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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Some are buff and some are speckled - mixed colours and sex. Photos included of parents. Successful hatching 15/18. Happy to sell fertile eggs too - £10 for 6, plus P&P. Chicks are £15 each, but price will increase when sexed. Also have newly hatched for £10 each.

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1 cockeral and 3 hens blue laced wyandotte large fowl. Must go as a group. Girls all laying eggs regularly. Eating, drinking and moulting normally. Fertility rate is good. Collection only. Really friendly and used to my young children. Very rarely available as a breeding group.
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Lakenvelder bantams all female 5 months old vaccinated and wormed very friendly we have 4 left very stunning

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Baby chicks for sale. These chicks from 3 days to 4 weeks available now. Price start from £10. Collection from West London. We also selling Fertilised eggs for hatching.
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6 Beautiful Lavender Pekin Bantam Hatching Eggs. All orders are sent via 24 tracked royal mail. Please allow your eggs to rest for 24 hours prior to either placing under a broody hen or in an incubator.

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Pekin bantams all female 5 months old vaccinated and wormed suitable for children as they are very friendly they lay lots of small eggs
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chicks available now 4 weeks old 🐥🐣 £8 per chick Or 10 for £50 All chicks are unsexed unless stated otherwise Also have some grower pullets available £15 each (10-12 weeks old) Thank you for read
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Selling Fertile Sablepoot hatching eggs. £2 each. Other hatching eggs I have are- Quail eggs £5 for 6 F1 olive eggers (cream leg bar x maran) £3 each Barn yard mixed eggs £1 each Deals on multiple
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These hens will be ready to go at any time after 26th may when they have had their third salmonella innoculations. They are large healthy birds and should produce 300 eggs per year. The pay back per b
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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
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Vorverk chickens all female very stunning birds fully vaccinated and wormed large fowl pure breeds they lay a cream egg

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Americana bantams all female fully vaccinated and wormed they lay a olive or green egg very friendly they have fluffy cheeks
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Light sussex hybrids Amber links Bluebell Speckledy Black hens All hens lay between 280 to 320 eggs per year Based in bedford All point of lay ranging from 23 to 32 weeks old.
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***CONTINUOUSLY HATCHING*** Hybrid chicks for sale. Dad is buff columbian brahma, mums are Lohmann Browns. Great egg layers. Lay 300 eggs a year. CURRENTLY 10 CHICKS AVAILABLE £7 each chick. Fertilised eggs also available for £2 each
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World’s smallest chicken! Serama are friendly, confident and love to be around people, which makes them an ideal addition to a garden set up. I have available some very pretty well handled young Sera

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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

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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

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Silkie roosters for sale £30 each (One left, shown in picture with a silkie hen) I currently have around 3 or 4 hens left, but are selling those either as pairs or trios with a rooster. Silkie hens (both regular silkies and naked neck/showgirl silkies): £50 each Peeking Bantam hens: £40 each As mentioned above, hens can only be purchased together with a rooster. NO
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Silver pencil wyandottes bantams all female 5 months old vaccinated and wormed very friendly we also have some gold pencil wyandottes
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New chicks available now….. 🐣 These pekins are a mix of frizzled mottle pekin to a Dutch bantam beautiful little chicks 🐥
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I have Hatching Eggs and Chicks from the following: Buff Orpington Brahma Easter Eggers Polish Bantam Frizzle Light Sussex Mixed Breed Prices start at £2 I also have Aylesbury Ducks and Pom Pom Run
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Adorable orphington chicks for sale, buff and black available, all doing well. Hatched Monday, some of the blacks are a week older. All will still require heat and are unsexed. £10 per chick. Collect
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9 lovely, home-reared chicks from the Cotswolds. Ready for a new home. Breeds include: White Leghorn Warren Olive Egger Buff Orpington Please shoot over any questions.
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Coloured hybrids pullets 16 weeks old fully vaccinated and wormed these are hybrids so they lay all year round 12.00 each or 5 or more 11.00 each