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Chickens Poultry for sale

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 Sablepoot Chicks (Booted Bantams) - Advert 1
10

Sablepoot Chicks (Booted Bantams)

Chickens

2 weeksAge
MixedSex
£5Price

Current availability: 2nd - 6th March: 7 chicks remaining. £6 each. Sold unsexed. More chicks due 20th March! 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 colours, please message f

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LincolnLincolnshire (29.6mi)
Chickens poultry Warren hybrid female chicks 2 weeks old  - Advert 2
2

Warren hybrid female chicks 2 weeks old

Chickens

3 weeksAge
FemaleSex
£3Price

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 at £3 each Any questions please as Thank you

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PeterboroughPeterborough (15.6mi)
Chickens poultry Brahma Large Fowl Hatching Eggs - Advert 3
15

Brahma Large Fowl Hatching Eggs

Chickens

6 weeksAge
MixedSex
£18Price

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. I have an Isabel cockerel, a Buff Blue Colombian Cockerels, 4 Buff Blue Colombian hens, 1 Blue Gold Laced, 1 Dark, 1 Red Pyle and 1 Blue Splash. (We also have a couple of bl

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LincolnLincolnshire (29.6mi)
Chickens poultry Chicken, female all breeds - Advert 4
10

Chicken, female all breeds

Chickens

7 monthsAge
FemaleSex
£18Price

Brown Warren £18 BRAHMA GOLD £50 Bluebell £20 Ligh sussex hybrid £20 Speckeldy £20 Silkie £40 White star(top egg layer) £18 Pekin bantam £32 (out of stock) Come and see healthy hens are vaccinated. Most will start laying eggs in 3 weeks time. Based in Bedford

BedfordBedford (46.8mi)
Chickens poultry Warren's brown egg layers  - Advert 5
1

Warren's brown egg layers

Chickens

6 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 (39.2mi)
Chickens poultry Silkie bantams all female - Advert 6
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 (39.2mi)
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Appenzella all female

Chickens

5 monthsAge
FemaleSex
£30Price

Appenzella all female fully vaccinated and wormed 5 months old silver, gold and chamois very unique birds

RushdenNorth Northamptonshire (39.2mi)
3

Brahmas all female

Chickens

5 monthsAge
FemaleSex
£35Price

Brahmas all female fully vaccinated and wormed 5 months old 5 different colours very friendly and calm

RushdenNorth Northamptonshire (39.2mi)
Chickens poultry White hybrid pullets  - Advert 3
2

White hybrid pullets

Chickens

4 monthsAge
FemaleSex
£9Price

White hybrid pullets White egg layers 16 weeks old fully vaccinated and wormed these are one of the top egg layers

RushdenNorth Northamptonshire (39.2mi)
8

Point of Lay Hens - VARIOUS BREEDS

Chickens

4 monthsAge
FemaleSex
£20Price

Point of Lay hens - READY NOW 🐔Black Copper Marans 🐔Light Sussex 🐔Rhode Rock 🐔Black Sussex 🐔Barred Rock 🐔White Leghorn ⭐️Only Hens available ⭐️18-20 Weeks old (Point of lay 🥚🍳🪺) ⭐

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WellingboroughNorth Northamptonshire (40.5mi)
5

Polish Hens - POINT OF LAY

Chickens

4 monthsAge
FemaleSex
£35Price

POLISH CHICKENS - POINT OF LAY 🐔Various Colour Hens available ⭐️20 Weeks old (Point of lay 🥚🍳🪺) ⭐️Vaccinated ⭐️Wormed ⭐️READY NOW!! 🗺️ Collection from Raunds (North Northamptonshire / Cambr

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WellingboroughNorth Northamptonshire (40.5mi)
4

Silkie Hens - POINT OF LAY

Chickens

5 monthsAge
FemaleSex
£30Price

SILKIES & POLISH CHICKENS - POINT OF LAY 🐔Various Colour Hens available ⭐️20 Weeks old (Point of lay 🥚🍳🪺) ⭐️Vaccinated ⭐️Wormed ⭐️READY NOW!! 🗺️ Collection from Raunds (North Northamptonshi

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WellingboroughNorth Northamptonshire (40.5mi)
2

