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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2 week old chicks Brahmas £15 each Unsexed 1 week old ducklings Saxonys £20 each Runners £20 each Unsexed 6 week old Pekin and Brahma/orpington chicks unsexed £20 10week old Pekin pullet £25 7 week old Silkies £25 unsexed POL Silkies £50 Pekin hens £35 Laying warren hens £25 each Hybrids £30 each Breeding group Serama 3 hens 1 cock £125 Paint silkie pair £19

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Appenzeller chicks for sale. Silvers and blacks. We have various different age chicks and ducklings for sale. Indian runner ducklings, silvers, apricots and blues available. Excellent fertility and hatch rate. Hatching eggs available also. Prices vary. Day old to 1 week unsexed chicks £5-£10. Ducklings day olds to 1 week £15-£20 Hatching eggs £1.50 an egg. Deals to
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For a loving kind forever home only. Sadly I have room for only one boy. Volkan is a cross between a handsome tailed bearded blue araucana crossed with an Orpington x Cream Crested Legbar hybrid and
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Indian runner ducklings £10 each Various chicks mix and match 3 for £15 Chicks and ducklings at various ages so please message to enquire
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Hi there 👋🏼 🚨 NEW STOCK 🚨 🐓 White Star – £15 each 🐓 Leghorn – £15 each 🐓 Lohman Brown – £15 each 🐓 Goldline – £15 each 🐓 Copper Marans – £18 each 🐓 Black Rocks – £18 each 🐓 Silver Susse
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Three day old Silkie chicks available. Stunning mix of jet black and pure white. Straight run from the first hatchlings of the year, bred from good laying hens. £10 each or sensible offers considered
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- Polish chicks - Pekin chicks - chicks will need heat supplement until feathered. - unsexed - running ad as hatch monthly.
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Our great selection of chickens, silkies annd bantams are just coming into lay and make fantastic family pets. We also have young silkies and bantams in stock for the Spring I can offer advice on set
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2x blue layers (chesire blue) £20 each Must have a spacious coop and run for them if not free ranging. Theyre petite, gentle hens Fed on heygates pellets Collection from Ashbury SN6 Or can deliv
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2x beautiful sussex hens for sale Both point of lay and laying roughly 10 eggs a week (combined)- delicious golden yolk, organic eggs as have been on organic feed. 20 weeks old. Only selling as do not
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Mixed Fertile Hatching Eggs –crested Indian runners ducks, Pure Serama, Bantam & Large Fowl Hybrids We have a selection of fresh, fertile hatching eggs available from our healthy and well-cared-for b
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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 mottled Pekin chicks These chicks pictured come from our lovely group of black mottled We do have others in the incubator from our other groups of colored Pekin Adult pics show a group of stu
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I have around 8 beautiful Polish Silkie mix chickens looking for a loving new home. They must go together. They all appear to be hens, although 2 are still quite young at around 5 weeks old, and the o
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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 t
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These eggs are very fresh and come from our small, mixed colour flock of large fowl Silkie hens that run with an unrelated cockerel. Gorgeous hens that are calm and friendly but do not fare well in th
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Pure breed and mixed poultry eggs available from a healthy, well kept flock. Breeds include: Black Appenzeller (rare), Brahma, Rhode Island Reds, Polish, Cream Legbar (blue egg layers), Runner Ducks,
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We have 2 jersey Giant pure white roosters for sale. Hatched with 4 females but we can’t keep the roosters sadly because of where we live. Happy to sell separately. Both have the run of a large ar
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3m x 4m x 2m Run with mesh, full size door, 1 half roof cover and another half roof cover with sides. Been up for 2 days and changed our plans No hens have been in there.
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We are a small family run chicken breeder in Hampshire who breed a variety of different bantam breeds and more recently we have started to keep some large fowl. We started keeping pekin bantams a few
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We are a small family run chicken breeder in Hampshire who breed a variety of different bantam breeds and more recently we have started to keep some large fowl. We started keeping pekin bantams a few
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Quality bearded silkie hatching eggs. 6 cockerels (chocolate, black mottled, blue mottled, gold, white and silver partridge) running with approx 30 hens of all different colours, including two frizz
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Seeking a permanent home for a cockerel. He is currently looking for a flock to protect and a secure environment to join. • Breed: lavender pekin • Age: about 2 years • Current Location: Salisbury SP3
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APHA Registered Flock. All home bred. Available, pullets from my quality Silver Laced Wyandotte bantams. Photos are of the growers and the parent birds. These are fully feathered pullets, running in a