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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Lovely Silkie, Polish polish padovana ,polish frizzle ,speckled sussex, pekin bantam chicks available 20 to 24 weeks old ,hens POL ,trio 2 hens 1 roo £100 hens individually £50 /each cockerels £10 to £15/each if separate Ayam Cemani ,rare breed with black bones and black meat 4 boys for sale £40/each there are more of them so for more information don`t hesitate to

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4 x 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 family and animals and handled daily. £20 each Next Hatches Due: - 21st Jan - 29th Jan Hatching next : Ayam Cemani Bcm (black copper Maran) Silkie Orpington’s

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2 Brahma x warren hens POL Not huge girls and lovely and inquisitive hatched with me 🙂 Taking pre-orders for eggs and chicks. Pekin bantam (chicks & eggs) Brahma (chicks) Brahma x warren (both) 2n

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Manchester Poultry People 🐣 Chicks hatching weekly! 🐣 We have a beautiful selection of quality chicks available, with new hatches every week. Currently available: • Ayam Cemani • Silkies (vario

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Hatched out and raised by us and our children. Lots of character, very friendly with us and the kids. Keeps the ladies in check. One of the above pictures is a really sweet little grower We are movi

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Crested Cream Legbars Well as per usual with us at Pilling Poultry instead of winding down, we are still mad busy 🤦🏼♀️🤦🏼♀️ From a day old chick to 8 weeks old Growers to 18 week plus point of

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Newly hatched chick's for 2026 .. Hatched 2nd January... Usa mini silkie / silkies breed ( still need heat) ( UNSEXED) LOvely floofy poms raised them myself after there mum couldn't be bothered

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2 silkies and 2 Americans for sale they are well looked after message for more details £30 each or 2 for £55

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I am looking to rehome my 4 Silkie chickens, consisting of 1 male and 3 females. I would prefer to sell them as a group of 4, as they have been kept together. They are calm, friendly birds and are we

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Free to a good home. We have discovered that our female white silkie bantum is in face a cockerel. We don’t know want to dispatch it so please help and provide a good home for him?

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We have 18 bearded silkie day old unsexed chicks for sale. Blue Splash Partridge/Blue Partridge Price is per chick

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Incubated silkies myself back in July. Need to rehome these two males. One as you can see is a Splash. Both easy to handle and are used to being feed by hand also. Just becoming too fruity now wit

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We have 2 Americano and 2 silkie boys all the same age for sale, well looked after £30 each or 2 for £55

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🐣 Silkie Chicks, Unsexed. 🥚 Next Hatch Date 17/1/26 📖 Follow North West Poultry on Facebook for updates.

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For sale various chickens. Silkies. White, black, gold, cuckoo, lavender. Lavender pekins bantam. Rhode Island Red large fowl. Buff Orpington large fowl. Lavender Orpington large fowl. All chick

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1x black 1x white 1x brown Much loved healthy happy great laying full silkies Come with their coop and all feeding accessories if needed

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Usa silkie and poland chicks for sale All pure breeds Mixed colours Will need heat for at least 6 weeks. All unsexed as too young Collection only Spilsby, licolnshire

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Gorgeous 4 months old rooster for adoption. I hatched these babies and one is definitely a rooster (Baxter) in pics. I live in a residential cul de sac so sadly early morning crowing going forward wil

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Due to reducing size of flock I've got multiple hens for sale: 1x Rhode Island Red POL £25 1x speceldy hybrid laying £20 1x marigold POL £20 1x silkie and white star cross laying sporadically £20 1x s

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6 Bantam Silkie H@tching Eggs – Proven Fertile – Mixed Colours Fresh Bantam Silkie h@tching eggs from a proven fertile flock. Birds are healthy, well cared for, and kept in line with current avian in

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A handsome rooster who was hatched by one of my own hens (13 August 2025) The only reason I am giving him away is to prevent inbreeding with his 4 sisters who are almost grown up. So he is looking for

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I have two cockerel for sale both 9mths old love the ladies One is a white leghorn horn cross and he is the largest one in pictures and is black with some blue showing though The other little cha

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Silkie chicks 8-10 weeks old unsexed. Due to time of year they will need a heat lamp and accommodation out of wind and rain so knowledgeable homes only please. Strictly no returns. £12 each.

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X5 silkie chicks, five weeks old and are ready to come off lamp. Chicks are from a mixed colour flock and are unsexed.
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.