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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 ayam cemani - Advert 1
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ayam cemani

Chickens

6 monthsAge
MixedSex
£100Price

Lovely pair hen and cockerel hatched in August 2025 ,healthy ,raised only with natural food ,great diet ,with vitamins ,dewormings and probiotics ,hen laying eggs already

RomfordGreater London
Chickens poultry 6 pullets 1 roo - Advert 2
7

6 pullets 1 roo

Chickens

14 weeksAge
MixedSex
£25Price

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

BedworthWarwickshire
Chickens poultry Crested Cream Legbar - Blue Egg Layer  in Preston - Advert 3
3

Crested Cream Legbar - Blue Egg Layer

Chickens

1 yearAge
FemaleSex
£40Price

Crested Cream Legbars Well as per usual with us at Pilling Poultry instead of winding down, we are still mad busy 🤦🏼‍♀️🤦🏼‍♀️ From a day old chick to 8 weeks old Growers to 18 week plus point of lay - Something for everyone It’s always warm in the `’Chick Hut ‘ - Come and have a look - Please enquire as we have so many breeds of chicks hatching, it is impossible to l

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PrestonLancashire
Chickens poultry Silkie Chickens - Advert 4
4

Silkie Chickens

Chickens

14 weeksAge
MixedSex
£35Price

Our rooster and hens have had lots of babies so we are looking for new homes. We have a mix of male and female. Handled a lot with children And socialised with dogs

BrentwoodEssex
Chickens poultry Point of lay Silkie, Polish, Pekin, Faverolle &  - Advert 5
41

Point of lay Silkie, Polish, Pekin, Faverolle &

Chickens

4 monthsAge
FemaleSex
£40Price

we have a massive selection of ready to lay Bantams and Hens in stock now. All are fully vaccinated, wormed and ready to start laying. All birds can be seen when you visit and you can choose exactly who you want to take home. Free travel boxes are provided too. We have a fully stocked shop with everything you need for you birds too. All details and pictures can be fo

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CoalvilleLeicestershire
Chickens poultry Blue & Green Egg Genetics Chicks, Reared with Love - Advert 6
17

Blue & Green Egg Genetics Chicks, Reared with Love

Chickens

1 weekAge
MixedSex
£10Price

These gorgeous black chicks are growing up right in my kitchen brooder, where they are handled frequently every single day. From their very first days they’ve been gently picked up, spoken to and cared for closely — which makes a huge difference to their future personality. Chicks raised this way grow into calm, confident, friendly birds that are used to people and far mo

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RuardeanGloucestershire
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Chickens poultry Asil Stag - Advert 1
4

Asil Stag

Chickens

10 monthsAge
MaleSex
£300Price

Young Pure Pakistani Aisl Not keen on his colour hence the sale. Very temperamental just come out of moult. Contact me for more info

SouthallGreater London
Chickens poultry Day old female hybrid chicks  - Advert 2
31

Day old female hybrid chicks

Chickens

1 weekAge
FemaleSex
£12Price

Day old hybrid chicks Fully vaccinated Guaranteed female The best laying breeds Breeds Bluebells Light Sussex Silver Sussex Skylines (blue egg layers) Olive eggers (green egg layers) Rhode rocks White stars (white egg layers) Sold as a minimum of 3 Collection only - Marks Tey - Colchester Please check out our Facebook page for more pictures and videos of

Licensed Breeder
ColchesterEssex
Chickens poultry Sablepoot Hatching Eggs (Booted Bantams) - Advert 3
6

Sablepoot Hatching Eggs (Booted Bantams)

Chickens

6 weeksAge
MixedSex
£10Price

Special offer this week only: 24 eggs ready for collection/shipping on Thursday 19th Feb for £30 (plus £5.99 for shipping). 6 eggs £10, 12 eggs £18, larger quantities of eggs can take me a few days to collect. Royal Mail 24hr Tracked Postage £5.99. Hatching eggs available from my flock of mixed colour Sablepoots (Booted Bantam or Sabelpoot). I have a black, blue and bla

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LincolnLincolnshire
Chickens poultry POL 16 week old hybrid pullets - Advert 4
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POL 16 week old hybrid pullets

Chickens

5 monthsAge
FemaleSex
£20Price

16 week old point of lay hybrid pullets (White Star, Bluebelle and Blacktail) available. Fully vaccinated.

