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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Eggs available to collect or post from North Norfolk: Black copper marans (extra dark brown egg strain) Cream Legbars Marsbars (olive eggs) Brahmas (cream/pink egg) Bearded silkies (cream egg) Eggs are £1.50 each plus postage. Packed and sent 24hr next day tracked. Growers and chicks available later in the year.

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Point of lay 20 weeks old Blue partridge Brahams hens Gold partridge Brahams hens Salmon faverolles Just a small selection of the birds we currently have available All birds are collection only from Marks Tey - Colchester Please check out our website or Facebook page for all of our stock The Hatch Shed Registered and licensed poultry breeder Thanks Lewis

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A great selection of hybrid hens All pol at 18-22 weeks Fully vaccinated Recently wormed Breeds lemon cuckoos Silver Sussex Millefluer leghorn (white egg layers) Mottled leghorns (white egg layers) Silver partridge leghorn (white egg layer) Burford browns (dark egg layers) Welsumer stars White stars (white egg layers) Ambers Lavender splash rocks Bluebelles Speckled

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Day old pure breed chicks Large fowl and bantams Vaccinated Breeds include Day old USA Silkie bantams (unsexed) £12 Pekin bantam (unsexed) (inc frizzle) £12 Serama bantams (unsexed) £12 Olive eggers (unsexed) £12 (green egg layers) Buff Orpingtons (unsexed) £12 Silver campines (unsexed) £12 (white egg layers) Gold Dutch bantams (unsexed) £12 Gold/Silver

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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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Hatched 21st-23rd February - available from 6-8 weeks old unsexed. £7 each Hybrid Red, White, Frizzle, Orpington, Marans

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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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Vorwerk cockerel, big healthy cockerel, wings are clipped, is currently with Hens, free range in garden

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I have some stunning mixed hybrid day old chicks available 🐥 £8 each unsexed I won’t sell chicks on their own. Collection Southend on sea Essex. Will do discount for large quantities of chi

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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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A beautiful boy needing a good home. He is a very good shepherd and looks after his flock beautifully. Pure breed and will be great for breeding. Sadly in a village so we can't keep him any more

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5 very large hens believed to be 14 months old all are still laying large eggs , would like for them all to go together

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My lil man "bubble" need s a new coop with some ladies ready for some spring chickens He is a pure breed cemani black tongue no leakage at all Sweet but sassy nature will be sad to see him go as I l

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

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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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Day old hybrid chicks Fully vaccinated Guaranteed female The best laying breeds Breeds Bluebells Light Sussex Silver Sussex Skylines (blue egg layers) Olive eggers (green egg layers) Rhod

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Have a lovely range of mixed hybrids hatching eggs at £2 per egg. I post by Royal Mail 24hr tracked. Or collection is Southend on sea Essex. I only send out fresh eggs and post Monday to Thursday.

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We have available 4 beautiful Silkie Bantams hatched by us back in September last year looking for new homes and flocks of their own to look after. Unfortunately their hormones have kicked in and they

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Three polish cockerels for sale, they get on well but happy to sell individually. 2 white one and 1 black and white one. £15 each.

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ONLY ROOSTERS LEFT. TWO BLACK 3 SPLASH MORE BABIES COMING…. Follow on Instagram Brentwood.Silkies Polish Silkies Pekin x Silkie Our rooster and hens have had lots of babies so we are looking for

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DAY OLD CHICKS.... Pekin bantam chicks (unsexed) £8 each Cream Crested Legbar chicks (Sexed) £15 each (blue egg layers) **Chicks require heat lamp/plate until fully feathered** CHICKENS.... Pekin

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Pure breed bantam hens 18 weeks old (point of lay) Nice selection of colours available All breeds a suited to mix together Breeds include Pekins - black, black mottled frizzle, silver partri

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5 Day Old Chicks We’re delighted to be taking orders for our next batch of 5 day old chicks from our much-loved Silkie flock. Our Flock🐓 Our Silkies come from our loved family flock, cared for by
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.