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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 Chicks, chickens and hatching eggs - Advert 1
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Chicks, chickens and hatching eggs

Chickens

3 weeksAge
MixedSex
£10Price

Large foul and bantam birds and chicks, many to lay shades of blue green, spearmint, olive etc., as I specialise in Americana/Eastereggers/oliveeggers etc. pure breeds marans, silkies, Aracuanas, austrolorpes, pekins, legbars, light sussex, Orpingtons etc., from £10

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UckfieldEast Sussex
5.0
Chickens poultry Cockeral in Spennymoor - Advert 2
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Cockeral

Chickens

9 monthsAge
MaleSex
£15Price

Need rehoming already got one cockeral and got no space or another shed for it collection only if I stressed message me no messers

SpennymoorCounty Durham
Chickens poultry Cockerels  - Advert 3
2

Cockerels

Chickens

7 monthsAge
MaleSex
£0Price

4 cockerels available for a new Home I have more cockerels than I require for my chickens Free to a good Home Collection only

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TadworthSurrey
Chickens poultry 🤍Day old USA Silkies 🤍 - Advert 4
9

🤍Day old USA Silkies 🤍

Chickens

5 weeksAge
FemaleSex
£10Price

Looking to add some fluff and charm to your flock? Our day-old unsexed Silkie and USA chicks are now ready for new homes! We have multiple different colours 🤍🩶🧡🖤 Hatched 16th and 16th of Feb 🐥 About Silkies: ✨ Incredibly soft, fluffy “silk-like” feathers ✨ Sweet, calm, and friendly personalities ✨ Great broodies and wonderful pets ✨ Unique features — feathered feet

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GlossopDerbyshire
Chickens poultry pekin chicks mix colours chance frizzle bantam - Advert 5
7

pekin chicks mix colours chance frizzle bantam

Chickens

1 weekAge
MixedSex
£10Price

Pekin chicks colours include Buff chance of frizzle Black mottled chance of frizzle Blue / blue mottled chance of frizzle Red We also have some usa silkies available And buff orpington chicks available All chicks are unsexed

MiddlesbroughMiddlesbrough
Chickens poultry Pekin bantam pullets - ready togo - Advert 6
4

Pekin bantam pullets - ready togo

Chickens

8 weeksAge
MixedSex
£35Price

Beautiful, tame, pekin bantams mixed colours 18 availble, ready to go they are off heat and on growers feed currently ready for there forever homes, pure breed no crosses.... £35 each or 2 for £64 We also have quail hatching eggs & cortonix quails avaible diffrent ages from day old to POL please ask for more info or prices. Launching in march the one stop supply shop fo

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WaterloovilleHampshire
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Chickens poultry Lemon Pyle Brahma Cockerel & Hen in Carnforth - Advert 1
2

Lemon Pyle Brahma Cockerel & Hen

Chickens

15 weeksAge
MixedSex
£40Price

1 Cockerel 1 Hen - Hatched & reared by myself - When the lady starts to lay she should lay about 150 eggs a year - Extremely hardy breed -Pretty docile breed and friendly

CarnforthLancashire
Chickens poultry POL 18 week old hybrid pullets in Ashbourne - Advert 2
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POL 18 week old hybrid pullets

Chickens

6 monthsAge
FemaleSex
£20Price

Lots of lovely 18 week old point of lay hybrid pullets (White Star and Blacktail) available. Fully vaccinated. They are very friendly and will be great egg layers. 10% off for 6 or more. More info at www.thebuckfarm.co.uk

AshbourneDerbyshire
Chickens poultry Leghorn Only £10 - Advert 3
7

Leghorn Only £10

Chickens

13 weeksAge
MixedSex
£10Price

I have three lovely chickens for sale 2×roosters and 1×hen Leghorn chickens are considered the most efficient, high-volume, and productive egg-laying breed in the world. They are famous for producing 250–320 eggs.

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DagenhamGreater London
Chickens poultry Welsummers - Advert 4
4

Welsummers

Chickens

6 monthsAge
FemaleSex
£45Price

6 gorgeous welsummer hens available! They’re large fowl and £45 each Lots of different breeds available, so make sure you look at my other adverts! Please feel free to message me with any questions or to arrange viewing/collection!

