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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 6 Bantam Polish Hatching Eggs - Advert 1
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6 Bantam Polish Hatching Eggs

Chickens

1 weekAge
MixedSex
£20Price

Fresh Bantam Polish 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: Buff Laced: Light gold/tan feathers with white lacing. Silver Laced: White feathers with black edging. Golden Laced: Gold feathers with black edging. Whi

BicesterOxfordshire (19.3mi)
Chickens poultry Bantam Silkie Hatching Eggs Collection/Posted - Advert 2
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Bantam Silkie Hatching Eggs Collection/Posted

Chickens

4 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 (19.3mi)
Chickens poultry Beautiful Bantam Silkie Chicks   - Advert 3
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Beautiful Bantam Silkie Chicks

Chickens

4 weeksAge
MixedSex
£20Price

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 (19.3mi)
Chickens poultry Stunning Bantam Polish Chicks  - Advert 4
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Stunning Bantam Polish Chicks

Chickens

1 weekAge
MixedSex
£20Price

I have beautiful and healthy Bantam Polish chicks available. They are on heat, and feeding and drinking independently. These chicks are sold unsexed and come in a lovely range of colours Buff Laced: Light gold/tan feathers with white lacing. Silver Laced: White feathers with black edging. Golden Laced: Gold feathers with black edging. White Crested Black: Solid black bod

BicesterOxfordshire (19.3mi)
Chickens poultry Silver Spangled Appenzeller Spitzhauben bantam - Advert 5
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Silver Spangled Appenzeller Spitzhauben bantam

Chickens

8 monthsAge
FemaleSex
£10Price

Beautiful Silver Spangled Appenzeller Spitzhauben bantam hen available. She has striking white plumage with crisp black spangling, a neat forward-swept crest, and slate-blue legs — a real eye-catcher in any flock. Active, alert, and an excellent forager, this breed is known for its lively personality and elegant upright posture. A hardy and relatively rare Swiss breed, pe

BedfordBedford (14.2mi)
Chickens poultry Pekin bantams all female  - Advert 6
3

Pekin bantams all female

Chickens

4 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 (18.5mi)
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Chickens poultry Chicks for Sale - Rhode Island Red, Silkies & More in Bicester - Advert 1
5

Chicks for Sale - Rhode Island Red, Silkies & More

Chickens

Just BornAge
MixedSex
£18Price

🐣 Healthy Various chicks available from well-kept birds. Perfect for egg production, breeding, or backyard chickens. 🥚 Please note this is Reservations only -Chicks will be ready by the end of Marc

BicesterOxfordshire (19.3mi)
Chickens poultry Columbian Brahma Rooster  in Coventry - Advert 2
3

Columbian Brahma Rooster

Chickens

8 monthsAge
MaleSex
£15Price

Rooster for sale Two boys in the flock and not enough chickens between them. Healthy boy, full vaccinated You will need to bring your own large box

CoventryWest Midlands (40.8mi)
Chickens poultry Roosters for sale (and some hens) - Advert 3
9

Roosters for sale (and some hens)

Chickens

9 monthsAge
MixedSex
£40Price

I need to downsize my flock so have decided to sell some of our lovely roosters. We do have a few hens (layers) left, but are selling these as pairs or trios with a rooster. Full size hens: Peeking Bantam, Polish £40 Silkies £50

LondonGreater London (45.7mi)
Chickens poultry Warren's brown egg layers  - Advert 4
1

Warren's brown egg layers

Chickens

6 monthsAge
FemaleSex
£9Price

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

RushdenNorth Northamptonshire (18.5mi)
Chickens poultry Mixed size and colour cockerels  in Daventry - Advert 5
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Mixed size and colour cockerels

Chickens

5 monthsAge
MaleSex
£0Price

I understand people don’t want cockerels but thought I’d put these beautiful boys up on here to see if anyone is interested before I have to consider alternatives for them. Can deliver within reason

DaventryWest Northamptonshire (22.7mi)
Chickens poultry Warren hybrid female chicks  - Advert 6
2

Warren hybrid female chicks

Chickens

1 weekAge
FemaleSex
£3Price

Warren hybrid female chicks hatched on the 23/02/26 all lively, eating and drinking well. They are priced as follows Minimum of 3 at £5each 4 at £4 each 10 at £3.50 each 20 at £3.25 each 100 at £3 each Any questions please as Thank you

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PeterboroughPeterborough (42.7mi)
Chickens poultry Light Sussex exhibition large fowl - Advert 7
5

Light Sussex exhibition large fowl

Chickens

6 monthsAge
FemaleSex
£45Price

We have available 8 beautiful light Sussex hens! These are all exhibition large fowl and £45 each. More breeds available, make sure you look at my other adverts!! Message me with any questions or to arrange viewing/collection!

