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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 .Barbu d’Uccle,Pekin hatching eggs - Advert 1
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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
Chickens poultry Hybrid chicks - Advert 2
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Hybrid chicks

Chickens

6 weeksAge
MixedSex
£8Price

Fancy chicks Hi for sale i have Blue laced red Wyandotte x hybrid chicks £8 per chick these are exceptional layers and have laid all through winter ❄️ perfect for backyard flocks friendly and sweet natured chicks they come in assortment of colour's also have some pekin chicks available…. Hatching eggs also available…. Thank you for reading my advertisement, Kay’s ha

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WelwynHertfordshire
Chickens poultry Hatching eggs  - Advert 3
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Hatching eggs

Chickens

4 weeksAge
MixedSex
£2Price

Eggs available to collect or post from North Norfolk: Marsbars x leghorn (olive eggs) Brahmas (cream/pink egg) Bearded silkies (cream egg) Eggs are £1.50 each plus postage. Packed and sent 24hr next day tracked. Growers and chicks available later in the year.

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NorwichNorfolk
Chickens poultry Polish Frizzle Rooster - Advert 4
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Polish Frizzle Rooster

Chickens

11 monthsAge
MaleSex
£5Price

White Polish Frizzle Rooster, almost 1 year old, friendly and used to direct handling (i.e. used to being picked up). Experienced chicken owners preferred. Will probably be happy with even just one or two hens as companions. Serious inquiries only.

High WycombeBuckinghamshire
Chickens poultry Ayam Cemani 🖤 - REDUCED THIS WEEKEND - Advert 5
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Ayam Cemani 🖤 - REDUCED THIS WEEKEND

Chickens

9 weeksAge
MixedSex
£15Price

Ayam Cemani chicks available. They will be unsexed as they are too young and from dark Fibro birds. The parents have no leakage and are on quality feed and supplements. They are raised in a house with family and animals and handled daily. Chicks from 1 day - 2 weeks Hatching next : Ayam Cemani Bcm (black copper Maran) Silkie Orpington’s Swedish flower hens Olive egge

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GlossopDerbyshire
Chickens poultry Silkies Bantam hens mixed colours - Advert 6
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Silkies Bantam hens mixed colours

Chickens

6 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
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💕Pure breed Baby Pekin chicks 💕.

Chickens

1 weekAge
MixedSex
£8Price

Hatches expected every 2 weeks for the foreseeable future. Lovely selection of colours. I have different ages of chicks so feel free to contact me.Prices from £8 Eggs also for sale. Pekin Sablepoot

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WarringtonWarrington
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Pekin bantam chicks for sale

Chickens

1 weekAge
MixedSex
£10Price

Hi for sale i have some beautiful black mottled frizzle pekin x Dutch bantam chickens they are paired to a Dutch bantam rooster to a frizzle pekin hen so possible frizzles 😊 mum is stunning and dad i

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WelwynHertfordshire
Chickens poultry 2 sisters of pilkie for sales  - Advert 3
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2 sisters of pilkie for sales

Chickens

7 monthsAge
FemaleSex
£12Price

Currently have two pilkie ( silkie cross Pekin) for sale both start laying now would be great mums too Selling due space Selling each £35 or £60 for both Also have day old Pekin chicks each £12 or

LondonGreater London
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Pure Breed Rhode Island Red Chicks 0-2weeks

Chickens

6 daysAge
MixedSex
£12Price

Strong, confident, and wonderfully reliable, the Rhode Island Red is one of the most trusted traditional poultry breeds. With their deep mahogany colouring and hardy nature, these chicks grow into fri

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StroudGloucestershire
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Columbian Blacktail Auto Sexing Hatching Eggs x 6

Chickens

Just BornAge
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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ORPINGTON CHICKS FOR SALE

Chickens

3 weeksAge
MixedSex
£10Price

Show type Orpington chicks looking for loving homes. These are from show lines and will grow into very large beautiful birds. Orpington’s are fabulous for first time and novice chicken owners due to

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SouthamptonSouthampton
Chickens poultry Cockerells for sale - Advert 7
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Cockerells for sale

Chickens

9 monthsAge
MaleSex
£10Price

Beautiful Cockerells for sale. Too many from last years hatch. Just under a year old. £10 each on nearest offer

PontyclunRhondda Cynon Taff
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Silkie chicks and hatching eggs