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St NeotsCambridgeshire
5.0
Chickens poultry Light Sussex exhibition large fowl - Advert 5
5

Light Sussex exhibition large fowl

Chickens

6 monthsAge
FemaleSex
£45Price

We have available 8 beautiful light Sussex hens! These are all exhibition large fowl and £45 each. More breeds available, make sure you look at my other adverts!! Message me with any questions or to arrange viewing/collection!

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St NeotsCambridgeshire
5.0
Chickens poultry I have few cockerels to sell pure breeds  - Advert 6
14

I have few cockerels to sell pure breeds

Chickens

5 monthsAge
MaleSex
£5Price

I have 2-4 cockerels to sell to a good home all are healthy pure breed and friendly fed on good food

LondonGreater London
Chickens poultry Chickens Point of lay hens - Advert 7
24

Chickens Point of lay hens

Chickens

11 monthsAge
FemaleSex
£20Price

BACK IN STOCK NOW, a variety of different coloured blue egg laying hens!! We have available some beautiful chickens. These lovely point lay hens are around 22 weeks old and at the start of their career! They’re treated for worms and fully vaccinated. Only Copper Black Marans (dark brown egg layer) and Skylines (blue egg layer) left available now. These are £20 each or 10

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St NeotsCambridgeshire
5.0
Chickens poultry Araucana chickens - Advert 8
23

Araucana chickens

Chickens

9 monthsAge
FemaleSex
£25Price

Beautiful Araucana hens available!! These blue egg layers are only left available in black at £25 each and mottled at £35 each! Some have started laying now!! Lots of other fancy breeds available! Make sure you look at all the photos! Please message me with any questions or to arrange viewing/collection! I’ll get back to any messages within the hour :-)

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St NeotsCambridgeshire
5.0
Chickens poultry hatching eggs mixed and pure breed  - Advert 9
62

hatching eggs mixed and pure breed

Chickens

7 monthsAge
MixedSex
£3Price

available for collection or ready for delivery 6 USA silkie eggs £4/each 4 brahma eggs £4/each 6 pekin bantam eggs £3/each 6 olive eggers eggs £3 each 20 mixed breed (lucky dip ) £3/each postage ,next day delivery with royal mail High-quality fertile hatching eggs available from healthy, well-cared-for chickens. Our birds are regularly checked and kept in clean, spaci

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RomfordGreater London
Chickens poultry Pekins - Advert 10
14

Pekins

Chickens

10 monthsAge
FemaleSex
£35Price

Beautiful Pekin girls available at £35 each Also 2 cockerels available at £20 each! Lots of other fancy breeds available! Make sure you look at all the photos! Please message me with any questions or to arrange viewing/collection! I’ll get back to any messages within the hour :-)

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St NeotsCambridgeshire
5.0
Chickens poultry Hatching eggs  - Advert 11
11

Hatching eggs

Chickens

2 daysAge
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 Warren hybrid female chicks 2 weeks old  - Advert 12
2

Warren hybrid female chicks 2 weeks old

Chickens

1 weekAge
FemaleSex
£3Price

Warren hybrid female chicks hatched on the 23/02/26 all lively, eating and drinking well. They are priced as follows Minimum of 3 at £5each 4 at £4 each 10 at £3.50 each 20 at £3.25 each 100 at £3 each Any questions please as Thank you

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PeterboroughPeterborough
Chickens poultry Happy healthy pullets - Advert 13
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 14
12

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 Point of lay hens  - Advert 15
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 Point Of Lay Hens - multiple breeds available  - Advert 16
6

Point Of Lay Hens - multiple breeds available

Chickens

3 monthsAge
FemaleSex
£20Price

Multiple breeds of point of lay hens available. Light Sussex - £20 each Olive Eggers - £26 each Copper black Maran - £26 each Speckledys - £20 each Rhode Rock - £20 each Bluebells - £20 each Also po

GloucesterGloucestershire
Chickens poultry POL Goldlines  - Advert 17
3

POL Goldlines

Chickens

15 weeksAge
FemaleSex
£17Price

Point of Lay hens available now, some are just starting to lay. Lovely healthy birds Other POL hens available also Collection Gloucestershire

GloucesterGloucestershire
Chickens poultry 🖤🤎Black Copper Marans 🤎🖤 - Advert 18
4

🖤🤎Black Copper Marans 🤎🖤

Chickens

1 weekAge
MixedSex
£15Price

(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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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.