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St NeotsCambridgeshire (24.8mi)
5.0
Chickens poultry Welsummers - Advert 8
4

Welsummers

Chickens

6 monthsAge
FemaleSex
£45Price

6 gorgeous welsummer hens available! They’re large fowl and £45 each Lots of different breeds available, so make sure you look at my other adverts! Please feel free to message me with any questions or to arrange viewing/collection!

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St NeotsCambridgeshire (24.8mi)
5.0
Chickens poultry I have few cockerels to sell pure breeds  - Advert 9
14

I have few cockerels to sell pure breeds

Chickens

5 monthsAge
MaleSex
£5Price

I have 2-4 cockerels to sell to a good home all are healthy pure breed and friendly fed on good food

LondonGreater London (45.7mi)
Chickens poultry Chickens Point of lay hens - Advert 10
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Chickens Point of lay hens

Chickens

11 monthsAge
FemaleSex
£20Price

BACK IN STOCK NOW, a variety of different coloured blue egg laying hens!! We have available some beautiful chickens. These lovely point lay hens are around 22 weeks old and at the start of their career! They’re treated for worms and fully vaccinated. Only Copper Black Marans (dark brown egg layer) and Skylines (blue egg layer) left available now. These are £20 each or 10

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St NeotsCambridgeshire (24.8mi)
5.0
Chickens poultry Araucana chickens - Advert 11
23

Araucana chickens

Chickens

9 monthsAge
FemaleSex
£25Price

Beautiful Araucana hens available!! These blue egg layers are only left available in black at £25 each and mottled at £35 each! Some have started laying now!! Lots of other fancy breeds available! Make sure you look at all the photos! Please message me with any questions or to arrange viewing/collection! I’ll get back to any messages within the hour :-)

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St NeotsCambridgeshire (24.8mi)
5.0
Chickens poultry Pekins - Advert 12
14

Pekins

Chickens

10 monthsAge
FemaleSex
£35Price

Beautiful Pekin girls available at £35 each Also 2 cockerels available at £20 each! Lots of other fancy breeds available! Make sure you look at all the photos! Please message me with any questions or to arrange viewing/collection! I’ll get back to any messages within the hour :-)

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St NeotsCambridgeshire (24.8mi)
5.0
Chickens poultry Various breeds of chickens - Advert 13
5

Various breeds of chickens

Chickens

6 monthsAge
FemaleSex
£30Price

Buff Orpington’s, pekin bantams, salmon faverolles, cream legbars, olive eggers. Prices start from £30. Near Milton keynes

Leighton BuzzardCentral Bedfordshire (9.3mi)
Chickens poultry Buff Orpington cockerel x2 - Advert 14
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Buff Orpington cockerel x2

Chickens

5 monthsAge
MaleSex
£20Price

I have two boys looking for a new girls Hatched October last year from very good stock , at Staverton Daventry £20.00 each

DaventryWest Northamptonshire (22.7mi)
Chickens poultry Point of lay hens  - Advert 15
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Point of lay hens

Chickens

6 monthsAge
FemaleSex
£35Price

Currently have some point of lay hens for sale Have 2 Pekin frizzle £40 each or 2 for £75 Lot of pimento hens £35 each ot 2 for £65 Banevelder £35 each Cream Legbar who lay cream eggs £35 each Brahma £40

LondonGreater London (45.7mi)
Chickens poultry Fancy chicks - Advert 16
14

Fancy chicks

Chickens

2 weeksAge
MixedSex
£10Price

Fancy chicks Hi for sale i have Blue laced red Wyandotte x hybrid chicks £10 per chick these are exceptional layers and have laid all through winter ❄️ perfect for backyard flocks friendly and sweet n

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WelwynHertfordshire (27.4mi)
Chickens poultry 4 chickens hens for sale  - Advert 17
3

4 chickens hens for sale

Chickens

1 yearAge
FemaleSex
£25Price

4 hens for sale Laying loving big brown eggs 2 golden/brown ones 1 grey 1 white All either just under 1 years old or so I would prefer them all to go together £25 each or £80 for all 4. Please e

IlfordGreater London (48.8mi)
Chickens poultry Pekin bantam in Bedford - Advert 18
5

Pekin bantam

Chickens

6 monthsAge
FemaleSex
£35Price

Pekin bantam mixed colour Small chickens 4 girls 1 boy. Born in aug 2026. 35 for girls and 15 for the boy Or take all of them for £140 Very docile

BedfordBedford (14.2mi)
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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.