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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 Americana bantams all female  - Advert 1
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Americana bantams all female

Chickens

5 monthsAge
FemaleSex
£30Price

Americana bantams all female fully vaccinated and wormed they lay a olive or green egg very friendly they have fluffy cheeks

RushdenNorth Northamptonshire (46.6mi)
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Hybrid chicks for sale

Chickens

5 weeksAge
MixedSex
£7Price

***CONTINUOUSLY HATCHING*** Hybrid chicks for sale. Dad is buff columbian brahma, mums are Lohmann Browns. Great egg layers. Lay 300 eggs a year. CURRENTLY 12 CHICKS AVAILABLE £7 each chick. Fertilised eggs also available for £2 each

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CoventryWest Midlands (47mi)
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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 (46.6mi)
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Hatching eggs and Chicks for sale

Chickens

1 weekAge
MixedSex
£3Price

Available for collection or ready for delivery Barbu d’uccle eggs £3/each Silkie eggs £3 each in the following colours: Gold Blue Splash White We can also do mixed boxes. All eggs are £3 plus postage which is £4.65 for either 6 or 12. Minimum order of 6 eggs. Postage will be with Royal Mail Tracked 24 and you will be provided with a tracking number. We will only dispatc

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StroudGloucestershire (41mi)
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Day old chicks

Chickens

1 weekAge
MixedSex
£7Price

Hey guys we have around 10 of these guys left they hatched out on the 11th of April . Please feel free to drop me a message to arrange collection or for any further information

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AltonHampshire (43.2mi)
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Vorverk chickens all female

Chickens

5 monthsAge
FemaleSex
£30Price

Vorverk chickens all female very stunning birds fully vaccinated and wormed large fowl pure breeds they lay a cream egg

RushdenNorth Northamptonshire (46.6mi)
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Chickens poultry Chickens and chicks read description - Advert 1
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Chickens and chicks read description

Chickens

11 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 (38.7mi)
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Columbian Blacktail Auto Sexing Hatching Eggs x 6

Chickens

2 weeksAge
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 (41mi)
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Rare breed bantam cockerels - free to a good home!

Chickens

11 monthsAge
MaleSex
£0Price

Available separately (or in pairs if you have a large flock). Free to Good Home – 5 Rare Breed Bantam Cockerels I’m looking for kind, responsible homes for 5 beautiful rare breed bantam cockerels. Th

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OxfordOxfordshire (0.2mi)
Chickens poultry Bantam Silkie Hatching Eggs Collection/Posted - Advert 4
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Bantam Silkie Hatching Eggs Collection/Posted

Chickens

10 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 (11.3mi)
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Silkie Hens - POINT OF LAY

Chickens

6 monthsAge
FemaleSex
£30Price

SILKIES & POLISH CHICKENS - POINT OF LAY 🐔Various Colour Hens available ⭐️20 Weeks old (Point of lay 🥚🍳🪺) ⭐️Vaccinated ⭐️Wormed ⭐️READY NOW!! 🗺️ Collection from Raunds (North Northamptonshire / Cambridgeshire Border)

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WellingboroughNorth Northamptonshire (45.1mi)
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Polish Hens - POINT OF LAY

Chickens

5 monthsAge
FemaleSex
£30Price

POLISH CHICKENS - POINT OF LAY 🐔Various Colour Hens available ⭐️20 Weeks old (Point of lay 🥚🍳🪺) ⭐️Vaccinated ⭐️Wormed ⭐️READY NOW!! 🗺️ Collection from Raunds (North Northamptonshire / Cambridgeshire Border)

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WellingboroughNorth Northamptonshire (45.1mi)
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Point of Lay Hens - VARIOUS BREEDS

Chickens

5 monthsAge
FemaleSex
£20Price

Point of Lay hens - READY NOW 🐔Black Copper Marans 🐔Light Sussex 🐔Rhode Rock 🐔Black Sussex 🐔Barred Rock 🐔White Leghorn ⭐️Only Hens available ⭐️18-20 Weeks old (Point of lay 🥚🍳🪺) ⭐️Vaccinated ⭐️Wormed ⭐️READY NOW!! 🗺️ Collection from Raunds (North Northamptonshire / Cambridgeshire Border)

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WellingboroughNorth Northamptonshire (45.1mi)
Chickens poultry Bantams, Silkies x seebright  - Advert 8
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Bantams, Silkies x seebright

Chickens

4 daysAge
MixedSex
£25Price

Have s mixture of Bantams, silkies and seebright some pure breed some cross... Hatched this week and still some hatching. £25 Hens £15 Roosters 🐓

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TidworthWiltshire (39.2mi)
Chickens poultry Pekin bantams all female  - Advert 9
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Pekin bantams all female

Chickens

6 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 (46.6mi)
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Coloured hybrid pullets

Chickens

4 monthsAge
FemaleSex
£12Price

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

RushdenNorth Northamptonshire (46.6mi)
Chickens poultry Point of lay Brahma hens for sale  - Advert 11
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Point of lay Brahma hens for sale

Chickens

5 monthsAge
FemaleSex
£60Price

3 x stunning Brahma hens for sale, point of lay - should start laying soon. Wonderful chickens to look at, make lovely pets. Pure breed, hard to find. £60 each or £160 for 3 Collection from a HP27 p

Princes RisboroughBuckinghamshire (18.3mi)
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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 (43.2mi)
Chickens poultry POL Warren hens for sale  - Advert 13
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POL Warren hens for sale

Chickens

5 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 (43.2mi)
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 (9.9mi)
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6 Beautiful Lavender Pekin Bantam Hatching Eggs

Chickens

2 weeksAge
MixedSex
£20Price

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 incuba

ThatchamBerkshire (23.8mi)
Chickens poultry Point of lay hydrid hens for sale  - Advert 16
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Point of lay hydrid hens for sale

Chickens

4 monthsAge
FemaleSex
£20Price

Really lovely calm and friendly ladies, will start laying soon, good egg production. £20 each, collection from HP27 postcode. Can deliver locally. Other poultry available too, please my other adverts

Princes RisboroughBuckinghamshire (18.3mi)
Chickens poultry Pekin bantam chicks, eggs and pullets - Advert 17
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Pekin bantam chicks, eggs and pullets

Chickens

4 daysAge
MixedSex
£8Price

Pure Pekin bantams, mixed colours. Unsexed chicks to young pullets and hatching eggs available (can post). Good chance of frizzle. Collection between Bicester & Thame.

AylesburyBuckinghamshire (19.4mi)
Chickens poultry Chickens for sale Daventry  - Advert 18
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Chickens for sale Daventry

Chickens

5 monthsAge
FemaleSex
£15Price

Marans , Rhode Island reds , Welsummers, Various hybrids , From £15.00 to £25.00 . Discount for more than 5 . Facebook : Banhams of Badby . Registered flock . Hatching eggs available for collect

DaventryWest Northamptonshire (35.2mi)
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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.