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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 chickens POL 22 weeks old  - Advert 1
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chickens POL 22 weeks old

Chickens

7 weeksAge
MixedSex
£25Price

6 pekin bantam laying eggs £40 20 blacktail 20 weeks just start laying eggs £25 5 black cooper marans £28 8 weeks old chicks off the heat pekin bantam Vorwerks blue bell Silkies various colours bantam brahma mix indian game/brahma mix ayam cemani/sussex 6 weeks old pekin bantam ,etc Prices start from £12 ask me about price for breed you want POL chickens

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RomfordGreater London
5.0
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Appenzella in a mix of colours

Chickens

5 monthsAge
FemaleSex
£30Price

Appenzella in a mix of colours chamois, silver laced, blue and pure black fully vaccinated and wormed lovely mohican haircut they are a pure breed

RushdenNorth Northamptonshire
Chickens poultry .Barbu d’Uccle,Pekin hatching eggs - Advert 3
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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
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Chicks

Chickens

2 weeksAge
MixedSex
£5Price

Chicks for sale. All your black favourites. Marans, silver Sussex ,Black Minorca. Pick your own.£5 .each.

BarnsleySouth Yorkshire
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💙 EXHIBITION STOCK- SABLEPPOT HATCHING EGGS🥚

Chickens

4 daysAge
MixedSex
£4Price

Hey chicken enthusiasts! Exciting news—my beautiful sablepoot bantams are laying, and the fertility rate on these hatching eggs has been fantastic so far. Sablepoots are a true bantam breed, known for being super friendly and easy to handle—perfect if you want chickens with personality. In my little flock, will reciveve eggs from my silver, blue partridge, cuckoo and blu

TadworthSurrey
5.0
Chickens poultry Pekins - Advert 6
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Pekins

Chickens

1 yearAge
FemaleSex
£30Price

Beautiful Pekin girls available, all colours are £35 each. Apart from the black hens, these are now £30 each! Age in this advert isn’t correct!! These hatched end November - beginning of December. Please message me with any questions or to arrange viewing/collection!

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St NeotsCambridgeshire
5.0
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Five Plymouth Rock cockerels for sale.

Chickens

7 weeksAge
MaleSex
£15Price

Five Plymouth Rock (pure breed) cockerels for sale. Hatched from chicks. They are all now 7 weeks old. Ready to go to be with their own flock of hens! All boys have a friendly temperament and have bee

ChesterfieldDerbyshire
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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
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Fertile chicken eggs

Chickens

4 weeksAge
MixedSex
£2Price

Here we have for sale are some of our fertile chicken eggs which will be a cross breed of Rhode Island Reds and Brahmas, they are £2 each and shipping is an extra £7. Any extra questions feel free to

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AltonHampshire
Chickens poultry Lovely flock of 8 hens, Warrens, mixed - Advert 4
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Lovely flock of 8 hens, Warrens, mixed

Chickens

2 yearsAge
FemaleSex
£50Price

We are reluctantly having to move on our lovely little flock of 8 hens and 1 cockerel. The hens are Warrens, or Warren mix, plus 1 white hen. We get on average 6-7 eggs a day. All healthy as you can

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Haywards HeathWest Sussex
4.9
Chickens poultry Point of Lay Hybrid Chickens - Over 16 varieties - Advert 5
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Point of Lay Hybrid Chickens - Over 16 varieties

Chickens

15 weeksAge
FemaleSex
£18Price

Back in stock! We now have a wide range of hybrids and pure breeds available. Point of lay hens in a variety of colours now for sale. These girls are fully vaccinated and ready to start laying at the

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NewentGloucestershire
Chickens poultry Pekins, Polish, Silkies and other bantams - POL - Advert 6
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Pekins, Polish, Silkies and other bantams - POL

Chickens

15 weeksAge
FemaleSex
£35Price

We have a beautiful selection of bantams available at the moment including Silkies, Pekins, Sablepoots, Padovana, Japanese bantams and Polish. Prices vary depending on age and breed - please check w

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NewentGloucestershire
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Day old chicks - Guaranteed Females

Chickens

4 weeksAge
FemaleSex
£8Price

We have a new batch of chicks available. All female, vaccinated and in 9 different colours. These will grow into the same beautiful hybrids we sell. Sold as three or more and will require heat lamp

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NewentGloucestershire
Chickens poultry Point of Lay coloured egg layers - Advert 8
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Point of Lay coloured egg layers

Chickens

4 monthsAge
FemaleSex
£30Price

We have a good number of dark egg layers available. These are Copper Maran hybrids and lay a lovely chocolate brown egg. Point of lay and fully vaccinated. Blue and Olive egg layers and other hybr

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NewentGloucestershire
Chickens poultry POL Warren hens for sale  - Advert 9
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POL Warren hens for sale

Chickens

4 monthsAge
FemaleSex
£30Price

Here we have our point of lay Warren hens up for sale, they have reached an age where they will be starting to lay now they are all hens and are £30 each feel free to drop me a message asking any othe

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AltonHampshire
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Polish bantams

Chickens

4 monthsAge
FemaleSex
£40Price

Gorgeous Polish hens available in lots of different colours!! These bantam hens are now £40 each! Please message me for more info or to arrange viewing/collection

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St NeotsCambridgeshire
5.0
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Silver spangled Hamburg

Chickens

7 monthsAge
FemaleSex
£40Price

Pure bantam silver spangled Hamburg hens, £40each! These beautiful hens hatched at the beginning of September.

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St NeotsCambridgeshire
5.0
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Silkie hens

Chickens

4 monthsAge
FemaleSex
£40Price

Lovely silkie hens available at £40 each. Only 3 left now! Please message me for more info or to arrange viewing/collection!

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St NeotsCambridgeshire
5.0
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Silver laced Wyandotte bantams

Chickens

7 monthsAge
FemaleSex
£40Price

Absolutely gorgeous silver laced Wyandotte hens available at £40 each! These are true bantams and hatched beginning of September!

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St NeotsCambridgeshire
5.0
Chickens poultry Farmyard Mix Hatching Eggs & Orpington chickens - Advert 14
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Farmyard Mix Hatching Eggs & Orpington chickens

Chickens

7 monthsAge
MixedSex
£3Price

Farmyard hatching eggs mix £3/egg Hens: Leghorn, Devon Bronze, ISA, Cockerels: Orpington Show pure breed lines big old English Orpington - Chocolate Cockerel (born in February 2025) selling for £20

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WitneyOxfordshire
Chickens poultry Chickens for sale - Advert 15
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Chickens for sale

Chickens

5 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
Chickens poultry Chickens and chicks read description - Advert 16
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Chickens and chicks read description

Chickens

10 weeksAge
MixedSex
£30Price

Day old Pekin and Brahma chicks unsexed £10 2 week old silkie chicks unsexed £15 3 week old pekin chicks £12 Unsexed 9 week old Hybrid pullets £20 POL £20-£70 Colombian wyandotte bantam hen Pekin hen Hybrid hens Silkie hens Orpington hen Egyptian fayoumi pair Brahma trio Breeding group Serama 3 hens 1 cock Paint silkie pair Quails available from day olds to layin

FarnboroughHampshire
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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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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.