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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New stock alert ! Fall in love with our gorgeous Wyandotte bantam point of lays . Perfect for beginners or seasoned poultry keepers, these birds are a must-have. Some are already laying eggs, yay . Interested? Send us a message or visit our website www.sheltonepoultry.co.uk

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🌸 Beautiful Pekin Point-of-Lay Pekins now available! 🌸 Almost ready to start laying and full of character. Numbers are limited and they won’t last long! Message us for details 🐣

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

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This lovely gent is in need of a good home. We have 1 cockerel too many. He is good, he isn’t aggressive towards people, my children handle him on the daily with no problems. He’s a mixed breed (buf

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Hi there 👋🏼 IN STOCK! 🥳🤩 25 weeks old, Our POL Pullets are looking for new homes 🏡 Pure Breeds & Hybrids ✨ 🐓 Green Eggars 💚 £20 🐓 Blue Eggars 🩵 £20 🐓 Olive Eggers 🫒 £20 🐓 Copper

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20 week old Exchequer Leghorn chickens (LF) 6 Females 1 Cockerel Lovely young chickens, all hatched and raised by us. Just starting to lay.

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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

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Beautiful Araucana hens available!! These blue egg layers are only left available in black at £25 each Lots of other fancy breeds available! Make sure you look at all the photos! Please message me wi

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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 care

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Cupcake was born 06/06/2025 and was a late bloomer. There is no doubt now that he is a cockerel and he therefore needs a flock of hens or a bachelor home to call his own. We sadly can’t keep 2 cockere

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Various hens spare for sale all healthy and strong. Young gold silkie hens, marans, olive eggers, Welsummer etc. message for more indo

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Estimately a year and a half old. Mix feed of pellets, veg, seeds and berries. Not vaccinated. Looking for a loving home for these three either together or separately. £60 for Shamo, £25 each for

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Various ages of buff Orpington’s available. Some males also available. They make lovely family and back yard chickens. I also have available a mix of other breeds including pekin bantams, olive egger

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Hatched out and raised by us and our children. Lots of character, very friendly with us and the kids. Keeps the ladies in check. One of the above pictures is a really sweet little grower We are movi

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Smirnoff is a beautiful cross brahma cockerel. He is unfortunately not getting on with his brother so he needs to find a flock of his own. He is a big boy so probably best better in a home without sma

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Very pretty. Not at all viscous, in fact very nervous of people. Dad is the speckled black and white cockerel in the 3rd to last picture. Mum is either the grey or black pekin, in the last and 2nd fro

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Unrelated Quality ko shamo pair Top birds bred from belgium imports Wormed and vaccinated Others available

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Incubated silkies myself back in July. Need to rehome these two males. One as you can see is a Splash. Both easy to handle and are used to being feed by hand also. Just becoming too fruity now wit

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A young stunning white Leghorn cockerel and two cross breed hens, cock bird hatched June 25 , hens are about two years old .

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Pure 100% mianwali Aseel. Very healthy and good quality birds. 1 year old. £200 for more information please contact me.

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Kings Lynn Collection only Sold in pairs Nice young birds Wheaton set also available Pm me for more

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A mixture of hens including Bantams light Sussex and copper marans, at a variety of ages but most of them have just started laying. The hens are £15 and the cockerels are £12 or they can go as a trio

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Aged between 14 to 18 weeks old. £35 each All on growers pellets at the moment. Frizzle and smooth. Colours include: Lavender Black Mottled Lemon Salmon Blue Millefleur Mixed Collection only from Mapl

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Female and male birds available. Hatched end October. Off the heat and ready for new homes. Other breeds also available including pekin bantams, large fowl Orpington’s, salmon faverolles, cream legbar
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.