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 chicks available 🐣 Buff Orpingtons & Silver Laced Orpingtons – From large, friendly parent birds – Well handled from hatch – Raised on high-protein feed with added vitamins 🔸 Unsexed 🔸 Will require heat for approx. 6 weeks Also available: • Cream Legbars • Black Copper Marans • Olive Eggers • Silkies & USA Silkies • Ayam Cemani Message for availability an
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🩶💛ORPINGTON’S 💛🩶 Day olds hatching weekly, they will be indexed and require heat for 6 weeks. These beauties aren’t just pretty faces either… Orpington’s are absolute stars for families and flocks. They’re calm, friendly, super easy going, and lay gorgeous big eggs 🥚✨ ✨ Friendly & docile ✨ Perfect for beginners & families ✨ Great egg layers ✨ Just all-round lovel
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Lavender Orpington and Brahama cockerels need new home well tempered but are too big for our little run they have just come of age

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Chocolate Orpington breeding trio 2 hens 1 cockeral Unrelated laying well Good fertility £90 for the trio

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Looking to add some fluff and charm to your flock? Our day-old unsexed Silkie and USA chicks are now ready for new homes! We have multiple different colours 🤍🩶🧡🖤 Hatched 16th and 16th of Feb 🐥 About Silkies: ✨ Incredibly soft, fluffy “silk-like” feathers ✨ Sweet, calm, and friendly personalities ✨ Great broodies and wonderful pets ✨ Unique features — feathered feet

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Week old Pekin and Brahma/orpington chicks unsexed £12 6 week old pekin chicks £15 9 week old Hybrid pullets £20 POL £20-£70 Silkies Pekin hens Hybrid hens Orpington hens Breeding group Serama 3 hens 1 cock £140 Paint silkie pair £190 Quails available from day olds to laying hens
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Dark eggs! Chicks will be unsexed and require heat for 6 weeks. 🐥 About Black Copper Marans: ✨ Stunning black feathers with rich copper highlights ✨ Calm, hardy, and great for all experience leve

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I have mixed breed hatching eggs in my flock I have Wellsummer Buff Orpington Barred rock Light Sussex Black leghorn Olive egger Cream Legbar RIR Rhode Island Red Salmon faverolle And some h

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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 O
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I have some lovely hand raised, calm birds from chicks to point of lay, both big and small from silkie and pekin to Brahma and Orpington amongst my lovely organically raised flock. I have hatching eg

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Silkie chicks just hatched this week. Gorgeous little bundles off fluff that make great pets. We also have a few Buff Orpington’s & the prolific laying leghorns.

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Show Quality Hatching eggs available in the following breeds - Large fowl - * Show Quality Purebred Large Fowl Buff Orpington’s, £3.00 per egg * Buff Orpington x Hybrid Hen eggs (welsummer light Sussex speckeldy) £1.50 per egg *Show quality Blue/Black Silkie £3.00 per egg *Blue Mottled Pekin Bantam £3.00 per egg *Black Mottled Pekin Bantam £3.00 per egg *Lave
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A lovely, eye catching group made up of one cockerel and two hens. Swedish Flowers are a rare heritage breed known for their calm, friendly nature and absolutely stunning, varied plumage no two birds

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All very well bred, show standard, Bantam cockerels for sale in a variety of breed, All home hatched last year and reared to pick our keepers for this season, Vaccinated, wormed, well kept, ready to run with their own ladies, Discounts available on the lot, Black pekin, cuckoo pekin, black silkies, blue silkie, polish, Dutch bantam, game cockerels all £10-£15 and Larg

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Priced between £6 to £9 each Message for prices various breeds available Silkie . Light Sussex . Chocolate Orpington. Black Orpington. Hatched on the 23rd April. Plenty to choose from Min
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I have Hatching Eggs and Chicks from the following: Buff Orpington Brahma Easter Eggers Polish Bantam Frizzle Light Sussex Mixed Breed Prices start at £2 I also have Aylesbury Ducks and Pom Pom Run

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Black French Maran hen laying £40 Cuckoo Maran hen POL £30 One Marbar (olive egger) rooster grow out £15 One gold laced Orpington rooster grow out £15 One splash buff and white Serama rooster grow out
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Day old buff orpingtons up to 2 weeks old £10 each Must have heat plate or lamp They will Need chick crumb Heat for 6 weeks and to be kept inside We also have pekin bantams

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Day olds buff Orpington chicks available, please make sure u have brooders/setups before enquiring, I must also stress, please only message with genuine interest, also we require u to bring a hot wate

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Buff Orpington hatching eggs fertilised large foul hatching eggs very fertile this season £2.00 each or £9.00 for six free collection or £5.50 next day postal service

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We have 14 week old chickens for sale. Buff Orpingtons large fowl. Silkies black. White. Lavender. Cuckoo. We also have chicks.
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Available for collection or ready for delivery Barbu d’uccle eggs £3/each Large Fowl Buff Orpington’s All eggs are £3 plus postage which is £4.65 for either 6 or 12. Minimum order of 6 eggs. Pos

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I have various breeds of fertile hatching eggs for incubation Collection or posting can be arranged Brahma LF Darks Isabella Lemon Pyle Buff Colombian Gold partridge Silver spangled Appenzelle

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Farmyard hatching eggs mix £3/egg Hens: Leghorn, Devon Bronze, ISA, Cockerels: Orpington Show pure breed lines big old English Orpington - Chocolate Cockerel (born in February 2025) selling for £20
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.