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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Pure breed buff orpingtons large fowl day olds, also have some bantams available! We have unsexed chicks available from day olds, £13 unsexed prices per chicks, buffs are hard to determine sex at young ages and sometimes not untill fully grown, we have a friend who sexes them and hasn’t got them wrong as of yet! U MUST HAVE A BROODER TO MAINTAIN HEALTHY HAPPY CHICKS, no
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Lots of choice with our pure breed chickens. All between 20 and 22 weeks old. Cream Legbars (£25 each) - lay a blue egg Exchequer Leghorns (£23 each) - lay a white egg Light Sussex (£23 each) - lay a cream egg Cuckoo Marans (£23 each) - Lay a brown egg Buff partridge Brahmas (£35 each) - lay a cream egg Cockerels also available. Collection from Earl Shilton.
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Hatched 17 May 2026 from APHA registered stock. Remaining colours are blacks and golds/buffs. Price is £45 per bird - collection only from TN15 0NX.
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🐣 NEWLY HATCHED CHICKS AVAILABLE 🐣 We are delighted to share that we had one of our best hatching rates of 2026, and this is our last hatch of the year! 🎉 📅 Hatching Date: 28.09.2026 ✅ All chic
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Two young buff orpington cockerels from early summer hatch, stunning and maturing well already trying to tread! Price per boy!
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Small number of week-old Dark Brahma X chicks in Corfe Mullen, Dorset, BH21. Crossed with: 📌 Rhode Island Red 📌 White Leghorn 📌 Buff Orpington (Sold - reservations for next hatch welcome) Individ
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**silkie hens sold out!! Only cockerels available** We have the following available, all this years hatch. So 4-5 months old. All stock is produced from the adults in these pictures. Buff Orpingto
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£15 each or £20 for pair Two young male buff Orpingtons for sale Born end of July 2026 Only reason for selling is that I have too many.
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Looking for a new home Home hatched. I love them they are big beautiful and healthy I just have a cockerel who already rules the roost. Separate or together Not the hen in the photograph
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5-7 months old (various ages)POL buff orpington hens for sale.£50 each.cash on collection.some birds hatched on feb 26,2026.
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Very healthy young rooster 4 months old, he's a cross between our Buff Orpington Rooster and a mixed hen, free to a good home! pickup from Barnetby, North Lincs
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This is Reggie, our most beloved cockerel! After many cuddly years the allotment police have decided he is no longer welcome :( I’ve been told to “get rid” via formal letter. He’s old and doesn’t crow
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2 beautiful pure bred buff Orpington Cockerels for sale. Hatched in April 2026 £30 each Attractive and not nasty
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I've four buff Orpington cockerals for sale hatched 20 July so they're about 8 weeks old, £15 each, no hens are currently available
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Lots of hatching eggs currently available! Mixed Colour Bantam Silkies Mixed Colour Bantam Polish Blue Laced Wyandotte Bantams Gold Laced Wyandotte Bantams Buff Laced Wyandotte Bantams Barred Wy
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Lovely pure bred birds. Various ages. Chicks and growers. Trio or single birds available. Buff Orpington’s are ideal garden hens. Docile and attractive. Very good layers
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I have 1 juvenile Buff Orpington cockerel left who is looking for a new home. Not for eating. Not free. Purebred, from unrelated parents, and raised through our community group. He is extremely friend
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White and speckled/mottled still available Hatched week of 20th July. All happy and healthy growing well with their guinea fowl foster mum! Guess that makes them super smart bilingual brahma boys!
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2x Buff Orpington Cockerels available. Happy for them to be re-homed either individually or as a pair. Great breed, raised as part of a backyard flock but time to separate from the hens. £5 for bot
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Have 3 unsexed silkie chickens in need of a new home. Also have two cockerels of buff brahma breed
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Incubated and hand raised with only the best feed, these 5 orpington cockerels are ones out of 16 eggs that hatched but unfortunately I have too many males so I need to find a good home for these 5.
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I’ve got: - Silkies (gold, white and partridge) - Padovannas (gold laced, silver laced and buff laced) - Pekins (lavender) - Wyandotte bantams (gold laced) - Araucannas (Lavenders) Message me for any
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I have newly hatched chicks , and some a week old. Buff laced bantam Wyndottes. Hybrid. Chocolate mottled pekin. Indian game. And some pretty X breeds. 8week old silkies Indian game are £20
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I have a variety of large and small chickens, Pekin , Wyndottes, hybrids, Indian game. I have chicks and Pol, and hens All colours , sizes and ages Boys or Girls. I have HATCHING EGGS Buff laced