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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gentle trio of 1 frizzle bantam cockerel & 2 POL hens pekin bantam ,grown around humans very gentle ,raised with natural food

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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

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Current availability: 2nd March: 12 chicks (6 pending collection). £5 each. Sold unsexed. 6th March: 5 chicks. £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 are a mixture of c

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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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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

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6 Bantam Silkie Hatching Eggs – Proven Fertile – Mixed Colours Fresh Bantam Silkie 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: Lavender splash, lavender, white, black, light brown and dark brown. Eggs are sold stric

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Beautiful Bantam Silkie Chicks I have beautiful and healthy Bantam Silkie chicks available. They are on heat, and feeding and drinking independently. These chicks are sold unsexed and come in a lovely range of colours including lavender, white and black, brown, lavender splash and partridge. Silkies are renowned for their gentle temperament and make excellent family pet

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We have a great range of Chicks and Ducklings hatching all the time, we offer full starter sets for £69, this is for the cage, feeder, drinker and feed. Chicks are priced at £8-14 each depending on the breed, Ducklings are priced at £10-25 depending on sex and breed 🙂 Please note that it’s collection only and we don’t sell single birds. We have a fantastic selection o

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Point of lay fully vaccinated, wormed and treated for mites/lice. These Hens vary in price depending on breeds, you can find all of these on our New Cottage Poultry Website 🙂 We have a fantastic selection of all types of Poultry in stock, Hens, Ducks, Geese, Quail, Turkeys, Chicks, Ducklings and more. Our shop is fully stocked with everything you need to keep your bird

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I have beautiful and healthy Bantam Polish chicks available. They are on heat, and feeding and drinking independently. These chicks are sold unsexed and come in a lovely range of colours Buff Laced: Light gold/tan feathers with white lacing. Silver Laced: White feathers with black edging. Golden Laced: Gold feathers with black edging. White Crested Black: Solid black bod

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2 stunning polish bantam Roosters aged 35 weeks and 32 weeks. They need a new flock as I don't have room for them. £20 each

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I have 7 silkies chicken for salle 3 roosters and 4 hens 5 months old i sell all together 100£.

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Chick availability All on heat X2 silkies, 5 weeks X1 vorwerk, 5 weeks X9 silkies, 3 weeks X3 Brahmas, 3 weeks X3 vorwerk, 3 weeks X2 brahmas, 1 week X3 vorwerk, 1 week Prices Day old - 7

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We have a beautiful selection of bantams available at the moment including Silkies, Pekins, Sablepoots and Polish. Prices vary depending on age and breed - please check website. Point of lay females available, vaccinated and health checked. Check stock and reserve via our website and arrange a time to visit. Three Shires Poultry is registered with APHA and DEFRA, and

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A great selection of hybrid hens All pol at 18-22 weeks Fully vaccinated Recently wormed Breeds lemon cuckoos Silver Sussex Millefluer leghorn (white egg layers) Mottled leghorns (white egg layers) Silver partridge leghorn (white egg layer) Burford browns (dark egg layers) Welsumer stars White stars (white egg layers) Ambers Lavender splash rocks Bluebelles Speckled

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Silkie hatching eggs for sale £10 for a box of 6, also selling silkie chickens too, trying to sell mostly males, message me for more information as if you want chicken’s then they will cost a bit more :) Cash/collection only

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Day old pure breed chicks Large fowl and bantams Vaccinated Breeds include Day old USA Silkie bantams (unsexed) £12 Pekin bantam (unsexed) (inc frizzle) £12 Serama bantams (unsexed) £12 Olive eggers (unsexed) £12 (green egg layers) Buff Orpingtons (unsexed) £12 Silver campines (unsexed) £12 (white egg layers) Gold Dutch bantams (unsexed) £12 Gold/Silver

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Very pretty Marans, lay dark brown eggs. We usually arrange a meet up because of the worry of bird flu and to maintain the health of our flock. We provide cardboard pet carriers 😊 Defra registered

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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 order. £12 for 6. They can be collected from Wigan WN2 or posted anywhere in the UK in polystyrene egg packaging, postage is an extra £6. Some people have been having trouble

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Here I have 3 New Hampshire red bantams a very small bantam breed haven’t laid their first eggs yet £25 each and then have a Pekin frizzle which is also of similar age for £20 only selling due to the

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I have 3 point of lay hybrids for sale Speckledy cuckoo Leghorn partridge Bluebell All around 6 months old They all live together Should get brown/white eggs should get around 800 eggs I Have a

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We have over 40 chickens and would like to sell some, males are £5, females are £10 each. Message me if you have any questions :) Collection/cash only

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Nacked neck silkie, white silkie, mixed breed, serama, all very friendly, looking for new pet homes with some ladies of their own

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Hatching eggs from Mixed flock - brahma, easter eggers, jersey giant, silkies, rangers. All live together.
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.