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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Day old pekin chicks £12 Serama chicks £12 Unsexed 5 week old Pekin £12 Hybrid chicks £12 unsexed 3 weeks old silkie chicks £15 5 weeks 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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available for collection or ready for delivery 6 USA silkie eggs £4/each 4 brahma eggs £4/each 6 pekin bantam eggs £3/each 6 olive eggers eggs £3 each 20 mixed breed (lucky dip ) £3/each postage ,next day delivery with royal mail High-quality fertile hatching eggs available from healthy, well-cared-for chickens. Our birds are regularly checked and kept in clean, spaci

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🐓HAPPY HENS POULTRY🐓 WE OUR RENOWNED FOR SELLING BEAUTIFUL HAPPY HEALTHY HENS IN ESSEX Here at happy hens licensed poultry breeders We have various Hens available at POL all hens are fully vaccinated and wormed up too date The breeds we have available are CopperMaran £23.00 Black tails £18.00 Bovan Brown£15.00 Goldline £15.00 White star (lay blue eggs) £23.00 Light

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Silkie hens available. Mix of colours including black, blue, splash, mottled, gold. Hatched last year some September and some October. Getting regular eggs out of them. Great chickens for children, very easy to tame £35 each. Also a trio of white silkies available 2 hens and a cockerel that are not related £75. Hatching eggs available mixed colour silkies £15 per half doze

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Healthy Bovan Brown POL (Point of Lay) pullets, 18 weeks old, ready to start laying soon.Very calm and friendly birds, excellent egg layers known for producing large brown eggs. ************ eggs/year ✔ Strong and healthy✔ Vaccinated and well cared for✔ Ideal for backyard or small farm✔ Great egg production breed

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Fancy chicks Hi for sale i have Blue laced red Wyandotte x hybrid chicks £10 per chick these are exceptional layers and have laid all through winter ❄️ perfect for backyard flocks friendly and sweet natured chicks they come in assortment of colour's also will have some pekin chicks available next week. Thank you for reading my advertisement, Kay’s hatchery
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9 Hybrid chicks for sale. Dad is buff columbian brahma, mums are Lohmann Browns. Great egg layers. Lay 300 eggs a year. 6 girls 3 boys £8 each chick.

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Lovely trio of New Hampshire Red bantams excellent layers of tasty eggs looking for a kind home with space.

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3 healthy, friendly bantam chickens for sale at point of of lay. I sadly need to re-home them as I will be working away more. I would love for them to go together. £20 each
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White silkie hen looking for a new home. She lays eggs. Unfortunately I’m having to rehome her as she is being picked on by the other hens so I’ve had to separate her from the group. Rather than k

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Current availability: 2nd March: 5 chicks remaining (mostly black). £5 each. Sold unsexed. 6th March: 4 chicks (mix of colours) £5 each. Sold unsexed. 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 a

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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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Buff Orpington’s and an olive egger hatched 18/10&2/12. Also have salmon faverolles already laying. Taking orders for Orpington’s, pekin, black copper maran. Near Milton Keynes. Prices from £30

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Price Ranges from £25-35 Message me for more information about breeds, prices and availability etc…

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18 month old Wellsummer cockerel available. Ginger and black. Very soft natured and a gentleman to his hens. Has never shown any agression.

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We have a good number of dark egg layers available. These are Copper Maran hybrids and lay a lovely chocolate brown egg. Point of lay and fully vaccinated. Blue and Olive egg layers and other hybr

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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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Hey chicken enthusiasts! Exciting news—my beautiful serama bantams are laying, and the fertility rate on these hatching eggs has been fantastic so far. Seramas are a true bantam breed, being the smal
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We have a new batch of chicks available. All female, vaccinated and in 9 different colours. These will grow into the same beautiful hybrids we sell. Sold as three or more and will require heat lamp

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Lavender pekin cockerels for sale, I have 2 males that I need to find a good home, £25 Cash / collection only :) Message me for any more details

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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 at £3 each Any questions please as Thank you

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

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Silkie hatching eggs for sale £10 for a box of 6, also selling silkie chickens too, trying to sell mostly males, message me for more information as if you want chicken’s then they will cost a bit more :) Cash/collection only

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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
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.