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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20 weeks old Just starting to lay Fully vaccinated Other hybrid hens at the same age Hens (large fowl) Point of lay (hybrids) (18-22 weeks) Goldlines £20 Burford browns £30 (dark egg layers) Silver skylines £30 (green egg layers) White stars £25 Rhode rock £25 Skylines £30 (blue egg layers) Silver partridge leghorns £30 (white egg layers) All birds are collect

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All farm bred, hatched and reared (defra/APHA registered) Hybrids - Olive egg layers £22.50 (brown/crested) and pale blue eggers £20 (white some black flecks/crested, starting to lay) Bantams - Silver partridge Pekins £18, Lavender Pekins (£18) and Buff Plymouth Rock bantams (starting to lay £15)

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3 cockerels - pure Light Sussex large fowl. £10 each. All have hatched this year Wakefield, West Yorkshire

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💚BACK IN STOCK BLUE/OLIVE EGGERS💙 We really are on limited numbers of these lovely lot! They will lay a range of blue/olive eggs! 💙💚 Other breeds available please see other advents or check out our website- www.sheltonepoultry.co.uk Get in contact to get yours! 📍Earl Shilton

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Black copper marans hybrid pullets they are all wormed and fully vaccinated females 16 weeks old they lay a very dark brown egg 12.00 each or 5 or more 10.00 each

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🐓HAPPY HENS POULTRY🐓 WE OUR RENOWNED FOR SELLING BEAUTIFUL HAPPY HEALTHY HENS IN ESSEX Here at happy hens licensed poultry breeders We have various Hens available at POL all hens are fully vaccinated and wormed up too date The breeds we have available are CopperMaran £23.00 Black tails £18.00 Bovan Brown£15.00 Goldline £15.00 White star (lay blue eggs) £23.00 Light

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Stunning fella, needing a good home. I got 4 babies and 2 were male. HeiHei (my daughter names him) needs his own females. Friendly and used to kids, cats, dogs and people.

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I am looking to sell him because I have too many males. He is 5 months old and is a mix breed between a silky and a laced polish chicken.

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Exchanging 2 roosters for 2 hens. Perferable 6 months old. Exchange in value aswell. Collection only.

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Hi there 👋🏼 IN STOCK! 🥳🤩 Our POL Pullets are looking for new homes 🏡 Pure Breeds & Hybrids ✨ 🐓 Green Eggars 💚 £20 🐓 Blue Eggars 🩵 £20 🐓 Olive Eggers 🫒 £20 🐓 Copper Maran 🧡 £18 🐓 Warren Brown 🤎 £15 🐓 Goldline 🧡 £15 🐓 Lohmann Brown 🤎 £15 Plus: 🦆 Muscovy Drakes - from £15 🦆 POL Muscovy - 17 weeks old £25 🦆 Muscovy Ducklings 🐥 - 2 & 4 weeks old

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Bantam Silkie Chicks Looking for Their New Coops 🐥 I have a lovely selection of Bantam Silkie chicks available to loving pet homes. They are currently on heat, eating and drinking well, and thriving. The chicks are being sold unsexed and are a beautiful mix of colours, including lavender, white, and black. Silkies are a wonderful breed for pets as they are known for th

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Our beautiful and handsome cockerel needs a new home. He is very gentle to hens and children. We’re moving home and can’t take him. He cockado’s just a little in the morning and it’s a lovely sound.

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We are moving, so we need to find a new home for our purebred Maran chickens. There are 8 chickens and one cockerel. They are all for sale at £25 each. They are 11 months old, healthy, and well-cared-for birds. Preferably, they are kept together.

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Young Silkie bantam cockerel, black mingled with white (mum was grey cuckoo). Six months old and just started crowing. The last of this year’s small batch of hatchlings! APHA reg C1423469.

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I need to downsize my flock so have decided to sell some of our lovely roosters. We do have a few hens (layers) left. Full size hens: Peeking Bantam, Polish £40 Silkies £50

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

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Kentpurebreedchickens.co.uk We have the following growers Brown leghorns Crested cream legbars Buff Orpington’s Bantams below Rhode Island Red Light Sussex Silverlace Wyandotte From £25 each

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I have two cockerel for sale both 9mths old love the ladies One is a white leghorn horn cross and he is the largest one in pictures and is black with some blue showing though The other little chap is a silkies cross bantam very small in size and will feed from you. He is black with beautiful gold all round head. Can go together or separate but must go where the are ot

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I’m moving houses and I can’t take my birds with me. Only selling to good bird keepers, these birds are not for the pot Adult ASEEL TRIO 1 Aseel cross rooster(75% Aseel 25%Black Rock) 2 Pure bred Ase

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Lots of hens for sale. Young Brahma and Wyandotte. Not too far off point of lay. Few more weeks to go. Collection only.

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14-week-old Legbar/hybrid cockerel, healthy and friendly, raised with 4 hens. He’s starting to crow and sadly isn’t suitable for our residential location due to neighbours. Looking for a kind, experi

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Selection of stunning pekin bantam hens looking for new homes, in good condition, some bred spring 2025 some 2024. All beautiful colours!! Will add more photos Cockrels also available free.

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Silkies and Pilkies (pekin bantams x Silkies) 4 for £37 12 for £100 O.N.O Prefer to go as a job lot. Message me if you have any questions. Thanks

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Handsome young man. 17 weeks old. Rehoming due to my location. Hand reared. Genuine homes only. Brought up in a family home
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.