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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 🩶🧡DAY OLD ORPINGTONS🧡🩶 - Advert 1
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🩶🧡DAY OLD ORPINGTONS🧡🩶

Chickens

3 weeksAge
MixedSex
£12Price

🐣 Day-old chicks available 🐣 Buff Orpingtons & Silver Laced Orpingtons – From large, friendly parent birds – Well handled from hatch – Raised on high-protein feed with added vitamins 🔸 Unsexed 🔸 Will require heat for approx. 6 weeks Also available: • Cream Legbars • Black Copper Marans • Olive Eggers • Silkies & USA Silkies • Ayam Cemani Message for availability an

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GlossopDerbyshire (34.1mi)
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Pure breed poultry hatching eggs

Chickens

1 weekAge
MixedSex
£1Price

Various pure breed poultry hatching eggs we have over 20 different breeds of chickens prices range from £1:25 per egg to £3:00per egg postage from £4.00 per 6 /48 hr delivery £6.00 next day please message for price per breed and availability

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SelbyNorth Yorkshire (18.4mi)
Chickens poultry POINT OF LAY HENS  - Advert 3
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POINT OF LAY HENS

Chickens

5 monthsAge
FemaleSex
£15Price

Point of lay hens for sale Warrens £15 Light Sussex £20 White stars £20 Bluebells £20 Message if interested

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DerbyDerby (43.7mi)
Chickens poultry .Barbu d’Uccle,Pekin hatching eggs - Advert 4
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.Barbu d’Uccle,Pekin hatching eggs

Chickens

10 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 (42.8mi)
Chickens poultry Polish & silkie chicks  - Advert 5
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Polish & silkie chicks

Chickens

4 weeksAge
MixedSex
£10Price

Weekly hatches of the following chicks avalibe Ayam cemani Vorwerks Silkies various colours Polish various colours Frizzle polish Prices start from £10

ManchesterGreater Manchester (45.8mi)
Chickens poultry Show Quality Hatching Eggs Various Breeds  - Advert 6
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Show Quality Hatching Eggs Various Breeds

Chickens

3 weeksAge
MixedSex
£3Price

Show Quality Hatching eggs available in the following breeds - Large fowl - * Show Quality Purebred Large Fowl Buff Orpington’s, £3.00 per egg * Buff Orpington x Hybrid Hen eggs (welsummer light Sussex speckeldy) £1.50 per egg *Show quality Blue/Black Silkie £3.00 per egg *Blue Mottled Pekin Bantam £3.00 per egg *Black Mottled Pekin Bantam £3.00 per egg *Lave

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IlkestonDerbyshire (38.8mi)
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Female Chicks off heat, 4 weeks old

Chickens

4 weeksAge
FemaleSex
£10Price

Chicks off heat Around 4 weeks old Mixture of breeds, polish, moran, legbar, easter egger, white star. All sexed, all female. First come first served basis Collection only £10 each

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NottinghamNottingham (39.1mi)
Chickens poultry Isabella Brama Hatching Eggs  - Advert 2
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Isabella Brama Hatching Eggs

Chickens

Just BornAge
MixedSex
£2Price

Isabella Brama Hatching Eggs fertile eggs very good fertility rate this season eggs can be posted or collected postage £6.00 per 6 next day delivery price £2-00 each

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SelbyNorth Yorkshire (18.4mi)
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4 week old cockrels

Chickens

4 weeksAge
MaleSex
£10Price

I have: 1 Cream Legbar cockerel, £10 1 Farm Yard Mix black cockerel, £10 1 Farm Yard Mix (possibly Easter Egger cross) tan cockerel, £10 2 Mille Fleur Pekin Bantam cockerels, £10 each 2 Black and Whit

UlcebyNorth Lincolnshire (33.5mi)
Chickens poultry Ayam Cemani Cockerel  - Advert 4
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Ayam Cemani Cockerel

Chickens

14 weeksAge
MaleSex
£35Price

1 Male. Hatched on 7th Jan. Very healthy and beautiful cockerel. Looking for his forever home. Salford

SalfordGreater Manchester (47.7mi)
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Five Plymouth Rock cockerels for sale.

