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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🐓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 £23.00 Bovan Brown£15.00 Goldline £15.00 White star (lay blue eggs) £23.00 Light

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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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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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Silkie . Black Orpington And light Sussex chicks currently Hatching weekly so will be more breeds available in coming weeks Buff Orpington Black Orpington Chocolate Orpington Silkies - various colours available black , white , gold & cuckoo Light Sussex Buff Sussex Message for availability Prices between £5-£10

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Silkie bantams all female 5 months old vaccinated and wormed we have them in black, gold, gold partidge and white the are 30.00 each
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We have a lovely selection of silkie females available ready for their new homes. Colours include red, splash, black, red and gold. All vaccinated and wormed. £30 each Collection Earl Shilton
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Bantams POL(18-24 weeks old) £35 each ✅SILKIES - white, Black, Silver partridge And Buff ✅POLISH - Buff laced, Gold laced, Chamois, Black white crested Blue, splash white crested ✅PEKINS - laven
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Hybrid laying hens POL Nice variety of hybrids available 🌈 🐔Cooper black Maran (deep rich brown egg layers) £30 ea 🪺Cotswold legbar (Blue eggs) £30 ea 🫒Olive egger (Olive coloured eggs) £30 🐔
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Columbian Blacktail Hatching Eggs Meet Rusty, our handsome Rhode Island Red cockerel, and his six lovely Light Sussex ladies! Together they produce stunning Columbian Blacktail chicks — brilliant laye
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Show type Orpington chicks looking for loving homes. These are from show lines and will grow into very large beautiful birds. Orpington’s are fabulous for first time and novice chicken owners due to

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We have the available hens available 🐓 crusted green egger 💚 £25 🐓 gold bantam 💛£25 🐓 welsummer bantam 🧡 £25 🐓 brown and lavender Wyandotte £30 🩵 🐓 brown bantam hen 🧡 £20 🐓 crust

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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:

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🐔Beautiful Pekin Bantams Available 🐔 We currently have a lovely selection of Pekin bantams available. These birds are well known for their friendly, calm, and docile nature, making them perfect for

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🐔Beautiful Poland Chickens Available 🐔 We currently have a lovely selection of Poland and Padovanas (beared Polands) chickens available. These birds are well known for their friendly, calm, and doc

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5 Unsexed quail chicks, they are still under heat, eating and drinking well. Hatched 29th March £9 each £35 for all 5 unsexed chicks brahma x (pending collection) Pilkie x serama (4 left) Mixed

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🐔 Beautiful Silkie Chickens Available 🐔 We currently have a lovely selection of Silkie chickens available. These birds are well known for their friendly, calm, and docile nature, making them perfec

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Current availability: 27th March: 14 chicks. £5 each. sold unsexed. 2nd - 6th March: 7 chicks remaining. £8 each. Sold unsexed. More chicks due 5th april! Chicks hatched from my mixed colour Sable

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Pekin Bantans Bobtails & Frizzles available. Last years birds hatched July 25 hens just started laying. All beautiful quality birds, happy, healthy, tame and very friendly as all hand reared in our b

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New hatch of gold and blacks due 6/04 ALL NOW SOLD! Adorable day-old bantam silkie chicks available – healthy, fluffy, and full of personality. Perfect for anyone looking to start or add to a small b

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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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REDUCED as making space for new birds. Now £20 each. Chicks and hatching eggs also available. Mostly hatched mid August. Laying well for us already. These birds come from my mixed colour pen of Sab

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Special offer: 24 eggs for £30. 6 eggs £10, 12 eggs £18, larger quantities of eggs can take me a few days to collect. Royal Mail 24hr Tracked Postage £5.99. Hatching eggs available from my flock of m

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Listing is for hatching eggs from my breeding pens of Purebred Polish Bantams. They are all in their individual pens and a mix of eggs will be sent as they all aren't laying yet so will be collected t

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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.