Cream legbar hens Chickens Poultry for sale
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.
🌈Beautiful Egg-Laying Chickens £150 for the Group
Chickens
Lovely small flock of four hens looking for a new home. All are POL (Point of Lay) or just coming into lay and will give you a beautiful basket of different coloured eggs. Included: * Copper Black M
Pure silkie and French Black Copper Marans chicks
Chickens
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
Ayam Cemani 🖤 - REDUCED THIS WEEKEND
Chickens
Ayam Cemani chicks available. They will be unsexed as they are too young and from dark Fibro birds. The parents have no leakage and are on quality feed and supplements. They are raised in a house with
Point of lay hens
Chickens
Currently have some point of lay hens for sale Have 2 Pekin frizzle £40 each or 2 for £75 Lot of pimento hens £35 each ot 2 for £65 Banevelder £35 each Cream Legbar who lay cream eggs £35 each Brah
Legbar
Chickens
Trio of Pure breed cream crested legbars for sale about a year old Hens are laying well Nice colour eggs
Hybrid Hens Point of lay
Chickens
Fully vaccinated point of lay Hybrids Hens. Available from 23rd February Wide selection; Light Sussex Speckled Rhode island hybrids Marigolds Blue bells Road rocks Welsummer hybrids White stars
Pekin Bantam Chicks & Chickens
Chickens
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
Chicks/ hatching chicken eggs
Chickens
Eggs are from young healthy birds. You will receive pack of six eggs from cuckoo maran hens that are dual purpose and lay speckled brown eggs and our olive eggers, cream legbars cross cuckoo maran c
Crested cream legbar ( Blue eggs)
Chickens
Crested female Cream Legbars point of lay hens , approximately 15 available. Will start laying good quantities of blue eggs In Feb/March 2026 . Cream Legbars hatching eggs , and sexed chicks avail
FAQs
Are chickens considered poultry?
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.
How are chickens classified in poultry?
Do poultry chickens lay eggs?
Why can't male chickens be used for meat in egg-laying breeds?
