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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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Chickens poultry Chickens and chicks read description - Advert 1
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Chickens and chicks read description

Chickens

5 weeksAge
MixedSex
£30Price

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

FarnboroughHampshire
Chickens poultry Happy healthy pullets - Advert 2
15

Happy healthy pullets

Chickens

6 weeksAge
FemaleSex
£9Price

Happy healthy pullets (young hens) available, nice mix of colours, light Sussex, Rhode rock, beechwood blue, speckledy, Emerald, Lohmann brown, leghorn and magpie types. All excellent laying types. Mostly brown layers of slightly varying shades, the Emeralds are blue layers and leghorn types white layers. APHA registered flock. Discounts offered on more than 10.

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KingsbridgeDevon
Chickens poultry Silkies Bantam hens mixed colours - Advert 3
12

Silkies Bantam hens mixed colours

Chickens

5 monthsAge
MixedSex
£35Price

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

AshbourneDerbyshire
Chickens poultry Sablepoot Chicks (Booted Bantams) - Advert 4
10

Sablepoot Chicks (Booted Bantams)

Chickens

6 daysAge
MixedSex
£5Price

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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LincolnLincolnshire
Chickens poultry Large fowl Brahma and faverolle hens  - Advert 5
3

Large fowl Brahma and faverolle hens

Chickens

4 monthsAge
FemaleSex
£50Price

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

Licensed Breeder
ColchesterEssex
Chickens poultry Point of Lay Chickens - Over varieties- See video - Advert 6
121

Point of Lay Chickens - Over varieties- See video

Chickens

9 weeksAge
FemaleSex
£20Price

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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NewentGloucestershire
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Chickens poultry Point of Lay Hens for Sale!  in Worcester - Advert 1
9

Point of Lay Hens for Sale!

Chickens

4 monthsAge
FemaleSex
£25Price

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

WorcesterWorcestershire
Chickens poultry Chicks an Ducklings in a range of breeds  - Advert 2
31

Chicks an Ducklings in a range of breeds

Chickens

1 weekAge
FemaleSex
£10Price

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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CoalvilleLeicestershire
Chickens poultry Point of lay Hens in a wide range of breeds  - Advert 3
11

Point of lay Hens in a wide range of breeds

Chickens

5 monthsAge
FemaleSex
£0Price

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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CoalvilleLeicestershire
Chickens poultry Chickens, Coop & Run – Full Setup for sale - Advert 4
92

Chickens, Coop & Run – Full Setup for sale

Chickens

6 monthsAge
MixedSex
£350Price

Selling 2 roosters and 2 hens with a chicken coop and enclosed run. Ideal starter setup for anyone looking to keep chickens. Everything included: • Chicken coop • Enclosed chicken run • 2 roosters

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BradfordWest Yorkshire
Chickens poultry Silkeiea chicken in Ripley - Advert 5
21

Silkeiea chicken

Chickens

5 monthsAge
MixedSex
£100Price

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

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RipleyDerbyshire
Chickens poultry Coloured hybrid hens at point of lay - Advert 6
17

Coloured hybrid hens at point of lay

Chickens

4 monthsAge
FemaleSex
£25Price

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

Licensed Breeder
ColchesterEssex
Chickens poultry Day old pure breed chicks  - Advert 7
3

Day old pure breed chicks

Chickens

5 daysAge
MixedSex
£12Price

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

Licensed Breeder
ColchesterEssex
Chickens poultry Pekin bantam hens  - Advert 8
4

Pekin bantam hens

Chickens

13 weeksAge
FemaleSex
£50Price

4 pekin bantams left Point of lay Other poultry available £50 each Collection from Wimborne, BH21 4JE

WimborneDorset
Chickens poultry Poultry for Sale  - Advert 9
6

Poultry for Sale

Chickens

7 monthsAge
FemaleSex
£38Price

A selection of pure breed poultry for sale. Large fowl brahmas, wheaten marans, copper marans, light Sussex, Swedish flower hens. Brahma bantams, pekin bantams. Recently wormed. Most are now laying. All £38 each Brahmas £50 each

