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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 Cheshire blue - Advert 1
4

Cheshire blue

Chickens

5 monthsAge
FemaleSex
£20Price

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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OldhamGreater Manchester
Chickens poultry Polish Bantam Chicks & Eggs - Frizzle & Smooth - Advert 2
181

Polish Bantam Chicks & Eggs - Frizzle & Smooth

Chickens

2 weeksAge
MixedSex
£3Price

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

YorkYork
Chickens poultry Brahma Large Fowl Hatching Eggs - Advert 3
15

Brahma Large Fowl Hatching Eggs

Chickens

9 weeksAge
MixedSex
£18Price

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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LincolnLincolnshire
Chickens poultry Polish cockerel  - Advert 4
3

Polish cockerel

Chickens

7 monthsAge
MaleSex
£10Price

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

BournemouthDorset
Chickens poultry 3 Beautiful Pure Breed Silkie Cockrels - Advert 5
13

3 Beautiful Pure Breed Silkie Cockrels

Chickens

9 monthsAge
MaleSex
£10Price

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

BedfordBedford
Chickens poultry Day Old Hybrid Chicks Guaranteed Hens - Advert 6
1

Day Old Hybrid Chicks Guaranteed Hens

Chickens

5 weeksAge
FemaleSex
£12Price

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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WelwynHertfordshire
5.0
Chickens poultry Mottled Pekins - Advert 7
3

Mottled Pekins

Chickens

13 weeksAge
MixedSex
£40Price

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

CarnforthLancashire
Chickens poultry Various hens chicks and hatching eggs  - Advert 8
2

Various hens chicks and hatching eggs

Chickens

1 weekAge
FemaleSex
£20Price

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

King's LynnNorfolk
Chickens poultry Large Fowl Brahma Chicks Mixed Colours - Advert 9
8

Large Fowl Brahma Chicks Mixed Colours

Chickens

1 weekAge
MixedSex
£10Price

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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LincolnLincolnshire
Chickens poultry Two sisters for sale  - Advert 10
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Two sisters for sale

Chickens

6 monthsAge
FemaleSex
£55Price

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

LondonGreater London
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Complete setup - Trio, Coop, Run, food, etc....

Chickens

10 monthsAge
MixedSex
£350Price

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

WantageOxfordshire
Chickens poultry unsexed chicks and eggs - Advert 12
2

unsexed chicks and eggs

Chickens

2 weeksAge
MixedSex
£9Price

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

StanleyCounty Durham
Chickens poultry Bantam Polish Chickens  - Advert 13
9

Bantam Polish Chickens

Chickens

2 weeksAge
MixedSex
£10Price

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

Barrow-upon-HumberNorth Lincolnshire
Chickens poultry Silkies for sale  - Advert 14
4

Silkies for sale

Chickens

4 monthsAge
FemaleSex
£35Price

🐔 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

BathBath and North East Somerset
Chickens poultry Large fowl Brahma and faverolle hens  - Advert 15
3

Large fowl Brahma and faverolle hens

Chickens

4 monthsAge
FemaleSex
£50Price

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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ColchesterEssex
Chickens poultry Beautiful point of lay hens - range of breeds - Advert 16
6

Beautiful point of lay hens - range of breeds

Chickens

4 monthsAge
FemaleSex
£20Price

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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BirminghamWest Midlands
Chickens poultry Free to Good Home – Small Chicken Flock - Advert 17
3

Free to Good Home – Small Chicken Flock

Chickens

3 yearsAge
MixedSex
£0Price

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

Hemel HempsteadHertfordshire
Chickens poultry Serama rooster - Advert 18
5

Serama rooster

Chickens

1 yearAge
MaleSex
£10Price

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

BristolBristol City
Chickens poultry ✨ Pair of Beautiful Serama Hens – Mini Chickens ✨ - Advert 19
12

✨ Pair of Beautiful Serama Hens – Mini Chickens ✨

Chickens

7 monthsAge
FemaleSex
£80Price

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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RuardeanGloucestershire
Chickens poultry Show quality serama hatching eggs and chicks  - Advert 20
7

Show quality serama hatching eggs and chicks

Chickens

2 weeksAge
MixedSex
£3Price

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

TadworthSurrey
5.0
Chickens poultry 🐥Sablepoot hatching eggs and chicks available 🐥 - Advert 21
4

🐥Sablepoot hatching eggs and chicks available 🐥

Chickens

2 weeksAge
MixedSex
£3Price

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

TadworthSurrey
5.0
Chickens poultry Serama chicks  - Advert 22
2

Serama chicks

Chickens

3 weeksAge
MixedSex
£8Price

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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Chester-le-StreetCounty Durham
Chickens poultry Silver Spangled Appenzeller Spitzhauben bantam - Advert 23
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Silver Spangled Appenzeller Spitzhauben bantam

Chickens

9 monthsAge
FemaleSex
£10Price

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

BedfordBedford

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.