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Silkies Chickens Poultry for sale

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 🩶🧡DAY OLD ORPINGTONS🧡🩶 - Advert 1
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🩶🧡DAY OLD ORPINGTONS🧡🩶

Chickens

3 weeksAge
MixedSex
£12Price

🐣 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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GlossopDerbyshire
Chickens poultry Pure silkie & Orpington Chicks available  - Advert 2
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Pure silkie & Orpington Chicks available

Chickens

2 weeksAge
MixedSex
£9Price

Week old silkies £9 each 3 cuckoo Silkies & 8 Black Orpington at 2 weeks old £10 each Hatching weekly so will be more breeds available in coming weeks Feeders . Drinkers and chick feed also available to purchase

WolverhamptonWest Midlands
Chickens poultry Chicks recently hatched Silkies,Buffs & Leghorns  - Advert 3
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Chicks recently hatched Silkies,Buffs & Leghorns

Chickens

5 weeksAge
FemaleSex
£20Price

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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LittlehamptonWest Sussex
Chickens poultry Chickens and chicks read description - Advert 4
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Chickens and chicks read description

Chickens

11 weeksAge
MixedSex
£30Price

6 days old Pekin and Brahma chicks unsexed £12 5 week old pekin chicks £15 Unsexed 9 week old Hybrid pullets £20 14 week old silkies £35 POL £20-£70 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

FarnboroughHampshire
Chickens poultry Pure breed bantams for sale - Advert 5
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Pure breed bantams for sale

Chickens

Due in 1 dayAge
FemaleSex
£35Price

Pure breed bantoms for sale fully vaccinated. 20 weeks old, just starting to lay eggs. Silkies pekin and Polish. Also over 12 types off hybrids from £20 Salmon Faverolles and Brahmas £45 each

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ShifnalShropshire
Chickens poultry Polish & silkie chicks  - Advert 6
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Polish & silkie chicks

Chickens

4 weeksAge
MixedSex
£10Price

Weekly hatches of the following chicks avalibe Ayam cemani Vorwerks Silkies various colours Polish various colours Frizzle polish Prices start from £10

ManchesterGreater Manchester
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Chickens poultry Hatching eggs  - Advert 1
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Hatching eggs

Chickens

6 weeksAge
MixedSex
£2Price

Eggs available to collect or post from North Norfolk: Marsbars x leghorn (olive eggs) Brahmas (cream/pink egg) Bearded silkies (cream egg) Cream legbar (blue egg) Eggs are £1.50 each plus postage

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NorwichNorfolk
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Mixed Silkie Hatching aEggs

Chickens

1 weekAge
MixedSex
£2Price

Hi, I’ve got Silkie hatching eggs available at £2 each plus postage. They come from 7 different colour pens: cuckoo, mottled, buff, splash, red, red pyle, and mixed, so there’s a really nice variety o

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CrookCounty Durham
5.0
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Silkie Hens - POINT OF LAY

Chickens

6 monthsAge
FemaleSex
£30Price

SILKIES & POLISH CHICKENS - POINT OF LAY 🐔Various Colour Hens available ⭐️20 Weeks old (Point of lay 🥚🍳🪺) ⭐️Vaccinated ⭐️Wormed ⭐️READY NOW!! 🗺️ Collection from Raunds (North Northamptonshire / Cambridgeshire Border)

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WellingboroughNorth Northamptonshire
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USA Silkie Purebred Colours Hatching Eggs

Chickens

2 weeksAge
MixedSex
£2Price

Available hatching eggs from my pens of Purebred USA Silkies. Pens include Chocolate paint/paint Lemon Buff/blue buff White/black/blue and splash Black Mottled Black Mottled showgirls These a

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Saint AustellCornwall
Chickens poultry Silkie chickens male  - Advert 5
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Silkie chickens male

Chickens

15 weeksAge
MaleSex
£0Price

I had 2 silkies for sale to good homes. I hatched these from eggs myself. Unfortunately I need to rehome at least 1 as I only have a 2 females and the males will fight. They have good temperament and love some fuss. Great with kids and cats

Canvey IslandEssex
Chickens poultry Female bantams- Silkies, Polish, Pekins and Booted - Advert 6
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Female bantams- Silkies, Polish, Pekins and Booted

Chickens

6 monthsAge
FemaleSex
£35Price

We now have Pekins, Polish, Silkies and Sablepoot (Booted) bantams available. Mixed colours of all breeds available, all females, fully vaccinated and registered.

