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Chickens Poultry for sale

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 Auracana mix  - Advert 1
11

Auracana mix

Chickens

4 monthsAge
MixedSex
£15Price

Two young, five months old roosters £15 each …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………

BirminghamWest Midlands
Chickens poultry Happy healthy pullets - Advert 2
27

Happy healthy pullets

Chickens

8 weeksAge
FemaleSex
£11Price

Happy healthy, 7 week old, pullets (young hens) available, nice mix of colours, light Sussex, Rhode rock, beechwood blue, speckledy, Emerald, Lohmann brown, leghorn and magpie types. All excellent laying types. Mostly brown layers of slightly varying shades, the Emeralds are blue layers and leghorn types white layers. APHA registered flock.

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KingsbridgeDevon
Chickens poultry Point of Lay Warren Chickens - Advert 3
1

Point of Lay Warren Chickens

Chickens

4 monthsAge
FemaleSex
£20Price

We have some point of lay Warren chickens available (brown ones!) Approx 16-17 weeks old. Some have already started to lay. Collection from Steep near Petersfield

PetersfieldHampshire
Chickens poultry All Colour POL Available  - Advert 4
9

All Colour POL Available

Chickens

1 yearAge
MixedSex
£15Price

We have the available hens available 🐓 crusted green egger 💚 £25 🐓 gold bantam 💛£25 🐓 welsummer bantam 🧡 £25 🐓 brown and lavender Wyandotte £30 🩵 🐓 brown bantam hen 🧡 £20 🐓 crusted gold bantam hen £25 🐓 white leghorn 🤍 £15 🐓white silkies 🤍 and blue 🩵 £25 🐓 Lohman brown 🧡 £15 🐓 gold line 💛 £15 🐓 copper marans 🤎 £18 🐓 black rocks

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SpaldingLincolnshire
Chickens poultry Beautiful Black Silkie Chicks - Advert 5
4

Beautiful Black Silkie Chicks

Chickens

3 weeksAge
MixedSex
£5Price

Beautiful Black Bantam Silkie Chicks I have beautiful and healthy Bantam Silkie chicks available. I have chicks both on and off of heat. They are feeding and drinking independently. These chicks are sold unsexed. I also have other colours including lavender, white and black, brown, lavender splash and partridge available at £20 each. Silkies are renowned for their gentl

BicesterOxfordshire
Chickens poultry Pekin bantams all female  - Advert 6
3

Pekin bantams all female

Chickens

5 monthsAge
FemaleSex
£30Price

Pekin bantams all female 5 months old vaccinated and wormed suitable for children as they are very friendly they lay lots of small eggs

RushdenNorth Northamptonshire
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Chickens poultry Beautiful Pekin Cockerel – Looking for a new Home - Advert 1
31

Beautiful Pekin Cockerel – Looking for a new Home

Chickens

6 weeksAge
MaleSex
£0Price

Very sweet young Pekin cockerel looking for a new home. He is 6 weeks old, healthy, active and growing very well. He has been raised in a loving home and is very friendly — he is used to people, en

MaidstoneKent
2

Pair of Silver Porcelain Pekins

Chickens

6 monthsAge
MixedSex
£50Price

Beautiful Sliver Porcelain Pekins - Cock and Hen 9 months old. Hen is laying eggs. Collection from Wantage.

WantageOxfordshire
Chickens poultry Two stunning bantam boys - Advert 3
2

Two stunning bantam boys

Chickens

9 monthsAge
MaleSex
£0Price

I purchased 8 girls and one boy in August. 4 turned out to be boys, so I have to rehome these two lovely guys as I have too many boys to girls. Both are super friendly and eat from your hand. One is a

HuntingdonCambridgeshire
81

Mixed Bantam HATCHING EGGS

Chickens

6 daysAge
MixedSex
£12Price

Hatching eggs available from my mixed flock of Pekin and Silkie bantams. Most eggs will be full Pekin, some will be full Silkie or crosses of the two. Lovely range of colours including lavender. A

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WiganGreater Manchester
5.0
Chickens poultry Barbu d’Uccles & Pekin lavender hatching eggs - Advert 5
2

Barbu d’Uccles & Pekin lavender hatching eggs

Chickens

9 monthsAge
MixedSex
£18Price

Barbu d’Uccles 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. Postage can affect hatching rates. High fertility in a test hatches.

