are fully vaccinated and ready to start laying at their new homes.Lots of new colours and varieties including olive, blue and dark brown layers.

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NewentGloucestershire
Chickens poultry 6 Bantam Polish Hatching Eggs - Advert 10
6

6 Bantam Polish Hatching Eggs

Chickens

1 weekAge
MixedSex
£20Price

Fresh Bantam Polish hatching eggs laid each day from a proven fertile flock. Our flock is healthy, well cared for, and kept in line with current avian influenza biosecurity requirements. Colours within the flock include: Buff Laced: Light gold/tan feathers with white lacing. Silver Laced: White feathers with black edging. Golden Laced: Gold feathers with black edging. Whi

BicesterOxfordshire
Chickens poultry Bantam Silkie Hatching Eggs Collection/Posted - Advert 11
14

Bantam Silkie Hatching Eggs Collection/Posted

Chickens

4 weeksAge
MixedSex
£20Price

6 Bantam Silkie Hatching Eggs – Proven Fertile – Mixed Colours Fresh Bantam Silkie hatching eggs laid each day from a proven fertile flock. Our flock is healthy, well cared for, and kept in line with current avian influenza biosecurity requirements. Colours within the flock include: Lavender splash, lavender, white, black, light brown and dark brown. Eggs are sold stric

BicesterOxfordshire
Chickens poultry Beautiful Bantam Silkie Chicks   - Advert 12
17

Beautiful Bantam Silkie Chicks

Chickens

4 weeksAge
MixedSex
£20Price

Beautiful Bantam Silkie Chicks I have beautiful and healthy Bantam Silkie chicks available. They are on heat, and feeding and drinking independently. These chicks are sold unsexed and come in a lovely range of colours including lavender, white and black, brown, lavender splash and partridge. Silkies are renowned for their gentle temperament and make excellent family pet

BicesterOxfordshire
Chickens poultry Chicks an Ducklings in a range of breeds  - Advert 13
31

Chicks an Ducklings in a range of breeds

Chickens

1 weekAge
FemaleSex
£10Price

We have a great range of Chicks and Ducklings hatching all the time, we offer full starter sets for £69, this is for the cage, feeder, drinker and feed. Chicks are priced at £8-14 each depending on the breed, Ducklings are priced at £10-25 depending on sex and breed 🙂 Please note that it’s collection only and we don’t sell single birds. We have a fantastic selection o

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CoalvilleLeicestershire
Chickens poultry Stunning Bantam Polish Chicks  - Advert 14
4

Stunning Bantam Polish Chicks

Chickens

1 weekAge
MixedSex
£20Price

I have beautiful and healthy Bantam Polish chicks available. They are on heat, and feeding and drinking independently. These chicks are sold unsexed and come in a lovely range of colours Buff Laced: Light gold/tan feathers with white lacing. Silver Laced: White feathers with black edging. Golden Laced: Gold feathers with black edging. White Crested Black: Solid black bod

BicesterOxfordshire
Chickens poultry Point of lay Hens in a wide range of breeds  - Advert 15
11

Point of lay Hens in a wide range of breeds

Chickens

5 monthsAge
FemaleSex
£0Price

Point of lay fully vaccinated, wormed and treated for mites/lice. These Hens vary in price depending on breeds, you can find all of these on our New Cottage Poultry Website 🙂 We have a fantastic selection of all types of Poultry in stock, Hens, Ducks, Geese, Quail, Turkeys, Chicks, Ducklings and more. Our shop is fully stocked with everything you need to keep your bird

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CoalvilleLeicestershire
Chickens poultry 2 polish bantam Roosters  - Advert 16
9

2 polish bantam Roosters

Chickens

8 monthsAge
MaleSex
£20Price

2 stunning polish bantam Roosters aged 35 weeks and 32 weeks. They need a new flock as I don't have room for them. £20 each

BangorGwynedd
Chickens poultry Silkeiea chicken in Ripley - Advert 17
21

Silkeiea chicken

Chickens

5 monthsAge
MixedSex
£100Price

I have 7 silkies chicken for salle 3 roosters and 4 hens 5 months old i sell all together 100£.

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RipleyDerbyshire
Chickens poultry Young pekin bantam pullets - Advert 18
1

Young pekin bantam pullets

Chickens

5 weeksAge
MixedSex
£30Price

I have 5 lavender pekin pullets available, nearly 10 weeks old. £30 each dont have to go together. Unrelated cockerals £20 each

CreditonDevon
5.00
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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.