AshbourneDerbyshire
Chickens poultry  Buff orpington/cream legbar/hybrid/copper maran - Advert 5
5

Buff orpington/cream legbar/hybrid/copper maran

Chickens

1 yearAge
FemaleSex
£65Price

1x Buff Orpington Hen £25 July 2024 2xCream legbar Hens £30 for both June 2024 1x Red Hybrid £10 March 2024 1x Black copper maran £15 March 2024 Or all 5 for £65 would prefer them to all go together

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DissNorfolk
Chickens poultry mixed game birds  - Advert 6
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mixed game birds

Chickens

9 monthsAge
FemaleSex
£10Price

A large selection of mixed game birds american game cross and oxford game cross all last years birds just started laying but laying well make good broody hens nice looking birds £10 each can deliver i

SheffieldSouth Yorkshire
Chickens poultry Light Sussex Bantams - Advert 7
4

Light Sussex Bantams

Chickens

7 monthsAge
MixedSex
£30Price

Trio Light Sussex Bantams, last years birds just starting to lay, nice quality birds. Price is for a Trio but do have more birds available

BarnsleySouth Yorkshire
Chickens poultry Olive Egger Breeding Trios  - Advert 8
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Olive Egger Breeding Trios

Chickens

4 monthsAge
MixedSex
£60Price

We have 2 breeding Trios of F1 & F2 Olive Eggers. We have selectively bred these for egg colour and friendliness, from our own breeding stock. They are approximately 17 weeks old at the moment. The parents are either F1 Olive Eggers crossed with Cream Legbars or French Copper Black Marans crossed with Cream Legbar. Each trio is 2 hens with a rooster, perfect for bree

LingfieldSurrey
Chickens poultry Tame blue-gold Araucana cross boy - Advert 9
113

Tame blue-gold Araucana cross boy

Chickens

7 monthsAge
MaleSex
£5Price

Breaking my heart to have to look for a more appropriate home for Merlin. Hoping to move to a more rural setting but it's not going to happen as soon as I'd like. Merlin is tame, easy to pick up and cuddle and very bonded to me, as well as in love with my gold silkie who is now raising his chick indoors (see photo). I carry him and his dad indoors every night and out every

BournemouthDorset
Chickens poultry Coloured hybrids pullets  - Advert 10
5

Coloured hybrids pullets

Chickens

9 monthsAge
FemaleSex
£12Price

Coloured hybrids pullets all female 16 weeks old fully vaccinated and wormed light Sussex, black rock, speckled marans, bluebell and copper black marans 12.00 each or 5 or more 11.00 each

RushdenNorth Northamptonshire
Chickens poultry Sablepoot/Booted Bantam Pullets - Advert 11
4

Sablepoot/Booted Bantam Pullets

Chickens

6 monthsAge
FemaleSex
£25Price

Mostly hatched mid August other than one cockerel. Most recent photos taken start of January. These birds come from my mixed colour pen of Sablepoot/Sabelpoot booted bantams. 5 females available, black/grey with silver or gold neck feathers or a white bib. A couple if them have now started to lay. £25 each currently or all 5 for £100. 2 cockerels available too £5 each -

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LincolnLincolnshire
Chickens poultry Trio of 2025 Silver Bielefelders POL - Advert 12
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Trio of 2025 Silver Bielefelders POL

Chickens

6 monthsAge
MixedSex
£95Price

Here I have for sale a trio of my 2025 Silver Bielefelders. Developed in the 1970s in Germany as a duel purpose chicken laying up to 220-240 eggs or can also be used for meat. Chicks are auto sexing at one day old. Pullets are point of lay.

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SkegnessLincolnshire
Chickens poultry Chickens - Advert 13
8

Chickens

Chickens

4 monthsAge
FemaleSex
£30Price

Salmon faverolles, buff Orpington’s, cream legbars, marans, double laced barnevelders, pekins, olive eggers. Range of ages, chicks from £12, pullets £30 upwards. Near Milton Keynes

Leighton BuzzardCentral Bedfordshire
Chickens poultry Pekin bantams  - Advert 14
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Pekin bantams

Chickens

4 monthsAge
FemaleSex
£30Price

Pekin bantams all female 5 months old vaccinated and wormed reared here many different colours they make a good friendly hen suitable for children

RushdenNorth Northamptonshire
Chickens poultry Pekin bantam lavender  - Advert 15
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Pekin bantam lavender

Chickens

6 monthsAge
FemaleSex
£40Price

Lovely Pekin bantam hen grey (lavender) colour. She was hatched under my silkie back in July. Will be laying very soon once we have more light. Can send more pictures if required. All my hens spend lo

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HalifaxWest Yorkshire
Chickens poultry Guaranteed female point of lay hybrids  - Advert 16
4

Guaranteed female point of lay hybrids

Chickens

4 monthsAge
FemaleSex
£15Price

Plenty to choose from with our coloured hybrids- Bluebells, speckled maran, light Sussex (sold out), silver Sussex, white leghorn, Warren and Black Rock. All great egg layers producing 300 eggs a year. All vaccinated and wormed. £15 each. Collection from Earl Shilton

LeicesterLeicester
Chickens poultry Cockerel needs rehoming!  - Advert 17
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Cockerel needs rehoming!

Chickens

6 monthsAge
MaleSex
£0Price

Lovely cockerel named Frank. Great temperament but the unfortunately he’s not able to stay due to the noise. Based in Bayford, Hertfordshire.

HertfordHertfordshire
Chickens poultry Silkie bantams all female - Advert 18
2

Silkie bantams all female

Chickens

4 monthsAge
FemaleSex
£30Price

Silkie bantams all female 5 months old vaccinated and wormed we have them in black, gold, gold partidge and white the are 30.00 each

RushdenNorth Northamptonshire
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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.