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 weeks old chicks Under the heat pekin bantam Vorwerks blue bell Silkies various colours bantam brahma mix indian game/brahma mix ayam cemani/sussex Prices start from £12 ask me about price for breed you want also 10 warren chicks 6 weeks old £12 each
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Appenzella in a mix of colours chamois, silver laced, blue and pure black fully vaccinated and wormed lovely mohican haircut they are a pure breed

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Barbu d’Uccle Mille fleur and Lavender Pekin hatching eggs. £18 for 6 eggs. Collection Ashbourne or can post Monday-Thursday tracked 24 hr in protective poly box £6. Postage can affect hatching rates. High fertility in a test hatches.
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Chicks for sale. All your black favourites. Marans, silver Sussex ,Black Minorca. Pick your own.£5 .each.

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Warren's brown egg layers pullets 16 weeks old fully vaccinated and wormed they lay 320 to 340 eggs per year

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Hatching eggs: 6 eggs £18, 12 eggs £36. Flat Rate Royal Mail 24hr Tracked Postage £5.99. Larger quantities of eggs can take me a few days to collect. From my flock of large fowl mixed colour Brahma. I have an Isabel cockerel, a Buff Blue Colombian Cockerels, 4 Buff Blue Colombian hens, 1 Blue Gold Laced, 1 Dark, 1 Red Pyle and 1 Blue Splash. (We also have a couple of bl
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Five Plymouth Rock (pure breed) cockerels for sale. Hatched from chicks. They are all now 7 weeks old. Ready to go to be with their own flock of hens! All boys have a friendly temperament and have bee

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Pure Pekin bantams, mixed colours. Unsexed chicks to young pullets and hatching eggs available (can post). Good chance of frizzle. Collection between Bicester & Thame.

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I have silkies for sale 10 hens and 1 rooster The rooster is free to a good home £20 per hen minimum purchase of 2 I took these on from a breeder where they were being neglected They are mixed age
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Our coloured eggers include Russett Greens (Green eggs), Cheshire Blues (Blue eggs), Cheshire Blacks (Dark Brown eggs). The Cheshire Blues are Genuine Cheshire Blues, bred in Cheshire by the original

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Pekin bantams available all hens are laying. £20 for hens £10 for cockerels. Last years hatch and all healthy.

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One white Sussex approx 2 years old One speckled hen approx 2 years old One Colombian ranger approx 1 year old All good layers Moving house need to find a good home Would like all three to go together
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Pure bantam silver spangled Hamburg hens, £40each! These beautiful hens hatched at the beginning of September.
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Gorgeous Polish hens available in lots of different colours!! These bantam hens are now £40 each! Please message me for more info or to arrange viewing/collection
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Lovely silkie hens available at £40 each. Only 3 left now! Please message me for more info or to arrange viewing/collection!
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Hey chicken enthusiasts! Exciting news—my beautiful sablepoot bantams are laying, and the fertility rate on these hatching eggs has been fantastic so far. Sablepoots are a true bantam breed, known for being super friendly and easy to handle—perfect if you want chickens with personality. In my little flock, will reciveve eggs from my silver, blue partridge, cuckoo and blu
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Absolutely gorgeous silver laced Wyandotte hens available at £40 each! These are true bantams and hatched beginning of September!

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Marans , Rhode Island reds , Welsummers, Various hybrids , From £15.00 to £25.00 . Discount for more than 5 . Facebook : Banhams of Badby . Registered flock . Hatching eggs available for collect

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Beautiful Pekin girls available, all colours are £35 each. Apart from the black hens, these are now £30 each! Age in this advert isn’t correct!! These hatched end November - beginning of December. Please message me with any questions or to arrange viewing/collection!

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Silkie chicks 2&4 weeks old also newborns arriving in 2 weeks. Silkie chickens are very friendly, calm & make fantastic pets.
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Columbian Blacktail Hatching Eggs Meet Rusty, our handsome Rhode Island Red cockerel, and his six lovely Light Sussex ladies! Together they produce stunning Columbian Blacktail chicks — brilliant laye
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young rooster free to good home ,gentleman with his ladies and likes a cuddle ,only reason i have to rehome him is because i already have a rooster
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Most beautiful Welsummer hens available at £30 each. These are true bantams and hatched at the beginning of September.
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We have available 6 buff Orpington hens £50 each and 1 cockerel £25. These are available individually, but also as a breeding flock. Discounted price will then apply.
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.