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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Fresh Bantam Polish hatching eggs laid each day from a proven fertile flock. Our flock is healthy, well cared for, and kept in line with current avian influenza biosecurity requirements. Colours within the flock include: Buff Laced: Light gold/tan feathers with white lacing. Silver Laced: White feathers with black edging. Golden Laced: Gold feathers with black edging. Whi
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Silver pencil wyandottes bantams all female 5 months old vaccinated and wormed very friendly we also have some gold pencil wyandottes

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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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Appenzella in a mix of colours chamois, silver laced, blue and pure black fully vaccinated and wormed lovely mohican haircut they are a pure breed
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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
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Plenty to choose from with our coloured hybrids- Bluebells, speckled maran, light Sussex, silver Sussex, white leghorn, Warren and Black Rock. All great egg layers producing 300 eggs a year. All vaccinated and wormed. £15 each. Discounts for larger orders. Collection from Earl Shilton Please see our other adverts or our website for other breeds available www.sheltonep
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Lots of chicks hatching weekly in the following breeds: 🐣Usa silkies 🐣Buff Orpington’s 🐣Silver Laced Orpington’s 🐣Gold Laced Orpington’s 🐣Marans 🐣Olive Eggers (female) 🐣Cream Legbars (fe
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Hatching eggs Indian Game( Cornish) Mini silver apple yard Hybrid chicken Quail , price starts at £5 for quail eggs
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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 layer
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Pure breed bantam hens 18 weeks old (point of lay) Nice selection of colours available All breeds a suited to mix together Breeds include Pekins - black, black mottled frizzle, silver partri
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POL hybrid pullets (young hens) available, we have: Light Sussex Type Silver Sussex (black with silver feathering on neck and breast) 1 black rock 18-20 weeks old and will start laying in approx
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Beautiful healthy free range birds. Looking for a new home as we are downsizing our breeding flock size. I have 2 silver hens left. £45 each
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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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Gorgeous and friendly silver laced smooth polish bantam cockerel, fantastic fertility, only available so I can introduce a fresh blood line
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We have lots of week old chicks, and lots more due to hatch soon!! Cockerel is a silver laced sebright and hens are bantam pekins and gold laced sebrights. Week old so still needing heat. £10 ea
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6 x Bantam Hatching Eggs. From a mixed free range flock. You will get a lucky dip selection of eggs laid freshly the day of purchase. Available breeds are; Silkie, Frizzle, Pekin, Barbe D'uccle, Gold
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Various pure breed and rare breed chicks Pekin chicks From Various mottled groups blue, black, buff and chocolate Welsummer Bantam chicks Olive egg chicks Silverudds chicks
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Selling a breeding pair of mini silver apple yard ducks, already had 2 lots of babies this year £30 Selling due to council not allowing livestock on property
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Gorgeous pekin bantam hens, really good quality birds with great feet feathers. Lots of variety of colours avaliable Fertile Hatching eggs also avaliable in Gold laced Chocolate laced Blue Lavende
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16 week old fully vaccinated hybrid pullets. Will start laying around 18-20 weeks £20-£25 each Available from the 16th May!! Devon Blue (Blue Egg) Devon Olive (Olive Green Egg) Devon Bronze (Dark Br
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Hatching eggs from my 2025 super rare Silver Bielefelders now laying well and cockerels doing their job. Bielefelders were created in Germany in the 1970s as the ultimate dual purpose bird (worth goo

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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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Different Orpington chicks : Black mottled, Black cuckoo, Partridge, Lavender, lavender mottled, White, Gold laced, Silver laced, Isabel, Chocolate cuckoo, Mauve, Crele, Black, Black cuckoo. A
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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 🐥