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Chickens Poultry for sale

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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Day‑Old Chicks and Hatching eggs - pure breed

Chickens

3 daysAge
MixedSex
£12Price

🐣 Day‑Old Chicks & Hatching Eggs – Now Available We have a lovely selection of day‑old chicks and fertile hatching eggs ready this week. All chicks are vaccinated against Marek’s and coccidiosis before collection. Availability changes daily, so please message us for the most up‑to‑date list. Hatching Eggs £3 each — available as single breeds, mixed selections, or Myster

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Weston-super-MareNorth Somerset
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💙 EXHIBITION STOCK- SABLEPPOT HATCHING EGGS🥚

Chickens

1 weekAge
MixedSex
£4Price

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

TadworthSurrey
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Colombian Blacktail Female Chicks

Chickens

5 daysAge
FemaleSex
£12Price

The Columbian Blacktail is a much-loved British favourite — a friendly, reliable layer with warm chestnut feathers and a glossy black tail. These chicks grow into calm, confident hens that are easy to handle and perfect for both first-time keepers and experienced smallholders. Our chicks are sexed females, hatched from our own breeding group here on our smallholding near S

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StroudGloucestershire
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Pekins

Chickens

1 yearAge
FemaleSex
£30Price

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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St NeotsCambridgeshire
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Columbian Blacktail Auto Sexing Hatching Eggs x 6

Chickens

2 weeksAge
MixedSex
£13Price

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 layers with calm, friendly temperaments. This cross creates auto-sexing chicks, meaning you can tell the boys from the girls at a day old — the red chicks are female and the yello

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StroudGloucestershire
Chickens poultry Chicks recently hatched Silkies,Buffs & Leghorns  - Advert 6
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Chicks recently hatched Silkies,Buffs & Leghorns

Chickens

6 weeksAge
FemaleSex
£20Price

Silkie chicks just hatched this week. Gorgeous little bundles off fluff that make great pets. We also have a few Buff Orpington’s & the prolific laying leghorns.

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LittlehamptonWest Sussex
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Polish bantams

Chickens

4 monthsAge
FemaleSex
£40Price

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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St NeotsCambridgeshire
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Pekin bantams chicks

Chickens

3 weeksAge
MixedSex
£10Price

Pekin bantams chicks available hatched regularly Multiple colours available £10per chick Please contact for any more Information

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BradfordWest Yorkshire
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Silkie and naked neck

Chickens

10 monthsAge
FemaleSex
£125Price

I have 3 birds for sale one is a beautiful grey silkie hen one is a naked neck showgirl cockerel the date of birth indicates the hen the cockerel was about 2-3 afterwards. There is also a chick is app

NewportCaerphilly County Borough
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Welsummer bantam hens

Chickens

7 monthsAge
FemaleSex
£30Price

Most beautiful Welsummer hens available at £30 each. These are true bantams and hatched at the beginning of September.

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St NeotsCambridgeshire
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Buff Orpington

Chickens

7 monthsAge
FemaleSex
£50Price

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.

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St NeotsCambridgeshire
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Beautiful Light sussex chicks

Chickens

1 weekAge
MixedSex
£5Price

Light Sussex Large fowl chicks for sale, as hatched. Currently on heat and will need a heatlamp for the next 5weeks or so. Born on the Thurs 16th/Fri 17th. Defra registered. Parents are lovely lookin

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Buff Orpington Trios

Chickens

1 yearAge
MixedSex
£125Price

I have for sale 2x Buff Orpington Trios. From Quality Show stock. They will not hang around for long. Point of Lay. Producing Fertile eggs. £125 per Trio

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StroudGloucestershire
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Purebred Blue Araucana Rooster

Chickens

1 yearAge
MaleSex
£15Price

Stunning 2yo purebred Araucana rooster available to a knowledgeable home. He’s an excellent example of the breed healthy, active and alert. Very attentive to his hens. Would suit a keeper looking to

WiganGreater Manchester
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Pure breed bantams for sale

