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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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Female chicks, white shell egg layers 🥚 🐥

Chickens

1 weekAge
FemaleSex
£3Price

Guaranteed female chicks, they are white stars, will grow to lay around 350 eggs a year, they will lay a white shelled egg. Minimum of 3 chicks at £5 each 5 £4.50 each 10 £4 each 20 £3.50 each 100 £3 each Any questions please get in touch

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PeterboroughPeterborough
Chickens poultry .Barbu d’Uccle,Pekin hatching eggs - Advert 2
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.Barbu d’Uccle,Pekin hatching eggs

Chickens

9 monthsAge
MixedSex
£18Price

Barbu d’Uccle Mille fleur and Lavender Pekin hatching eggs. £18 for 6 eggs. Collection Ashbourne or can post Monday-Thursday tracked 24 hr in protective poly box £6. Postage can affect hatching rates. High fertility in a test hatches.

AshbourneDerbyshire
Chickens poultry Chicks for sale..... DEALS!!! - Advert 3
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Chicks for sale..... DEALS!!!

Chickens

3 weeksAge
MixedSex
£5Price

Chicks for sale Legbar, white star, moran, easter eggers, polish Day olds From £5 each on heat £10 each off heat Will do deals on more than 20 Also hatching Eggs for sale £2 each. Will do deals on more than 20

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NottinghamNottingham
Chickens poultry Warren's brown egg layers  - Advert 4
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Warren's brown egg layers

Chickens

7 monthsAge
FemaleSex
£9Price

Warren's brown egg layers pullets 16 weeks old fully vaccinated and wormed they lay 320 to 340 eggs per year

RushdenNorth Northamptonshire
Chickens poultry Ginger Red Old English Game hatching eggs & chicks - Advert 5
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Ginger Red Old English Game hatching eggs & chicks

Chickens

6 daysAge
MixedSex
£7Price

Ginger Red Old English Game bird hatching eggs available to collect or post out. Also chicks available in the next few days. Parents can be viewed.

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BillinghamStockton-on-Tees
Chickens poultry Dominique American Game hatching eggs & chicks  - Advert 6
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Dominique American Game hatching eggs & chicks

Chickens

6 daysAge
MixedSex
£15Price

Dominique American Game bird hatching eggs available to collect or post out. Also chicks available in the next few days. Parents can be viewed and photos of grandparents available. Super friendly, healthy birds.

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BillinghamStockton-on-Tees
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Corckrells

Chickens

8 monthsAge
MaleSex
£1Price

Pet Cockerells ,not to be eaten. Free to good home. Ideally should go to separate homes,pretty boys but sadly we can not keep them

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Leighton BuzzardCentral Bedfordshire
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Polish hatching eggs x 6

Chickens

1 dayAge
MixedSex
£9Price

Mixed colours hatching eggs We have had really high hatch rates , chicks always available We collect eggs daily Price for 6 eggs , more can be purchased however Collection is good , postage is £5

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ColchesterEssex
5.0
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Big Brahma hatching eggs mixed colours x 6

Chickens

1 dayAge
MixedSex
£24Price

Collected daily from our gentle giants - fertile eggs offered The price is for 6 eggs but more are available We have been hatching these regular Chicks also available if required

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ColchesterEssex
5.0
Chickens poultry Two hens for sale,  - Advert 4
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Two hens for sale,

Chickens

9 weeksAge
FemaleSex
£30Price

Two hens, not integrating into our silkie flock and need a new home. They were from a school hatching project, can come with a large bag of growers pellets (open)

HerefordHerefordshire
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Easter Egger Hens

Chickens

3 monthsAge
FemaleSex
£25Price

Our coloured eggers include Russett Greens (Green eggs), Cheshire Blues (Blue eggs), Cheshire Blacks (Dark Brown eggs). The Cheshire Blues are Genuine Cheshire Blues, bred in Cheshire by the original

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NewcastleStaffordshire
Chickens poultry Pekin cockerel for new home - Advert 6
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Pekin cockerel for new home

Chickens

11 monthsAge
MaleSex
£0Price

Lovely Pekin cockerel. Bought from a breeder last year as a girl but has turned out to be a cockerel. Cannot keep due to my home circumstances.

