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Chickens Poultry for sale in Northampton, West Northamptonshire

36 Chickens Poultry for sale in Northampton, West Northamptonshire

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 Chickens Point of lay hens - Advert 1
22

Chickens Point of lay hens

Chickens

9 monthsAge
FemaleSex
£20Price

BACK IN STOCK NOW, a variety of different coloured blue egg laying hens!! We have available some beautiful chickens. These lovely point lay hens are around 22 weeks old and at the start of their career! They’re treated for worms and fully vaccinated. Only Copper Black Marans (dark brown egg layer) and Skylines (blue egg layer) left available now. These are £20 each or 10

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St NeotsCambridgeshire (26.5mi)
5.00
Chickens poultry Araucana chickens - Advert 2
11

Araucana chickens

Chickens

7 monthsAge
FemaleSex
£30Price

Beautiful Araucana hens available!! These blue egg layers are available in black at £25 each, but also in Lavender, Splashed and Blue at £30 each! Lots of other fancy breeds available! Make sure you look at all the photos! Please message me with any questions or to arrange viewing/collection! I’ll get back to any messages within the hour :-)

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St NeotsCambridgeshire (26.5mi)
5.00
Chickens poultry All Colour POL Available  in Spalding - Advert 3
9

All Colour POL Available

Chickens

11 monthsAge
MixedSex
£15Price

Hi there 👋🏼 IN STOCK! 🥳🤩 Our POL Pullets are looking for new homes 🏡 Pure Breeds & Hybrids ✨ 🐓 Green Eggars 💚 £20 🐓 Blue Eggars 🩵 £20 🐓 Olive Eggers 🫒 £20 🐓 Copper Maran 🧡 £18 🐓 Warren Brown 🤎 £15 🐓 Goldline 🧡 £15 🐓 Lohmann Brown 🤎 £15 Plus: 🦆 Muscovy Drakes - from £15 🦆 POL Muscovy - 17 weeks old £25 🦆 Muscovy Ducklings 🐥 - 2 & 4 weeks old

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SpaldingLincolnshire (48.8mi)
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Chickens poultry Chickens  - Advert 1
2

Chickens

Chickens

7 monthsAge
MixedSex
£25Price

A young stunning white Leghorn cockerel and two cross breed hens, cock bird hatched June 25 , hens are about two years old .

St AlbansHertfordshire (41.1mi)
Chickens poultry Mianwali aseel - Advert 2
22

Mianwali aseel

Chickens

1 yearAge
MaleSex
£200Price

Pure 100% mianwali Aseel. Very healthy and good quality birds. 1 year old. £200 for more information please contact me.

PeterboroughPeterborough (35.6mi)
Chickens poultry These are all different breeds - Advert 3
14

These are all different breeds

Chickens

1 yearAge
MixedSex
£1,999Price

These are all family and friends if they are the family they must be bought together you can message to see which are family and which are friends or siblings as they could get depressed with out ther

CoventryWest Midlands (28.7mi)
Chickens poultry Warren's brown egg layers  - Advert 4
1

Warren's brown egg layers

Chickens

4 monthsAge
FemaleSex
£9Price

Warren's brown egg layers pullets 16 weeks old fully vaccinated and wormed they lay 320 to 340 eggs per year

RushdenNorth Northamptonshire (12.7mi)
Chickens poultry Mixture of hens and cockerels - Advert 5
16

Mixture of hens and cockerels

Chickens

8 monthsAge
MixedSex
£15Price

A mixture of hens including Bantams light Sussex and copper marans, at a variety of ages but most of them have just started laying. The hens are £15 and the cockerels are £12 or they can go as a trio

CambridgeCambridgeshire (43.3mi)
Chickens poultry Serama chicken  - Advert 6
4

Serama chicken

Chickens

6 monthsAge
MixedSex
£25Price

Serama chicken male female, about 6/7 months old, good health, and start laying eggs,COLLECTION FROM HIGHWYCOMBE HP135BA Each £25 Hatching eggs £1 each

High WycombeBuckinghamshire (42.7mi)
Chickens poultry 2 pairs of mottel Houdans - Advert 7
8

2 pairs of mottel Houdans

Chickens

8 monthsAge
MixedSex
£50Price

2 male 2 female Can go separate but stay in pairs Good breeding Good egg layers Still laying now £50 a pair but if you have both we can do a deal

CoventryWest Midlands (28.7mi)
Chickens poultry Pekin Bantam Pullets  - Advert 8
12

Pekin Bantam Pullets

Chickens

5 monthsAge
FemaleSex
£35Price

Aged between 14 to 18 weeks old. £35 each All on growers pellets at the moment. Frizzle and smooth. Colours include: Lavender Black Mottled Lemon Salmon Blue Millefleur Mixed Collection only from Mapl

RickmansworthHertfordshire (45.1mi)
Chickens poultry Rhode Island Red POL - Advert 9
7

Rhode Island Red POL

Chickens

6 monthsAge
FemaleSex
£50Price

For sale 1x Rhode Island Red, POL, very inquisitive and friendly. Would be great addition to any flock.