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NantwichCheshire East
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Pekin silkies silver French maranssliverWyandotte

Chickens

3 weeksAge
MixedSex
£10Price

Hi I have for sale various breeds on chicks including Pekins,silkies,silver French maran, cream legbar silverlaced,Wyandottes. Will have more hatching on the 20th April

LichfieldStaffordshire
Chickens poultry Bantams, Silkies x seebright  - Advert 8
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Bantams, Silkies x seebright

Chickens

1 weekAge
MixedSex
£25Price

Have s mixture of Bantams, silkies and seebright some pure breed some cross... Hatched this week and still some hatching. £25 Hens £15 Roosters 🐓

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TidworthWiltshire
Chickens poultry Silkie Bantams - Advert 9
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Silkie Bantams

Chickens

13 weeksAge
FemaleSex
£40Price

The fluffiest of the lot and always in big demand so keep an eye on availability if you want our beautiful Silkies. They make great pets and are the perfect garden flock member. They do appreciate a

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NewentGloucestershire
Chickens poultry Pekins, Polish, Silkies and other bantams - POL - Advert 10
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Pekins, Polish, Silkies and other bantams - POL

Chickens

3 monthsAge
FemaleSex
£35Price

We have a beautiful selection of bantams available at the moment including Silkies, Pekins, Sablepoots, Padovana, Japanese bantams and Polish. Prices vary depending on age and breed - please check w

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NewentGloucestershire
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🩶USA & STANDARD SILKIE CHICKS 🩶

Chickens

5 weeksAge
MixedSex
£12Price

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 available for the perfect mixed flock 🤍�

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GlossopDerbyshire
Chickens poultry Silkies POL - Advert 12
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Silkies POL

Chickens

4 monthsAge
FemaleSex
£40Price

Lovely silkies that are POL. Make great pets, all £40 each. Other breeds available including Orpington’s, pekins, salmon faverolles. Just outside Milton Keynes

Leighton BuzzardCentral Bedfordshire
Chickens poultry USA silkies  - Advert 13
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USA silkies

Chickens

8 monthsAge
MaleSex
£50Price

I have 2 males for sale they are very boisterous I have got a female too but keeping her they have had baby chicks so the boys are very sexual lol they just need a new home

OldburyWest Midlands
Chickens poultry Various Point of Lay Female Chickens - Advert 14
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Various Point of Lay Female Chickens

Chickens

5 monthsAge
FemaleSex
£20Price

We now have our full range of point-of-lay hens available. Breeds include; Bluebells, White Stars, Warren-type hens and Light Sussex. All female and fully vaccinated. We also have our various Bantam

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NantwichCheshire East
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Pure breed bantams and large fowl

Chickens

4 monthsAge
FemaleSex
£30Price

We currently have 2 batchs of pure breeds some just come into lay and some younger birds Silkies Pekins Sablepoots Polish Pandova Rumpless Araucana Appenzeller large fowl Brahma Salmon Favore

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DeesideFlintshire
Chickens poultry Silkie - Advert 16
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Silkie

Chickens

6 weeksAge
MixedSex
£5Price

4 x silkies just 5 weeks old, Parents can be seen on collection. All different colours. Unsexed. Collection only

HullKingston upon Hull
Chickens poultry Pure Breed Chickens  - Advert 17
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Pure Breed Chickens

Chickens

3 monthsAge
FemaleSex
£40Price

🐓 Point of Lay Pure Breeds – Ready for New Coops 🐓 We have a lovely selection of point-of-lay bantams and large fowl, around 16 weeks old and just about to start laying — perfect if you’re lookin

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WelwynHertfordshire
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Chickens poultry Bantam White Silkie Hatching Eggs For Sale - Advert 18
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Bantam White Silkie Hatching Eggs For Sale

Chickens

1 weekAge
MixedSex
£3Price

Hatching eggs available from our beautiful Bantam White Silkies! Eggs are regularly fertility tested although 100% fertility of course cannot be guaranteed, especially if being posted. £3 per egg.

WisbechCambridgeshire

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.