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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X 3 Cheshire blue egg laying chickens. Due to going back to small bantams I’m afraid I have to let my 3 girls go to a good home. They are tame and let you pick them up but need a bit more room to run

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Polish Bantams Frizzle and Smooth Fertile hatching eggs and Chicks currently available Chicks are vaccinated at a day old Reared well, family pets Mix of lots of colours including Tolbunt, Can

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Hatching eggs: 6 eggs £18, 12 eggs £36. Flat Rate Royal Mail 24hr Tracked Postage £5.99. Larger quantities of eggs can take me a few days to collect. From my flock of large fowl mixed colour Brahma

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THis is crunchy very friendly he very small for a cockerel selling due to only want hens . Anymore questions please ask

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Three beautiful boys looking for their forever home. 2 Partridge colour, 1 Black. Preferably suited to a large outdoor space, these were sold to us as girls, however as time has gone by, they have all

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Day-Old Hybrid Chicks Now Available We have a limited number of healthy, strong day-old hybrid chicks ready to find their new homes.These chicks will grow into hardy, reliable, and prolific laying h

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Hatched & Reared by ourselves - 4 Cockerels and 1 Hen - Charming, small "true bantam" chickens. Docile friendly nature and striking plumage.

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I have various hens, chicks and hatching eggs available including olive eggers, Marans, cream legbar, silkies and Welsummers. I’m a small hobby breeder and occasionally have excess eggs and hens that

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Chicks: Day old to 2 weeks chicks are priced at £10 (7 available, 3 hatched 20th March, 5 hatched 28th March). 2 to 4 week old chicks are priced at £12 (3 available hatched between 9th - 16th March)

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I have 6 month old 2 distaste bantam for sale , both start laying from last week .. great birds friendly lay lovely eggs .. great for kids and can kept in small garden I love both go together Will b
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Complete chicken keeping setup. - Trio of beautiful bantams (1x PolishxPekin cockerel, 2x laying pekin hens) - Omlet Eglu coop - Omlet 2m run - Omlet Glug drinker - Omlet Grub feeder - Bag of heal

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unsexed brahma x chicks, Next hatch 3rd april Looking to rehome a small selection of my homebred pekin cocks from last year. 2 Lavender 1 black with gold collar leakage possibly 2 available Potent

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Beautiful and healthy bantam Polish chicks they are on heat and feeding and drinking well these chicks are unsexed and come in a lovely range of colours Polish chickens are renowned for their excell

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🐔 Beautiful Silkie Chickens Available 🐔 We currently have a lovely selection of Silkie chickens available. These birds are well known for their friendly, calm, and docile nature, making them perfec

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Point of lay 20 weeks old Blue partridge Brahams hens Gold partridge Brahams hens Salmon faverolles Just a small selection of the birds we currently have available All birds are collection on

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Lovely range of colours available- bluebells, speckledies, warrens, white star, rhode rocks, white Sussex, silver Sussex and small number of blue egg layers. Blue egg layers are £30, all the others ar

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I’m looking to rehome my small flock: 1 rooster and 2 hens, all approx. 3 years old. They are friendly, used to people, and enjoy roaming freely in the garden. They currently sleep in a tree rather th

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I have 2 remaining serama roosters, one white smooth feathered one white frizzled ( gray boy sold already) Please note they are miniature roosters. Usually bought to accompany flocks of standard chick

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These stunning pure Serama girls have now found their forever home 💛 But don’t worry—there will be more Serama chicks and hens available soon! Stay up to date by following my page here: https://www

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Hey chicken enthusiasts! Exciting news—my beautiful serama bantams are laying, and the fertility rate on these hatching eggs has been fantastic so far. Seramas are a true bantam breed, being the smal

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Hey chicken enthusiasts! Exciting news—my beautiful sablepoot bantams are laying, and the fertility rate on these hatching eggs has been fantastic so far. Sablepoots are a true bantam breed, known fo

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Week old chicks , still need heat , lovely little birds - worlds smallest chicken breed Parents can be seen as they are family pets

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Beautiful Silver Spangled Appenzeller Spitzhauben bantam hen available. She has striking white plumage with crisp black spangling, a neat forward-swept crest, and slate-blue legs — a real eye-catcher
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.