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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Hi there 👋🏼 IN STOCK! 🥳🤩 25 weeks old, Our POL Pullets are looking for new homes 🏡 Pure Breeds & Hybrids ✨ 🐓 Green Eggars 💚 £20 🐓 Blue Eggars 🩵 £20 🐓 Olive Eggers 🫒 £20 🐓 Copper Maran 🧡 £18 🐓 Warren Brown 🤎 £15 🐓 Goldline 🧡 £15 🐓 Lohmann Brown 🤎 £15 Plus: 🦆 Muscovy Drakes - from £15 🦆 POL Muscovy - 17 weeks old £25 🦆 Muscovy Ducklings 🐥 -

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🐓HAPPY HENS POULTRY🐓 WE OUR RENOWNED FOR SELLING BEAUTIFUL HAPPY HEALTHY HENS IN ESSEX Here at happy hens licensed poultry breeders We have various Hens available at POL all hens are fully vaccinated and wormed up too date The breeds we have available are CopperMaran £23.00 Black tails £18.00 Bovan Brown£15.00 Goldline £15.00 White star (lay blue eggs) £23.00 Light

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Pekin bantams and light Sussex bantams available mix colours . Point of lay

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Point of lay Brahma hens available some amazing colours

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5 months old Cockerell already crowing, ready to go. Buyer must collect . Very lovely and protective, always alart at all time.

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Pure breed copper maran cockerel. well loved bird, we've brought him up since being a day old chick

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Two Lovely pekin cross hens, laying well, friendly and easy to handle. Only selling as I’ve decided to breed purebreds instead and don’t have the room for everything. Price is per bird

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Hatched 22nd July 2025, this young Speckledy boy is healthy, alert, and full of personality. Lovely barred plumage, bright red comb, and already showing classic rooster confidence! Raised on free-ran

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The wyandotte is 5 mths old, the 2 legbars are 8 mths old the legbars just started to lay, i will not separate the legbars the price is per bird

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Available from Wednesday 4rd feb Polish bantams Laced polish bantams Pekin bantams Silkie bantams £35 each or 3 for £100 Bahamas Salmon Faverolles £45 each or 3 for £130 All fully vaccinated

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Caroline the hen is approx 18 months old, maybe slightly younger. Mr Frizzle is approx 6 months old cockerel. Collection TN17 area near Cranbrook Kent

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20 week old Exchequer Leghorn chickens (LF) 6 Females 1 Cockerel Lovely young chickens, all hatched and raised by us. Just starting to lay.

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New stock alert ! Fall in love with our gorgeous Wyandotte bantam point of lays . Perfect for beginners or seasoned poultry keepers, these birds are a must-have. Some are already laying eggs, yay . Interested? Send us a message or visit our website www.sheltonepoultry.co.uk

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🌸 Beautiful Pekin Point-of-Lay Pekins now available! 🌸 Almost ready to start laying and full of character. Numbers are limited and they won’t last long! Message us for details 🐣

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8 black French Maran chicks unsexed 2 days old born 31st January out off dark eggs 8 pound each them eggs in the photos northwich cheshire

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Large fowl gold laced, silver laced and buff laced wyandottes for sale. Point of lay pullets and a few are just starting to lay. Lay lovely large white to cream coloured eggs. My parent birds lay a few eggs right through the winter without extra lighting. They are friendly birds and very pretty to look at, they are used to Jack Russell dogs Also have some black copper mara

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Black copper maran and Red Dorking point of lay pullets for sale. A few are just starting to lay. The marans are hatched from dark brown eggs and their parents are from dark brown eggs. The Red Dorkings lay large white eggs. All are friendly birds especially the Dorkings. They are used to Jack Russell dogs. APHA registered. Also have silver laced, gold laced and buff laced

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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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Here we have our first lot of girls up for sale. 3 exchequer Leghorn. Beautiful birds. Should be laying within the next 4-5 weeks. £25 each or all 3 for £60 3 campine. The colouring on these girls is sublime! Same as above they should be laying within the next 4-6 weeks. £25 each or all 3 for £60 And last but not least we have a silver marren roo that somehow snuck in 😉 T

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1 cockerel Brown/golden colour Friendly around people, never demonstrated any aggression. Had him since he was a chick, has had regular free run of our large garden. Has been raised around children.

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A very friendly and healthy cockeral Breed: Mixed warren. Hoping to give away to a good, safe home

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Ayam Cemani chicks available. They will be unsexed as they are too young and from dark Fibro birds. The parents have no leakage and are on quality feed and supplements. They are raised in a house with family and animals and handled daily. £20 each. Hatching next : Ayam Cemani Bcm (black copper Maran) Silkie Orpington’s Swedish flower hens Olive egger Cream legbar

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Fully vaccinated point of lay Hybrids Hens. Available from end off February Wide selection; Light Sussex Speckled Rhode island hybrids Marigolds Blue bells Road rocks Welsummer hybrids White stars Silver Sussex Mottled legbars £20 each Crested cream legbars - blue egg Aracana hybrids - olive egg Copper maran hybrids - dark egg £30 each Carry home boxes availabil

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Point of lay (18 weeks old) The best layers and friendly birds Other hybrids also available Vaccinted and recently wormed Other poultry available all year around Licensed breeder Collection only - Marks Tey - Colchester Check out our Facebook page The Hatch Shed Thanks Lewis
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.