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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UP TO 20% Discounts for 5,10,15 or 20 birds. Based on the Leghorn breed and often termed Dekalb, these birds are the best layers you can get - typically 7 large white eggs per week per bird. The White Star Hybrid is smaller than the average robust Hybrid layer, displaying prolific, sizable egg-laying potential of approximately ************ eggs annually, while exhibit

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Pekin bantams all female 5 months old vaccinated and wormed suitable for children as they are very friendly they lay lots of small eggs
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World’s smallest chicken! Serama are friendly, confident and love to be around people, which makes them an ideal addition to a garden set up. I have available some very pretty well handled young Serama, ready for their new home. Sold either in pairs (cockerel & pullet)£25 or trio (cockerel & 2 Pullets)£50
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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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I'm looking for a new home for my 2 pet chickens who i've had since they were little. One is a silkie, and one is a Polish bantam. They are both good layers of small eggs (as they are small birds). I

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Rare Black & Lavender British Araucana hatching eggs from my small mixed-colour breeding group, bred true to type from award-winning exhibition lines. British Araucanas are a recognised traditional UK

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Beautiful pure Shetland hen hatching eggs available from my small home flock. Shetlands are a critically endangered Scottish landrace breed, known for their hardiness, foraging ability, and stunning n
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3 months old roughly Layer hybrids Collection Smallford Hertfordshire Please bring a box with you to collect
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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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I have an interesting mixture of Bantam Hen's available. The breeds include Seabright, Barbe D'uccle and Partridge Wynandotte. All 8 months old and laying. From a healthy free range flock.
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Hey guys we have some day old chicks which will be hatching on the 19th of may. I am able to sex these for you if you are only looking for hens, if in the event one does turn out to be a cockerel I wo
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Two amazing lavender pekin cockerels who have been reared in a garden with other poultry but are now starting to get bullied by their father and the other males. So they are looking for new homes. The
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Mixed Fertile Hatching Eggs – Pure Serama, Bantam & Large Fowl Hybrids We have a selection of fresh, fertile hatching eggs available from our healthy and well-cared-for birds. We are SEFFA (South Es
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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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Beautiful large Orpington boys looking for new homes. Very healthy, active and stunning birds with soft fluffy feathering and impressive size. The black and ginger boys are especially fluffy around t
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I have some lovely hand raised, calm birds from chicks to point of lay, both big and small from silkie and pekin to Brahma and Orpington amongst my lovely organically raised flock. I have hatching eg
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Day old pekin Bantam chicks. Lots of colours in the mix including lavender, porcelain, mille Fleur, buff, lemon, black plus buff lemon and black cuckoos. Also small chance of frizzle :) we cannot guar
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25 - 30 week old Amberlink pullets available, just come into lay as cheap as £7.50 each Ideal for a small holding or farm shop who wants instant eggs as these girls have a life of lay ahead of them.
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🐔✨ Something quite a bit special… ✨🐔 I have a stunning trio available—a beautiful black hen with golden lacing, a golden hen, and a ginger rooster 💛 These are crossbreed miniature birds (Serama h
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7 week old, fully feathered, off heat, unsexed chicks. Looking for forever homes. They are from my mixed breed coop (all small breeds) Hatched mid March. Ready to go now. £10.00 each. Collection
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Lovely group of strong, healthy laying hens available. Currently producing excellent quality brown eggs daily. • Well looked after on a small countryside setup • Free range and very active • Fed o
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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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Fully vaccinated point of lay Hybrids Hens. Available from 23rd February Wide selection; Light Sussex Speckled Rhode island hybrids Marigolds Blue bells Road rocks Welsummer hybrids White stars
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Stunning trio of adult Silkie chicken available from our small countryside flock near Stansted / Dunmow. This is a well-matched breeding trio consisting of: • 1 cockerel • 2 hens (currently laying)