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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gentle trio of 1 frizzle bantam cockerel & 2 POL hens pekin bantam ,grown around humans very gentle ,raised with natural food

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Current availability: 12 chicks hatched 2nd March £5 each. 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 for photos of what is currently available. Hatching

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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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Back in stock! We now have a wide range of hybrids and pure breeds available. Point of lay hens in a variety of colours now for sale. Speckled, Bluebells, Black tails, Sussex, Marigolds, Rhode rocks and many others. These girls are fully vaccinated and ready to start laying at their new homes.Lots of new colours and varieties including olive, blue and dark brown layers.

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Fresh Bantam Polish hatching eggs laid each day from a proven fertile flock. Our flock is healthy, well cared for, and kept in line with current avian influenza biosecurity requirements. Colours within the flock include: Buff Laced: Light gold/tan feathers with white lacing. Silver Laced: White feathers with black edging. Golden Laced: Gold feathers with black edging. Whi

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6 Bantam Silkie Hatching Eggs – Proven Fertile – Mixed Colours Fresh Bantam Silkie hatching eggs laid each day from a proven fertile flock. Our flock is healthy, well cared for, and kept in line with current avian influenza biosecurity requirements. Colours within the flock include: Lavender splash, lavender, white, black, light brown and dark brown. Eggs are sold stric

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Point of lay Cuckoo Maran pullets. 21 weeks old.Hatched 25th September 2026. 6 available. Looking for forever homes. £ 30 each.

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Beautiful Bantam Silkie Chicks I have beautiful and healthy Bantam Silkie chicks available. They are on heat, and feeding and drinking independently. These chicks are sold unsexed and come in a lovely range of colours including lavender, white and black, brown, lavender splash and partridge. Silkies are renowned for their gentle temperament and make excellent family pet

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We have a great range of Chicks and Ducklings hatching all the time, we offer full starter sets for £69, this is for the cage, feeder, drinker and feed. Chicks are priced at £8-14 each depending on the breed, Ducklings are priced at £10-25 depending on sex and breed 🙂 Please note that it’s collection only and we don’t sell single birds. We have a fantastic selection o

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I have beautiful and healthy Bantam Polish chicks available. They are on heat, and feeding and drinking independently. These chicks are sold unsexed and come in a lovely range of colours Buff Laced: Light gold/tan feathers with white lacing. Silver Laced: White feathers with black edging. Golden Laced: Gold feathers with black edging. White Crested Black: Solid black bod

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Point of lay fully vaccinated, wormed and treated for mites/lice. These Hens vary in price depending on breeds, you can find all of these on our New Cottage Poultry Website 🙂 We have a fantastic selection of all types of Poultry in stock, Hens, Ducks, Geese, Quail, Turkeys, Chicks, Ducklings and more. Our shop is fully stocked with everything you need to keep your bird

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2 stunning polish bantam Roosters aged 35 weeks and 32 weeks. They need a new flock as I don't have room for them. £20 each

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I have 7 silkies chicken for salle 3 roosters and 4 hens 5 months old i sell all together 100£.

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We have a beautiful selection of bantams available at the moment including Silkies, Pekins, Sablepoots and Polish. Prices vary depending on age and breed - please check website. Point of lay females available, vaccinated and health checked. Check stock and reserve via our website and arrange a time to visit. Three Shires Poultry is registered with APHA and DEFRA, and

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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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Pekin bantam mixed colour Small chickens 4 girls 1 boy. Born in aug 2026. 35 for girls and 15 for the boy Or take all of them for £140 Very docile

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Baby silkie chicks and silkie mixes for sale Hatched by myself More due to hatch 5th March and will be putting more in soon Chicks are not sexed (naked neck not for sale) Silkies £10 each and silkie mixes £7.50 each Must go in pairs at least Collection March

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Hatching eggs from Mixed flock - brahma, easter eggers, jersey giant, silkies, rangers. All live together.

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I have silkied , mottled mix & Frizzle/ straight mix. 6 eggs £25 I post out every day using royal mail tracked Fantastic hatch rate , I have loads of happy customers on my f bo ok group 😀 west yor

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Pekin £12 Hybrid chicks £12 4 weeks old unsexed 2 week old silkie chicks £15 4 week old silkie chicks £18 Unsexed POL £20-£60 D’uccle bantams Sablepoots Pekin’s Orpingtons Brahmas Hybrid hens Pairs and Trios available Hatching eggs also available Day olds Quails available from day olds to laying hens

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Lovely range of colours available- bluebells, speckledies, warrens, white star, rhode rocks, white Sussex, silver Sussex and small number of blue egg layers. Blue egg layers are £30, all the others are £20.

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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 in any flock. Active, alert, and an excellent forager, this breed is known for its lively personality and elegant upright posture. A hardy and relatively rare Swiss breed, pe

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I have 7 Millefleur pekin, 4 Silkie and 2 serama cockerels for rehoming. Beautiful boys. Free to good homes Please ask any other questions. YO43 area.
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.