LeedsWest Yorkshire
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Light Sussex bantams

Chickens

1 yearAge
MixedSex
£60Price

I have available 8 pairs of light sussex bantams, hatched last year and ready to start laying. Extremely well bred, won best of breed at Carlisle where I purchased the parents for £100. They lay lovel

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Thornton-CleveleysLancashire
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💕Pure breed Baby Pekin chicks 💕.

Chickens

2 weeksAge
MixedSex
£8Price

Hatches expected every 2 weeks for the foreseeable future. Lovely selection of colours. I have different ages of chicks so feel free to contact me.Prices from £8 Eggs also for sale. Pekin Sablepoot

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WarringtonWarrington
Chickens poultry Brahma Large Fowl Hatching Eggs - Advert 9
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Brahma Large Fowl Hatching Eggs

Chickens

10 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. I have an Isabel cockerel, a Buff Blue Colombian Cockerels, 4 Buff Blue Colombian hens, 1 Blue Gold Laced, 1 Dark, 1 Red Pyle and 1 Blue Splash. (We also have a couple of bl

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LincolnLincolnshire
Chickens poultry 9 Chickens , Ip3 - Advert 10
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9 Chickens , Ip3

Chickens

2 yearsAge
FemaleSex
£4Price

2 years old chickens, laying around 6-8 eggs a day. They have fresh grass every day and we are cutting nettles for extra vitamins. Collection IP3 9ES I sell chicken pellets too if you would be inter

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IpswichSuffolk
Chickens poultry Chickens for sale - Advert 11
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Chickens for sale

Chickens

4 weeksAge
FemaleSex
£20Price

Silkie chicks 2&4 weeks old also newborns arriving in 2 weeks. Silkie chickens are very friendly, calm & make fantastic pets.

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LittlehamptonWest Sussex
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Columbian Blacktail Auto Sexing Hatching Eggs x 6

Chickens

1 weekAge
MixedSex
£13Price

Columbian Blacktail Hatching Eggs Meet Rusty, our handsome Rhode Island Red cockerel, and his six lovely Light Sussex ladies! Together they produce stunning Columbian Blacktail chicks — brilliant laye

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StroudGloucestershire
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friendly rooster

Chickens

5 monthsAge
MaleSex
£40Price

young rooster free to good home ,gentleman with his ladies and likes a cuddle ,only reason i have to rehome him is because i already have a rooster

GooleEast Riding of Yorkshire
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Five bantams hens

Chickens

1 yearAge
FemaleSex
£85Price

Five bantams to sell as a group, They range in garden during day and are comfortable with our dogs. DOB is unknown - bought at point of lay in 2025 and producing circa three eggs per day They free ra

BirminghamWest Midlands
Chickens poultry Various Point of Lay Female Chickens - Advert 15
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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
Chickens poultry Buff Orpington Cockerel Friendly, Good Home Wanted - Advert 16
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Buff Orpington Cockerel Friendly, Good Home Wanted

Chickens

11 monthsAge
MaleSex
£15Price

Buff Orpington cockerel available, good strong bird with nice colouring and a proper stance. Healthy and active, doing exactly what a cockerel should. Has been handled and is used to people, not aggr

PrestonLancashire
Chickens poultry 8 grower chickens for sale  - Advert 17
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8 grower chickens for sale

Chickens

12 weeksAge
FemaleSex
£22Price

They are 12 weeks old Born on 17 of January 2026 Friendly and been handled since chicks Get really excited when shake a tub of treats Silverudd x emerald blue Should lay blue tinted eggs I have a

BagshotSurrey
Chickens poultry Baby chicks  - Advert 18
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Baby chicks

Chickens

1 weekAge
FemaleSex
£16Price

2 baby chicks to go together, just over a week old, we brought them from another breeder, lovely little chicks but just don’t have the space for them unfortunately, will go lower on price if they can

BasildonEssex
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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.