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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6 Bantam Silkie Hatching Eggs – Proven Fertile – Mixed Colours Fresh Bantam Silkie h@tching eggs from a proven fertile flock. Birds are 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 strictly as hatching eg

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6 Bantam Polish Hatching Eggs – Proven Fertile – Mixed Colours Fresh Bantam Polish hatching eggs from a proven fertile flock. Birds are healthy, well cared for, and kept in line with current avian influenza biosecurity requirements. Colours within the flock include: Golden, SIlver laced, white crested blue, black crested white, white crested black, buff laced, tolbunt, w

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Bantam Silkie Chicks Looking for Their New Coops 🐥 I have a lovely selection of Bantam Silkie chicks available to loving pet homes. They are currently on heat, eating and drinking well, and thriving. The chicks are being sold unsexed and are a beautiful mix of colours, including lavender, lavender splash, dark and light brown, white, and black. Silkies are a wonderful

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Young pair around 4 and half months old. Stag is growing tall already with ginger feathers coming through, excellent posture and proportions. Hen is wheaten colour, similar face to the mother. Grea

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Last year’s Pekin bantam cockerel looking for some ladies of his own! Free to a good home Collect Gawcott

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X2 cockerels free to good home, these will be good breading cockerels there dad is the best rooster I’ve ever had fertility is fantastic I get so many healthy chicks from him, and protects his hens ex

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Unfortunately after a series of seperate events I lost 3 females and now just have the 2 left. Ive tried to find more adult females to join these 2 but have been un able too and both chickens, especia

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I have 5 assorted trios of poultry available. These are amazing specimens of their breeds and are laying ready for breeding this season. Trio Silkie Bantams (Black) £70 Trio Serama Bantam (Very Smal

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need new homes asap preferably as a trio . Price is for all three. Priced to move quickly as have issues with a puppy . They are great hens !

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A very polite and well-mannered male, we just can’t keep him anymore due to the noise. Used to being handled and very patient with being petted. Experienced chicken owners preferred. Responds to being

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Welsummer Cockerels 2 . Plus variety of hens free Range layers of brown eggs, also(silver ducklwings Cockrell and 3 Hens For sale . . £90) , All now re homed.

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One of each variety looking for a new home. Silkie hen is laying and has laid eggs throughout winter.

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Show pure breed lines big old English Orpington - Chocolate Cockerel (born in February 2025) £30. Mix breed Orpington - Chocolate/black splashed pullet with cockerel (born in August 2025) selling fo

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Shamos pair turkish hints the stag is blue red and gold stunning little bird ready to breed.8 and half months old.

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I have some day old bearded silkie chicks available for sale Colours available Splash Blue Blue partridge Partridge Sometimes black They will be unsexed and priced per chick Available for pr

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Brahma large fowl and bantam Silkie feathered pekin Lavender pekin Marans Prices range £10-£20 Good quality

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Silkie/ polish chicks mixed grey and black Unsexed When older Good egg layers getting some everyday. Selling due to limited space we have Very friendly cute Need a loving new home

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pure breed USA Silkie roosters 3 x available as pictured VERY friendly birds, can pick them up no problem and will eat out of hands To GOOD HOMES ONLY Collection from Ford, BN17

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Needs a 5* home and some girls of his own. Good natured and born end of August last year. Oxfordshire

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I am selling 5 rare baby ayam cemanis 2 weeks old for sale they are high quality and purebred, one came out with white is not for sale. contact me or call me if interested

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STILL FORSALE IF OUR ADVERT IS UP WE HAVE SOME Beautiful pekin bantams 8 weeks old pullets we now have 2 left forsale beautiful colours ready to go £35 each x1 roo x1 hen, ready for there forever home

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I’ve had to make the decision of letting my 2 chicks go, I hatched them myself they are very tame will come up to you let you stroke them they hatched on the 9th of October 2025

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Rooster and cockerels for sale in London. Price start from £20 Collection from west London Please text or WhatsApp us for more information

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Estimately a year and a half old. Mix feed of pellets, veg, seeds and berries. Not vaccinated. Looking for a loving home for these three either together or separately. £60 for Shamo, £25 each for
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.