Chickens

Just BornAge
FemaleSex
£35Price

Pure breed bantoms for sale fully vaccinated. 20 weeks old, just starting to lay eggs. Silkies pekin and Polish. Also over 12 types off hybrids from £20 Salmon Faverolles and Brahmas £45 each

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ShifnalShropshire
Chickens poultry Polish & silkie chicks  - Advert 10
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Polish & silkie chicks

Chickens

5 weeksAge
MixedSex
£10Price

Weekly hatches of the following chicks avalibe Ayam cemani Vorwerks Silkies various colours Polish various colours Frizzle polish Prices start from £10

ManchesterGreater Manchester
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Show Quality Hatching Eggs Various Breeds

Chickens

4 weeksAge
MixedSex
£3Price

Show Quality Hatching eggs available in the following breeds - Large fowl - * Show Quality Purebred Large Fowl Buff Orpington’s, £3.00 per egg * Buff Orpington x Hybrid Hen eggs (welsummer light Sussex speckeldy) £1.50 per egg *Show quality Blue/Black Silkie £3.00 per egg *Blue Mottled Pekin Bantam £3.00 per egg *Black Mottled Pekin Bantam £3.00 per egg *Lave

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IlkestonDerbyshire
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Silkie Hens - POINT OF LAY

Chickens

6 monthsAge
FemaleSex
£30Price

SILKIES & POLISH CHICKENS - POINT OF LAY 🐔Various Colour Hens available ⭐️20 Weeks old (Point of lay 🥚🍳🪺) ⭐️Vaccinated ⭐️Wormed ⭐️READY NOW!! 🗺️ Collection from Raunds (North Northamptonshire / Cambridgeshire Border)

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WellingboroughNorth Northamptonshire
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Polish Hens - POINT OF LAY

Chickens

5 monthsAge
FemaleSex
£30Price

POLISH CHICKENS - POINT OF LAY 🐔Various Colour Hens available ⭐️20 Weeks old (Point of lay 🥚🍳🪺) ⭐️Vaccinated ⭐️Wormed ⭐️READY NOW!! 🗺️ Collection from Raunds (North Northamptonshire / Cambridgeshire Border)

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WellingboroughNorth Northamptonshire
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Point of Lay Hens - VARIOUS BREEDS

Chickens

5 monthsAge
FemaleSex
£20Price

Point of Lay hens - READY NOW 🐔Black Copper Marans 🐔Light Sussex 🐔Rhode Rock 🐔Black Sussex 🐔Barred Rock 🐔White Leghorn ⭐️Only Hens available ⭐️18-20 Weeks old (Point of lay 🥚🍳🪺) ⭐️Vaccinated ⭐️Wormed ⭐️READY NOW!! 🗺️ Collection from Raunds (North Northamptonshire / Cambridgeshire Border)

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WellingboroughNorth Northamptonshire
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Amberlink hens

Chickens

6 monthsAge
FemaleSex
£10Price

25 - 30 week old Amberlink pullets available, just come into lay as cheap as £7.50 each Ideal for a small holding or farm shop who wants instant eggs as these girls have a life of lay ahead of them.

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St NeotsCambridgeshire
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Pekin bantams all female

Chickens

6 monthsAge
FemaleSex
£30Price

Pekin bantams all female 5 months old vaccinated and wormed suitable for children as they are very friendly they lay lots of small eggs

RushdenNorth Northamptonshire
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Coloured hybrid pullets

Chickens

5 monthsAge
FemaleSex
£12Price

Coloured hybrids pullets 16 weeks old fully vaccinated and wormed these are hybrids so they lay all year round 12.00 each or 5 or more 11.00 each

RushdenNorth Northamptonshire
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Guaranteed Female Hybrid Chickens

Chickens

3 monthsAge
FemaleSex
£15Price

Plenty to choose from with our coloured hybrids- Bluebells, speckled maran, light Sussex, silver Sussex, white leghorn, Warren and Black Rock. All great egg layers producing 300 eggs a year. All va

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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.