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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Various colours Fully vaccinated All Point of lay hens Chicks also available Cash on collection only

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Warren hybrid female chicks hatched on the 23/02/26 all lively, eating and drinking well. They are priced as follows Minimum of 3 at £5each 4 at £4 each 10 at £3.50 each 20 at £3.25 each 100

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This listing is for 6 eggs laid by true blue bearded silkies. All the birds in the photos are ours. Please read up on blue black splash genetics as blue birds do not breed true - some chicks can be bl

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8 hens 2 boys (1 smooth 1 frizzle) Hens are POL and some have started to lay. Lovely clean young birds.

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Cream legbar cockeral looking for his forever home. Hatched from egg. Lovely boy who needs to go to a loving home. He hasnt yet been outside so will need to be introduced slowly.

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Pure French Black Copper Marans - hens will lay dark chocolate coloured eggs. Parent birds come from a well known breeder. Pure white silkies - these have black skin and 5 toes per foot. Hens will l

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Silkie chicks will require a brooder set up and heat source until fully feathered Mixed colours from non mixed coloured pens so no colour leakage birds! Colours available are white gold paint splash

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Hatching eggs from my 2025 super rare Silver Bielefelders now laying well and cockerels doing their job. Bielefelders were created in Germany in the 1970s as the ultimate dual purpose bird (worth goo

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Gorgeous male frizzle serama. We'll looked after but currently living with his brother and he needs his own ladies now however we are downsizing so we are hoping to find him a happy home. As you can s

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We have two lovely boys looking for a loving home. We hatched them ourselves, Bob and Nick. They are 5weeks old, beautiful white, Bob is cheeky and always the first one jump out of his cage he is brav

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Chicks and hatching eggs also available. Mostly hatched mid August. Now starting to lay. These birds come from my mixed colour pen of Sablepoot/Sabelpoot booted bantams. 5 females available, black/

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I have 11 pet quality ayam cemani chicks left available unsexed hatched 18th feb make a lovely addition to any flock pictures of parents up too please not if your looking to add to your bloodline thes

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We have the available hens available 🐓 crusted green egger 💚 £25 🐓 gold bantam 💛£25 🐓 welsummer bantam 🧡 £25 🐓 brown and lavender Wyandotte £30 🩵 🐓 brown bantam hen 🧡 £20 🐓 crust

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Special offer this week: 24 eggs for £30. 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

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16 week old point of lay ISA Brown and Dekalb white hens. 15 available. Not sure why I have to use 100 characters

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French Black Copper Maran Hatching Eggs 😈🥚🐔 DARK EGGERS) x6 Crested Cream Legbar Chicken Hatching Eggs (Blue Eggers - Autosexing) X6 🥚💙 Jubilee Orpington Chicken Hatching Eggs x6 🥚🧺🐣 Silver

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I have several Bovan brown and dekalb white female chicks available £6 per chick discount offered on 10 or more.

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Chicks 🐣 On heat and off heat Silkies from 3 days old £10 each From 4 weeks they are £12.50 each Up until 5 weeks old on heat Then we have 6 weeks old OFF heat And 15 week old silk

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Two Lovely pekin cross hens, laying well, friendly and easy to handle. Only selling as I’ve decided to breed purebreds instead and don’t have the room for everything. Price is per bird

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20 week old Exchequer Leghorn chickens (LF) 6 Females 1 Cockerel Lovely young chickens, all hatched and raised by us. Just starting to lay.

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3 young buff pekin cockerels, home bred easy to handle and ready to go with their own hens. Price is per bird

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Hatching eggs: 6 eggs £18, 12 eggs £36. Flat Rate Royal Mail 24hr Tracked Postage £5.99. Larger quantities of eggs can take me a few days to collect. From my flock of large fowl mixed colour Brahma

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6 silkie chicks available hatched 9th March 2 partridge showgirl 2 believe white splash showgirls (1 has ginger tinge) 1 black standard 1 white with a black spot on its head standard All will be unsex
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.