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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Lovely chicken. colorful. ready to go. If you’re looking a lovely chicken, we have here male or female.
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6 Beautiful Lavender Pekin Bantam Hatching Eggs. All orders are sent via 24 tracked royal mail. Please allow your eggs to rest for 24 hours prior to either placing under a broody hen or in an incuba

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3 beautiful mottled Pekin bantams 6 weeks old, 2 hens and a cock not 100% sure , do not require heat lamp , to be sold as trio , Collection only plz

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Cockerel and 2 hens. Laying well. Been hatching a few out of a big flock. We are closing down our flock size due to other commitments. May have others available for the right money. Stunning healthy b

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X6 Light Sussex hatching eggs, traditional breed, great layers, fertility tested, postal eggs cannot be guaranteed. Eggs sent in polystyrene boxes marked with fragile tape by royal mail Monday to Thur

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Beautiful grey silky chick for sale very friendly had to get rid of because not enough room in the cage for them to all have room
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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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A few 5 weeks £20 Some due mid april £10 Hatching eggs £15 for 6 (primarily seramas but some mixed breed)

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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)

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Indian game(LF), shamo (LF) and old English game bantam hatching eggs, proven fertile this year. Parents in picture. £25 per 6 eggs including free postage and packing UK mainland 24hr tracked. Payment

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Seeking a permanent home for a cockerel. He is currently looking for a flock to protect and a secure environment to join. • Breed: lavender pekin • Age: about 2 years • Current Location: Salisbury SP3

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4 weeks old. Still under heat. Very friendly as they have been handled a lot. One (yellow/grey) is Polish and the other (black/yellow) is mix.

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Lovely show quality quintet of bantams Four hens and a cockerel Only for sake as I want to concentrate on the large breeds
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pretty pretty, speckled bantams, last year's young, old Mediterranean fowl, hardy, great mothers and layers, from long established bloodline ( 15yrs ) could have kept, but now selling because I want

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Mixed chicken hatching Eggs Available great hatching rate you could be hatching -Copper black -Rhode island red -Warren White silkie eggs available pure white blue face Duck eggs available coul

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Light sussex and light Sussex hybrids for sale. Day old chicks and growers. Have multiple hatches and continue to hatch. Some are full light Sussex some are 1/4 Rhode Island 3/4 light Sussex.

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Beautiful Cockerells for sale. Too many from last years hatch. Just under a year old. £10 each on nearest offer
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Various breeds and ages available. From chicks to laying. Pekin Polish Serama Silkie Warren Cemani Hybrids Wantage, Oxfordshire.
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18 months old. Laying well. Lovely friendly chickens. . ....... 🐔🐓🐣🐤🐥🐥🐤🐣🐓🐔🦅🐓🐣🐤🐥🐥🐤🐣🐓🐔. Leg horns

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we have broods expecting to hatch 14th April, pure breed Bantams, Silkie cross and seebrights there maybe some hybrids as they live together. making some unique colours and styles but until they hatch

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1x cockerel 1.5 year old 3x hens 1 year old Lovely birds, all hens laying well. Collection GL15

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Mixed colour fresh Pekin bantam eggs. 6 fresh eggs. Well packaged for safe delivery. Lovely, friendly hens

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Barbu d’Uccle Mille fleu hatched last year, hens just coming into lay. Busy sweet natured little bantams with full beard and muff with feathered legs.
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.