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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Lovely trio of pekins. garden breed and raised. They are currently free range in a large run. The cockerel and one of the hens are dark Mille fleur and the second hen is a pretty apricot she will carr
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Amazing selection of wellsummers hens some beautiful colours and great egg layers. £20 each or 2 for £35 Larger numbers can be negotiated. Delivery also available if necessary
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☁️ Meet our first little batch of oven-baked ‘Pilkies’ — Pekin × Silkie chicks, hatched between 9–11 August 🐣 Their mums are our beautiful Silkie girls, originally sourced from excellent-quality sto
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Braekel chickens large fowl rare breed brilliant free range very friendly once they get to know you vaccinated and wormed we have some hens and 2 cockerals if someone wants to breed with them they are
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A great selection of mix bantams including pekin,frizzles, light Sussex.
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I have 4 beautiful boys in need of rehoming because of noise complaints, they are mixed bread bantams 2 frizzle and 2 normal, they had been handled since hatching so used to people coming in and out
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20 x warren chickens, females, this years chickens, good layers, collection Wollaston NN29, please message with any questions.

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Stunning true to type large fowl welsummer pullets for sale. Circa 16 weeks old. Excellent quality healthy stock
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Mixed chickens, various ages from 1.5 year to 3months old, hens £10, cocks free. Younger one will vary in price
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Chickens available Peterborough. After an overly successful home hatch we have some hens and roos available. Please note I will only sell the pairs together because I was extremely unlucky and hatch
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Want swaps my 3 boys white brachma for any 3 hens brachma or if u have some offer can write to me boys born this year 10 April
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I am a small hobby breeder I occasionally have spare poultry looking for a new home and sexed female chicks various breeds like cream legbar, Welsummer, olive eggers pekins and silkies please message
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A very friendly extremely fertile cockerel looking for his own group of girls. Not suitable for the meat trade and additional checks will be processed to make sure he is going to a forever loving home
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Beautiful Pekin Bantam born on 28 May 2026 looking for a forever home. Please feel free to ask any questions. Thank you
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Breeding set of Serama bantams. Approximately 5 months old and fully grown, laying fertile eggs. Three hens and one cockerel. Cockerel is good natured and quiet. Seramas are the smallest breed of chic
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Lovely little pekin frizzle cockerel, silver laced polish cockerel and satin Silkie partridge looking for their new homes. Very handsome and very friendly, happy to be handled. Free to a good home. Bo
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Both small chickens, non laying hen but great pets for kids as both small. Rooster is moulting in photo but he looks great otherwise. Free to collect from Spalding. No idea on age.
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A well established lovely flock of 4 hens - 2 Brahmas and 2 Cochins looking for a new home. The Cochins are 3 years old, 1 Brahma is 3 years and the other one is 1.5 years old. The youngest lays eggs,
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5 in total needing to be rehomed as now crowing £5 each or £40 for all 5. Must go to a loving pet home
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I have for sale eggs from Silkie hens (USA breed), as shown in the photos. As for the incubation rate at the moment, it is 80%. More information will be provided by me in direct contact. 🐣🥚🐣 We ca
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Hi Ian selling one rooster and 2 hens hens are they 4 months old they are Pickens and tha rooster one half bantam and Sussex he is like around 6 months old ready to be breed for egg or baby chicks
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Beautiful speckled Sussex chickens unsexed as only just under 3 weeks old very friendly pure bread ideally we would like them to go together
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Ko shamos 4 months Lincolnshire based Got about 20ish left If you take a few we will have a deal.