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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 Cockeral - Advert 1
1

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 2
2

Cockerels

Chickens

8 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 pekin chicks mix colours chance frizzle bantam - Advert 3
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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 4
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Pekin bantam pullets - ready togo

Chickens

9 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
Chickens poultry Leghorn Only £10 - Advert 5
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Leghorn Only £10

Chickens

14 weeksAge
MaleSex
£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 Chickens and chicks read description - Advert 6
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Chickens and chicks read description

Chickens

5 weeksAge
MixedSex
£30Price

Pekin £12 Hybrid chicks £12 5 weeks old unsexed 3 weeks old silkie chicks £15 5 weeks old silkie chicks £18 Unsexed POL £20-£60 D’uccle bantams Sablepoots Pekin’s Orpingtons Brahmas Hybrid hens Pairs and Trios available Hatching eggs also available Day olds Quails available from day olds to laying hens

FarnboroughHampshire
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Point of Lay Hens - VARIOUS BREEDS

Chickens

4 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 🥚🍳🪺) ⭐

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WellingboroughNorth Northamptonshire
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Polish Hens - POINT OF LAY

Chickens

4 monthsAge
FemaleSex
£35Price

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

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WellingboroughNorth Northamptonshire
4

Silkie Hens - POINT OF LAY

Chickens

5 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 Northamptonshi

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WellingboroughNorth Northamptonshire
Chickens poultry hatching eggs mixed and pure breed  - Advert 4
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 Rosecombs  - Advert 5
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Rosecombs

Chickens

10 monthsAge
MixedSex
£20Price

For sale breeding group of rosecomb bantams. Pair of black 2024 hatched 2 blue pullets 2025 hatched 4 black pullets 2025 hatched £20 each

LeicesterLeicester
Chickens poultry POL CHICKENS AVAILABLE  - Advert 6
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POL CHICKENS AVAILABLE

Chickens

11 monthsAge
FemaleSex
£15Price

🐓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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GraysThurrock
Chickens poultry Hatching eggs  - Advert 7
11

Hatching eggs

Chickens

1 weekAge
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) 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 Silkies Bantam hens mixed colours - Advert 8
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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 Gold Laced Bantam Wyandotte Hatching Eggs  - Advert 9
5

Gold Laced Bantam Wyandotte Hatching Eggs

Chickens

Just BornAge
MixedSex
£3Price

Hatching eggs available from our exhibition Gold Laced Bantam Wyandottes! An attractive addition to your garden flock, wyandottes are calm, great layers, good broodies and enjoy being busy. Eggs are

WisbechCambridgeshire
Chickens poultry Bovan Brown POL Pullets – 18 Weeks Old - Advert 10
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Bovan Brown POL Pullets – 18 Weeks Old

Chickens

2 weeksAge
MaleSex
£25Price

Healthy Bovan Brown POL (Point of Lay) pullets, 18 weeks old, ready to start laying soon.Very calm and friendly birds, excellent egg layers known for producing large brown eggs. ************ eggs/year ✔ Strong and healthy✔ Vaccinated and well cared for✔ Ideal for backyard or small farm✔ Great egg production breed

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RomfordGreater London
Chickens poultry Fancy chicks - Advert 11
14

Fancy chicks

Chickens

3 weeksAge
MixedSex
£10Price

Fancy chicks Hi for sale i have Blue laced red Wyandotte x hybrid chicks £10 per chick these are exceptional layers and have laid all through winter ❄️ perfect for backyard flocks friendly and sweet natured chicks they come in assortment of colour's also will have some pekin chicks available next week. Thank you for reading my advertisement, Kay’s hatchery

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WelwynHertfordshire
Chickens poultry Polish chicken hatching eggs  - Advert 12
5

Polish chicken hatching eggs

Chickens

1 dayAge
MixedSex
£16Price

price is for 6 eggs from our beautiful birds (see photos) Lovely friendly chickens. Any questions please ask. collection from St18 or postage £6.50 Eggs will be fresh, securely wrapped and posted Ro

StaffordStaffordshire
Chickens poultry Large fowl Brahma and faverolle hens  - Advert 13
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Large fowl Brahma and faverolle hens

Chickens

4 monthsAge
FemaleSex
£50Price

Point of lay 20 weeks old Blue partridge Brahams hens Gold partridge Brahams hens Salmon faverolles Just a small selection of the birds we currently have available All birds are collection only from Marks Tey - Colchester Please check out our website or Facebook page for all of our stock The Hatch Shed Registered and licensed poultry breeder Thanks Lewis

Licensed Breeder
ColchesterEssex
Chickens poultry Sablepoot Chicks (Booted Bantams) - Advert 14
10

Sablepoot Chicks (Booted Bantams)

Chickens

1 weekAge
MixedSex
£5Price

Current availability: 2nd March: 5 chicks remaining (mostly black). £5 each. Sold unsexed. 6th March: 4 chicks (mix of colours) £5 each. Sold unsexed. Chicks hatched from my mixed colour Sablepoot pen: I have a blue and black & gold cockerel with lemon millefleur, gold millefleur, black, white, blue, silver millefleur, buff mottled, porcelain and cuckoo hens. Chicks a

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LincolnLincolnshire
Chickens poultry Point of Lay Chickens - Over varieties- See video - Advert 15
121

Point of Lay Chickens - Over varieties- See video

Chickens

10 weeksAge
FemaleSex
£20Price

Back in stock! We now have a wide range of hybrids and pure breeds available. Point of lay hens in a variety of colours now for sale. Speckled, Bluebells, Black tails, Sussex, Marigolds, Rhode rocks and many others. These girls are fully vaccinated and ready to start laying at their new homes.Lots of new colours and varieties including olive, blue and dark brown layers.

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NewentGloucestershire
Chickens poultry MIXED HATCHING EGGS - Pekin, Silkie, Pekin/Silkie - Advert 16
141

MIXED HATCHING EGGS - Pekin, Silkie, Pekin/Silkie

Chickens

6 weeksAge
MixedSex
£12Price

Fresh hatching eggs available from my mixed flock of Pekin’s and Silkies, some will be pure Pekin and Silkie and some will be Pekin x Silkie. Lovely mix of colours. They will be collected fresh to or

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WiganGreater Manchester
5.0
Chickens poultry Point of Lay Hens for Sale!  - Advert 17
9

Point of Lay Hens for Sale!

Chickens

4 monthsAge
FemaleSex
£25Price

Price Ranges from £25-35 Message me for more information about breeds, prices and availability etc…

WorcesterWorcestershire
Chickens poultry 6 Bantam Polish Hatching Eggs - Advert 18
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6 Bantam Polish Hatching Eggs

Chickens

1 weekAge
MixedSex
£20Price

Fresh Bantam Polish hatching eggs laid each day from a proven fertile flock. Our flock is healthy, well cared for, and kept in line with current avian influenza biosecurity requirements. Colours within the flock include: Buff Laced: Light gold/tan feathers with white lacing. Silver Laced: White feathers with black edging. Golden Laced: Gold feathers with black edging. Whi

BicesterOxfordshire
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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.