Coloured hybrid pullets

Chickens

3 monthsAge
FemaleSex
£12Price

Coloured hybrids pullets 16 weeks old fully vaccinated and wormed these are hybrids so they lay all year round 12.00 each or 5 or more 11.00 each

RushdenNorth Northamptonshire (39.2mi)
Chickens poultry UNSEXED mixed breed chicks  - Advert 8
21

UNSEXED mixed breed chicks

Chickens

1 weekAge
MixedSex
£5Price

Mixtures of black/blue maran, white leghorn X, warren X, ayam cemani X, Cream legbar. £5 each collection only

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SkegnessLincolnshire (32.2mi)
Chickens poultry Large cockerels - Advert 9
2

Large cockerels

Chickens

10 monthsAge
MaleSex
£15Price

I have 2 cockerels available to new homes, hatched last year. Bred from olive egg laying strains. £15 each

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NorthamptonWest Northamptonshire (49.1mi)
Chickens poultry Legbar / Leghorn chicks - Advert 10
9

Legbar / Leghorn chicks

Chickens

6 weeksAge
MixedSex
£6Price

I am selling 4 chicks, there are 2 White ones that are legbar x leghorn so could lay very light brown almost pink eggs or very light if female. The black ones will lay green to olive or very dark brow

LincolnLincolnshire (29.6mi)
Chickens poultry Silkie and silkie cross bantams chicks  - Advert 11
10

Silkie and silkie cross bantams chicks

Chickens

6 weeksAge
MixedSex
£10Price

I have 9 lovely silkie and silkie x bantams 6 are pure silkies (fluffy ones) 3 are silkie x pekin bantams Very nice mix of colours. 6 weeks old, unsexed £10 each or all 9 for £70

MarchCambridgeshire (19.5mi)
Chickens poultry Pekin bantams all female  - Advert 12
3

Pekin bantams all female

Chickens

5 monthsAge
FemaleSex
£30Price

Pekin bantams all female 5 months old vaccinated and wormed suitable for children as they are very friendly they lay lots of small eggs

RushdenNorth Northamptonshire (39.2mi)
Chickens poultry Cockerel with blue egg gene  - Advert 13
2

Cockerel with blue egg gene

Chickens

7 monthsAge
MaleSex
£0Price

this is gorgeous Simon, hatched last July and now looking for his own flock to look after. Hatched from green egg so Carries the blue egg gene. Free to good home Collection Friday bridge

WisbechCambridgeshire (15.8mi)
Chickens poultry Silver Spangled Appenzeller Spitzhauben bantam - Advert 14
7

Silver Spangled Appenzeller Spitzhauben bantam

Chickens

8 monthsAge
FemaleSex
£10Price

Beautiful Silver Spangled Appenzeller Spitzhauben bantam hen available. She has striking white plumage with crisp black spangling, a neat forward-swept crest, and slate-blue legs — a real eye-catcher

BedfordBedford (46.8mi)
Chickens poultry Rosecombs  - Advert 15
3

Rosecombs

Chickens

10 monthsAge
MixedSex
£20Price

For sale breeding group of rosecomb bantams. Pair of black 2024 hatched 2 blue pullets 2025 hatched 4 black pullets 2025 hatched £20 each

LeicesterLeicester (42.4mi)
Chickens poultry Gold Laced Bantam Wyandotte Hatching Eggs  - Advert 16
5

Gold Laced Bantam Wyandotte Hatching Eggs

Chickens

5 daysAge
MixedSex
£3Price

Hatching eggs available from our exhibition Gold Laced Bantam Wyandottes! An attractive addition to your garden flock, wyandottes are calm, great layers, good broodies and enjoy being busy. Eggs are

WisbechCambridgeshire (15.8mi)
Chickens poultry POL silkies various colours available  - Advert 17
4

POL silkies various colours available

Chickens

4 monthsAge
FemaleSex
£35Price

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

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King's LynnNorfolk (23.7mi)
5.0
Chickens poultry Blue Bearded Silkie Hatching eggs with *Guarantee* - Advert 18
14

Blue Bearded Silkie Hatching eggs with *Guarantee*

Chickens

1 weekAge
MixedSex
£34Price

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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ElyCambridgeshire (32.3mi)

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.