RomseyHampshire
Chickens poultry Warren point of lay hens chickens  in Ottery Saint Mary - Advert 10
3

Warren point of lay hens chickens

Chickens

4 monthsAge
FemaleSex
£20Price

Beautiful Warren hens at point of lay or just starting to lay. Great pets as they're friendly and easy to tame. Lay all year round, large brown eggs. Vaccined and registered. Can supply feed and extra

Ottery Saint MaryDevon
Chickens poultry Beautiful point of lay hens - range of breeds - Advert 11
6

Beautiful point of lay hens - range of breeds

Chickens

4 monthsAge
FemaleSex
£20Price

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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BirminghamWest Midlands
Chickens poultry Auracana mix  - Advert 12
8

Auracana mix

Chickens

4 monthsAge
MixedSex
£25Price

4 chicks that are about 5 months old and their mother that is two years old. Of this four chicks, 2 are roosters and 2 are hens. Their mother is £25 and each chicks £15

BirminghamWest Midlands
Chickens poultry Lavender pekin cockerel  - Advert 13
4

Lavender pekin cockerel

Chickens

15 weeksAge
MaleSex
£0Price

Lavender pekin cockerel free to good home. I hatched him last year and he the only survivor. He is getting picked on and his feathers plucked by a couple of hens and needs his own fresh girls.

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OldhamGreater Manchester
Chickens poultry Pure silkie and French Black Copper Marans chicks - Advert 14
9

Pure silkie and French Black Copper Marans chicks

Chickens

1 dayAge
MixedSex
£10Price

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

WisbechCambridgeshire
Chickens poultry Roosters for sale (and some hens) - Advert 15
9

Roosters for sale (and some hens)

Chickens

9 monthsAge
MixedSex
£40Price

I need to downsize my flock so have decided to sell some of our lovely roosters. We do have a few hens (layers) left, but are selling these as pairs or trios with a rooster. Full size hens: Peeking Bantam, Polish £40 Silkies £50

LondonGreater London
Chickens poultry Micro-Chicken CHICKS for Sale - Advert 16
261

Micro-Chicken CHICKS for Sale

Chickens

2 daysAge
MixedSex
£10Price

Limited number of Miniature Serama × Lavender D’Anver Chicks – Now Available to Reserve 🐣 We are delighted to announce the arrival of a very special hatch of miniature chickens. These tiny chicks ar

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RuardeanGloucestershire
Chickens poultry Laying hens for sale - Advert 17
10

Laying hens for sale

Chickens

10 monthsAge
MixedSex
£25Price

Mixed hens all laying Mixture of Cream legbar Copper maran Cuckoo maran Other hybrid layers available

MalvernWorcestershire
Chickens poultry Emerald Sapphire Blue Egg Layer Chicks for Sale - Advert 18
131

Emerald Sapphire Blue Egg Layer Chicks for Sale

Chickens

2 daysAge
MixedSex
£10Price

We are pleased to offer a beautiful new hatch of pure Emerald Sapphire chicks. This pairing of white-splashed and also lavender hens with a glossy black rooster has produced an exceptional range of co

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RuardeanGloucestershire
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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?

Chickens are classified as a species within poultry and further divided into classes based on age, sex, and purpose such as broilers for meat, layers for eggs, roasters, and capons. There are also standard breed classes including American, Asiatic, Continental, English, Mediterranean, and others.

Do poultry chickens lay eggs?

Yes, female chickens, known as hens once mature, lay eggs regardless of the presence of a male chicken (rooster). Egg-laying ability depends on the breed, with some bred specifically for high egg production while meat breeds lay fewer eggs.

Why can't male chickens be used for meat in egg-laying breeds?

Male chicks from egg-laying breeds are typically not used for meat production because they do not develop the large breast and leg muscles needed for quality meat and are therefore not economically viable. As a result, these male chicks are commonly culled shortly after hatching, while male meat-breed chickens are used for meat.