Chickens

1 weekAge
MixedSex
£10Price

Silkie chicks available 3 days old. I have another hatch hatching Easter weekend. Range of colours including white, splash, blue, back, mottled Sold unsexed £10 each. Will require a heat lamp or broo

AshbourneDerbyshire
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Day old chicks due 11/04/26

Chickens

Due in 6 daysAge
MixedSex
£5Price

Day old chicks mainly a cross of Brahma cockerel and rhode island red hens. Possibly if you lucky there could also be some frizzle, and bantam in them if they have managed to fertilise any please see pictures for parents. Please not these guys are due to hatch on the 11th of April so this it just to get people interest in them and to start a list of people I can contact

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AltonHampshire
Chickens poultry Chickens and chicks read description - Advert 10
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Chickens and chicks read description

Chickens

9 weeksAge
MixedSex
£30Price

2 week old pekin chicks £12 Serama chicks £12 Unsexed 5 week old Pekin £15 Hybrid chicks £15 unsexed 4 weeks old silkie chicks £15 7 weeks old silkie chicks £20 Unsexed POL £20-£60 Serama’s D’uccle bantams Sablepoots Pekin’s Brahmas Hybrid hens Pairs and Trios available Hatching eggs also available Day olds Quails available from day olds to laying hens

FarnboroughHampshire
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Ancona bantams for sale

Chickens

8 monthsAge
MixedSex
£30Price

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

WincantonSomerset
Chickens poultry Omlet chicken run and Eglu Coop - Advert 12
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Omlet chicken run and Eglu Coop

Chickens

MixedSex
£850Price

We have a large Omlet chicken run and coop and an Omlet large Eglu Cube with a manual door for sale. We also have an electric automatic coop door, brand new but never fitted.The total cost of this package would be over £2,000 (see pictures)We are asking £850 For run size please see picture. No fox guard but this can be purchased from Omlet direct. ABSOLUTE BARGAIN.

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AndoverHampshire
Chickens poultry Bantam Silkie Hatching Eggs Collection/Posted - Advert 13
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Bantam Silkie Hatching Eggs Collection/Posted

Chickens

8 weeksAge
MixedSex
£20Price

6 Bantam Silkie Hatching Eggs – Proven Fertile – Mixed Colours Fresh Bantam Silkie hatching eggs laid each day from a proven fertile flock. Our flock is healthy, well cared for, and kept in line with current avian influenza biosecurity requirements. Colours within the flock include: Lavender splash, lavender, white, black, light brown and dark brown. Eggs are sold stric

BicesterOxfordshire
Chickens poultry Beautiful Bantam Silkie Chicks   - Advert 14
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Beautiful Bantam Silkie Chicks

Chickens

8 weeksAge
MixedSex
£10Price

Beautiful Bantam Silkie Chicks I have beautiful and healthy Bantam Silkie chicks available. They are on heat, and feeding and drinking independently. These chicks are sold unsexed and come in a lovely range of colours including lavender, white and black, brown, lavender splash and partridge. Silkies are renowned for their gentle temperament and make excellent family pet

BicesterOxfordshire
Chickens poultry White hybrid pullets  - Advert 15
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White hybrid pullets

Chickens

4 monthsAge
FemaleSex
£9Price

White hybrid pullets White egg layers 16 weeks old fully vaccinated and wormed these are one of the top egg layers

RushdenNorth Northamptonshire
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Ready to lay Hens in a wide range of breeds

Chickens

4 monthsAge
FemaleSex
£20Price

We have a selection of breeds in stock all year around. Currently we have a lovely group of hens all fully vaccinated, wormed and ready to lay a range of egg colours. Hens are priced at £20-35 depending on breed, we also offer discounts on larger numbers. You can see loads more pics and vids on our social media , New Cottage Poultry is located in the village of Swannin

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CoalvilleLeicestershire
Chickens poultry 🩶🧡DAY OLD ORPINGTONS🧡🩶 - Advert 17
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🩶🧡DAY OLD ORPINGTONS🧡🩶

Chickens

6 daysAge
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
Chickens poultry Aseel chicken & Leghorn both female & chicken coop - Advert 18
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Aseel chicken & Leghorn both female & chicken coop

Chickens

1 yearAge
FemaleSex
£70Price

Aseel is 7 months old and leghorn is 18 months old. Aseel is a very good breed. Both chickens are very friendly and adorable. Both chickens come with a chicken coop that has hatch.

SheffieldSouth 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.