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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Gorgeous Brahma chicks in gold partridge and black mottled. Day olds to a couple of weeks - all chicks will require heat until fully feathered.
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We have the following available from our breeding stock Silkie Hens £40 each Barbu du’ccle hens £35 each Cockerels available £10 each Available for collection only. Barbu d’uccles American silkies of mixed Colours. All our poultry is registered with APHA. High-quality fertile hatching eggs available from healthy, well-cared-for chickens. Our birds are regularl
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🪪🌟🌟🌟🌟 The Old Bakehouse Hatchery is proudly the only fully licenced poultry centre in North Northamptonshire and the surrounding region!! 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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🪪🌟🌟🌟🌟 The Old Bakehouse Hatchery is proudly the only fully licenced poultry centre in North Northamptonshire and the surrounding region!! 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) Licenced by
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🪪🌟🌟🌟🌟 The Old Bakehouse Hatchery is proudly the only fully licenced poultry centre in North Northamptonshire and the surrounding region!! POINT OF LAY CHICKENS - READY NOW‼️ 🐔POLISH 🐔BLACK COPPER MARANS 🐔LIGHT & SILVER SUSSEX 🐔ISA BROWNS 🐔RHODE ROCKS 🐔BARRED ROCKS 🐔SILKIES 🐔SABLEPOOTS 🐔EASTER EGGERS 🐦 COTURNIX QUAILS ALSO…….. 🐥 JERSEY GIANT CHI
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Point of lay Hens for sale in a wide range of breed and egg colours. Here at New Cottage Poultry all of our hens leave us fully vaccinated, wormed and treated for lice/mites. There’s over Twenty different breed varieties to choose from that lay a lovely selection of egg colours including Olive, Blue, Brown, White and Chesnut. Hens are priced from £20 each for standard
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HOME-FARM BRED MIXED BREED BABY CHICKS 🐣 Healthy, Strong & Ready for Their New Homes Beautiful mixed breed baby chicks available from our home farm. Carefully bred from healthy parent stock and rai
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Brought from a good breeder at a week old last October. No signs of mulberry. Has been handled lots so no signs of aggression.
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Day old chicks looking for new homes. A mixture of hybrid birds including blue, white, dark brown, olive and brown egg layers. Collection from North Clifton (near Dunham Bridge)
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10 polish chicks hatched on the 26th June. Will be a mix of frizzle feathered and normal. Still on heat. UNSEXED! Cute little fluffy butts £5 each or all 10 for £40
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📢📢 OUR HYBRID HENS ARE HERE 📢📢 How beautiful are they? 😍 Now looking for their forever homes 🏡 ❤️ Fully vaccinated Point of Lay Hens for sale - approx 18 weeks old Light Sussex Speckled Blac
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Pure breed bantoms for sale fully vaccinated. 20 weeks old, just starting to lay eggs. Silkies, pekin and Polish £35 Also over 12 types off hybrids from £20 Salmon Faverolles and Brahmas £45 each
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2 frizzled, 2 porcelain, 1 black and white mottled, 3 mixed and one mixed colours with the biggest feather boots on that ive ever seen in such a young chick 4 weeks old. £10 each Genders unknown but
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🐓 Serama Bantam Chickens & Roosters – The Smallest Chicken in the World! 🐣 Looking for high-quality, friendly, and stunning ornamental birds? We have beautiful, purebred Serama Bantam chickens available, raised with excellent care. Perfect for small yards or as unique pets. ▪︎Available: Roosters, Hens, Chicks and established pairs. ▪︎Age: Young birds and adults ready f
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We’ve got a huge selection of Hens at point of lay. please feel welcome to come and have a look around anytime we’re open, there’s always lots to choose from. All birds leave us fully vaccinated, wormed and treated for lice/mites We have a fantastic selection of all types of Poultry in stock, Hens, Ducks, Geese, Quail, Turkeys, Chicks, Ducklings and more. Our shop is
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A trio of Seramas, one cockerel and two hens, one of the hens has silkie type feathers and is quite rare. They hatched on the 10th and 11th of April and are ready to start adult life in a new home. Gr
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Bantams, wyandotte, frizelles, gold laced, olive eggers, and many more mixed batch of incubator eggs. Healthy happy and ready to go. Price per chicken differs on breed.....happy to do a reduction fo

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Silkie roosters for sale £30 each Or can throw in for free with purchase of Silkie hens. I currently have around 3 or 4 hens left, but are selling those either as pairs or trios with a rooster. Silkie hens (both regular silkies and naked neck/showgirl silkies): £50 each Peeking Bantam hens: £40 each Polish Hens: £40 As mentioned above, hens can only be purchased tog
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Game breed chickens around 8 weeks old good blood line we hatched our self from our first lot of shamos this breed is fighting ones and most of them are hens there are 8 chicks the price is each and c
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Unsexed silkie chicks available lots of colours message for more information and availability updates thank-you! ☺️🐥 Give our new page a follow 🥚🐣 https://www.facebook.com/share/1C2hvMt6jR/?mi
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Sadly, our chicken has started to crow, so it turns out he is a rooster. Unfortunately, we can't keep him and are looking for a new home.
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Beautiful home-raised Silkie chicken available from our small countryside flock near Stansted / Great Dunmow. We regularly have available: 🥚 Fertilised hatching eggs 🐥 Silkie chicks of different ag
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Hello everyone💜 I've got sablepoot/ booted bantam growing pairs that are 6/7 weeks old in the following colours: Cuckoo Lemon I've also got Extra cockerels that are £10 In lemon and lavender mottled Any questions, please ask 😃
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I have some lovely hand raised, calm birds from chicks to point of lay, both big and small from silkie and pekin to Brahma and Orpington amongst my lovely organically raised flock. I have hatching eggs in wonderful colours-I’m retired and enjoying my lifelong passion for birds-I will work with you to establish your perfect flock and advise you as you learn and perfect-we