Chickens

8 weeksAge
MaleSex
£10Price

Five Plymouth Rock (pure breed) cockerels for sale. Hatched from chicks. They are all now 8 weeks old. Ready to go to be with their own flock of hens! All boys have a friendly temperament and have bee

ChesterfieldDerbyshire (23.2mi)
Chickens poultry Bantams  - Advert 6
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Bantams

Chickens

2 weeksAge
MixedSex
£5Price

Unsexed bantams just feathering up still under heat ,frizzle x pekins and pure frizzles available . Price will increase as they get older £5 each as they are now

ChesterfieldDerbyshire (23.2mi)
Chickens poultry Salmon Faverolle Mix Chickens, 3 Hens, 1 Rooster - Advert 7
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Salmon Faverolle Mix Chickens, 3 Hens, 1 Rooster

Chickens

6 monthsAge
MixedSex
£60Price

Have 3 salmon faverolle hens and 1 rooster for sale as a small flock, they came from full faverolles, but don't have the beard for some reason, so might do well in a mixed flock or just as egg layers.

GooleEast Riding of Yorkshire (16.5mi)
Chickens poultry 3 hen 1 rooster silky chickens - Advert 8
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3 hen 1 rooster silky chickens

Chickens

7 monthsAge
MixedSex
£95Price

4 silky chickens for sale 3 hens always lay eggs and 1 rooster actively breeding and protecting the hens they were raised together a few months ago always get eggs daily very healthy and so cute they

ManchesterGreater Manchester (45.8mi)
Chickens poultry Silkie chicks for sale - Advert 9
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Silkie chicks for sale

Chickens

5 daysAge
MixedSex
£10Price

Adorable blue Silkie chicks hatched 16/04/2026 unsexed £10 each. Will need heat until they're 6 weeks old. More hatching soon.

LincolnLincolnshire (43.7mi)
Chickens poultry CREAM LEGBAR CHICKS - Advert 10
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CREAM LEGBAR CHICKS

Chickens

1 weekAge
FemaleSex
£7Price

I HAVE CREAM LEGBAR CHICKS FOR SALE £7 EACH ALL FEMALE THESE ARE FROM PURE BRED LEGBARS CREAM LEBARS ARE BLUE EGG LAYERS

BarnsleySouth Yorkshire (14.5mi)
Chickens poultry Japanese shamo x Brazilian shamo - Advert 11
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Japanese shamo x Brazilian shamo

Chickens

3 monthsAge
MaleSex
£80Price

For sale 4 month old Japanese shamo x Brazilian shamo stags 4 available wormed and healthy now separated due to fighting amongst each other . Parent raised not incubator hatched only selling as need t

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BarnsleySouth Yorkshire (14.5mi)
Chickens poultry Chicks day old pure breed, some mixedo - Advert 12
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Chicks day old pure breed, some mixedo

Chickens

6 daysAge
MixedSex
£8Price

Cream legbars, lavender leghorns, French Bresse, English farmhouse, marans, olive eggers. Hatched 15/04/26 Ready for collection from 16/04/26 or 17/04/26

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BuryGreater Manchester (48.1mi)
Chickens poultry Cream legbar chicks (blue egg layer)  - Advert 13
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Cream legbar chicks (blue egg layer)

Chickens

1 weekAge
MixedSex
£10Price

3 girls and 3 boys left. Crested Cream legbars autosexing due to their feathers. The girls will lay a blue or pale green egg. Girls £10 Boys £3 Photos show chicks and also their parents which can

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RossendaleLancashire (45.7mi)
Chickens poultry Bovan Brown chickens  - Advert 14
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Bovan Brown chickens

Chickens

10 weeksAge
FemaleSex
£10Price

Bovan Brown chickens for sale all female, 10 weeks old very friendly and garden reared. £10 each. Please bring something to transport them home in. (Waltham Lincolnshire)

GrimsbyNorth East Lincolnshire (43.2mi)
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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 (16.5mi)
Chickens poultry Two beautiful friendly showgirl chickens in lay - Advert 16
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Two beautiful friendly showgirl chickens in lay

Chickens

1 yearAge
FemaleSex
£25Price

These two girls live free range in my garden. They are called Bingo and Bluey and are beautiful friendly pets, who lay eggs lol. One is a silkie and the other polish crossed with naked Neck. Best home

DerbyDerby (43.7mi)
Chickens poultry Lavender Pekin Chicks Unsexed - Advert 17
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Lavender Pekin Chicks Unsexed

Chickens

4 weeksAge
MixedSex
£10Price

Some are just a few days old and some are 2 weeks to 1 month old. All still under heat lamp. Collection from Tickhill. £10 each

DoncasterSouth Yorkshire (0.2mi)
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🩶USA & STANDARD SILKIE CHICKS 🩶

Chickens

5 weeksAge
MixedSex
£12Price

Looking to add some fluff and charm to your flock? Our day-old unsexed Silkie and USA chicks are now ready for new homes! We have multiple different colours available for the perfect mixed flock 🤍�

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GlossopDerbyshire (34.1mi)
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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.