LeicesterLeicester (29.4mi)
5.00
Chickens poultry Bantam Silkie H@tching Eggs Collection/Posted - Advert 10
6

Bantam Silkie H@tching Eggs Collection/Posted

Chickens

9 weeksAge
MixedSex
£20Price

6 Bantam Silkie H@tching Eggs – Proven Fertile – Mixed Colours Fresh Bantam Silkie h@tching eggs from a proven fertile flock. Birds are healthy, well cared for, and kept in line with current avian in

BicesterOxfordshire (26mi)
Chickens poultry Serama chicks (3 months old roughly) - Advert 11
2

Serama chicks (3 months old roughly)

Chickens

10 weeksAge
MaleSex
£20Price

These are 2 males which need rehoming.. they are the worlds smallest chicken breed and make lovely pets.. they are not noises and have a very quiet crow..(WOULD LET A FEMALE GO WITH EACH MALE)

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Stratford-upon-AvonWarwickshire (34.7mi)
Chickens poultry Double laced barnevelders - Advert 12
2

Double laced barnevelders

Chickens

10 weeksAge
MixedSex
£30Price

Female and male birds available. Hatched end October. Off the heat and ready for new homes. Other breeds also available including pekin bantams, large fowl Orpington’s, salmon faverolles, cream legbar

Leighton BuzzardCentral Bedfordshire (24.2mi)
Chickens poultry 6 chickens and a cockerel  - Advert 13
2

6 chickens and a cockerel

Chickens

3 yearsAge
MixedSex
£20Price

We are in a position where we reluctantly need to re-home our flock, through no fault of their own. We have 6 mixed breed chickens, and a cockerel. All must go together. We live in a residential area,

High WycombeBuckinghamshire (42.7mi)
Chickens poultry Polish Chickens - Advert 14
8

Polish Chickens

Chickens

1 yearAge
MaleSex
£10Price

Hatched by my 6 year old son via incubator. Lovely looking cockrell's, moving abroad hence why I'm getting rid of them. Chicken coop & chicken run for sale too. £10 each

BirminghamWest Midlands (45.4mi)
Chickens poultry Bantam Silkie Chicks Looking for Their New Coops - Advert 15
11

Bantam Silkie Chicks Looking for Their New Coops

Chickens

4 weeksAge
MixedSex
£20Price

Bantam Silkie Chicks Looking for Their New Coops 🐥 I have a lovely selection of Bantam Silkie chicks available to loving pet homes. They are currently on heat, eating and drinking well, and thriving

BicesterOxfordshire (26mi)
Chickens poultry Point of lay pullets  - Advert 16
3

Point of lay pullets

Chickens

5 monthsAge
FemaleSex
£15Price

Already started to lay Good breeding Looking for new home Good for garden 350 eggs a year 40 available £15 each and deal on all

CoventryWest Midlands (28.7mi)
Chickens poultry Purebred Coco Maran cockerel, 11 months old - Advert 17
7

Purebred Coco Maran cockerel, 11 months old

Chickens

11 monthsAge
MixedSex
£15Price

We are moving, so we need to find a new home for our purebred Coco Maran Cockerel. All chicken are gone.

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HitchinHertfordshire (32.7mi)
Chickens poultry Various breeds of chickens - Advert 18
5

Various breeds of chickens

Chickens

4 monthsAge
FemaleSex
£30Price

Buff Orpington’s, pekin bantams, salmon faverolles, cream legbars, olive eggers. Prices start from £30. Near Milton keynes

Leighton BuzzardCentral Bedfordshire (24.2mi)
Chickens poultry Polish Crested Chicken Pair – Hatched in April - Advert 19
22

Polish Crested Chicken Pair – Hatched in April

Chickens

8 monthsAge
MixedSex
£70Price

For sale: a lovely pair of Polish Crested chickens, one white hen and one dark (black/grey) cockerel. Hatched in April, healthy, strong, and well grown for their age. Raised naturally and used to ou

AbingdonOxfordshire (42.8mi)
Chickens poultry Olive/Blue Eggers Guaranteed Female  - Advert 20
1

Olive/Blue Eggers Guaranteed Female

Chickens

5 monthsAge
FemaleSex
£17Price

💚BACK IN STOCK BLUE/OLIVE EGGERS💙 We really are on limited numbers of these lovely lot! They will lay a range of blue/olive eggs! 💙💚 Other breeds available please see other advents or check ou

LeicesterLeicester (29.4mi)
Chickens poultry Male chicken for sale - Advert 21
4

Male chicken for sale

Chickens

5 monthsAge
MaleSex
£0Price

I am looking to sell him because I have too many males. He is 5 months old and is a mix breed between a silky and a laced polish chicken.

LutonLuton (32mi)

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.