AshbourneDerbyshire
2

Coloured hybrid pullets

Chickens

4 monthsAge
FemaleSex
£12Price

Coloured hybrids pullets 16 weeks old fully vaccinated and wormed these are hybrids so they lay all year round 12.00 each or 5 or more 11.00 each

RushdenNorth Northamptonshire
3

Appenzella all female

Chickens

5 monthsAge
FemaleSex
£30Price

Appenzella all female fully vaccinated and wormed 5 months old silver, gold and chamois very unique birds

RushdenNorth Northamptonshire
Chickens poultry Laying hens for sale - Advert 8
10

Laying hens for sale

Chickens

11 monthsAge
MixedSex
£20Price

Mixed hens all laying Mixture of Cream legbar Copper maran Cuckoo maran Other hybrid layers available

MalvernWorcestershire
7

Polish (Poland) chicks available

Chickens

2 daysAge
MixedSex
£7Price

Day old polish chicks available, all healthy and happy chicks. Come from a lovely flock of polish birds.

HullKingston upon Hull
Chickens poultry Silkie bantams all female - Advert 10
2

Silkie bantams all female

Chickens

5 monthsAge
FemaleSex
£30Price

Silkie bantams all female 5 months old vaccinated and wormed we have them in black, gold, gold partidge and white the are 30.00 each

RushdenNorth Northamptonshire
4

Bovan Browns

Chickens

3 weeksAge
FemaleSex
£15Price

These birds will be available in late June. as Point of lay. They are all Bovan brown females fully vaccinated and treated for salmonella. Excellent layers that give very brown eggs. They are hardy an

RoystonHertfordshire
22

Day‑Old Chicks and Hatching eggs - pure breed

Chickens

1 dayAge
MixedSex
£12Price

🐣 Day‑Old Chicks and Hatching eggs Our first chicks of the season began hatching on 20/03 and will continue through to 22/03. A range of breeds is available, and all chicks will be vaccinated against Marek’s and coccidiosis collection. Please contact us for the current breed list and availability. Hatching eggs available: 3 pounds each 🐔 Large Fowl Buff Sussex — rare

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Weston-super-MareNorth Somerset
Chickens poultry Hybrid Blue Sapphire Chicken Female  - Advert 13
3

Hybrid Blue Sapphire Chicken Female

Chickens

8 monthsAge
FemaleSex
£20Price

This girl is very friendly, is laying beautiful blue eggs every other day. Currently free ranging around my garden. Wormed regularly.

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PooleDorset
Chickens poultry 2 Hens & 1 Cockerel  - Advert 14
1

2 Hens & 1 Cockerel

Chickens

7 monthsAge
MixedSex
£0Price

3 chickens need to go asap. Dark brown is a hen Golden brown is a hen Mixed colour is a bantam cockerel. The hens are laying. The girls can go together if you don’t want the cockerel. Need to go

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Bury Saint EdmundsSuffolk
Chickens poultry Silkies Bantam hens mixed colours - Advert 15
15

Silkies Bantam hens mixed colours

Chickens

5 monthsAge
MixedSex
£35Price

Silkie hens available. Mix of colours including black, blue, splash, mottled, gold. Hatched last year some September and some October. Getting regular eggs out of them. Great chickens for children, very easy to tame £35 each. Also a trio of white silkies available 2 hens and a cockerel that are not related £75. Hatching eggs available mixed colour silkies £15 per half doze

AshbourneDerbyshire
Chickens poultry White leghorns  - Advert 16
1

White leghorns

Chickens

2 yearsAge
FemaleSex
£4Price

White leghorn hens in full lay, really good layers, approx 2 years old. Selling as have too many. £4 each

KeighleyWest Yorkshire
Chickens poultry 4 aracunas chicks  - Advert 17
5

4 aracunas chicks

Chickens

5 daysAge
MixedSex
£8Price

I have 4 aracuna cross chicks will garentee to lay blue or green eggs Must go all together Unsexed They are friendly Hatched 18th March £30 for the 4

Brierley HillWest Midlands
22

Chicks to adult - Various chickens & bantams.

Chickens

11 weeksAge
MixedSex
£8Price

Various breeds and ages available. From chicks to laying. Pekin Polish Serama Silkie Warren Cemani Hybrids Wantage, Oxfordshire.

WantageOxfordshire
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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.