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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Appenzeller chicks for sale. Silvers and blacks. We have various different age chicks and ducklings for sale. Indian runner ducklings, silvers, apricots and blues available. Excellent fertility and hatch rate. Hatching eggs available also. Prices vary. Day old to 1 week unsexed chicks £5-£10. Ducklings day olds to 1 week £15-£20 Hatching eggs £1.50 an egg. Deals to

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Warren/Woman Brown point of lay hens. A hardy, great layer of large brown eggs. Easy to tame, excellent for a beginner with poultry. Vaccined and in excellent health. Please note prices below:- Qty 2-5 £20.00 each Qty 6-11 £18.50 each Qty 12 £17.50 each Fresh hen eggs £1.80 box of 6 Fresh duck eggs £3.00 box of 6 Silkie hatching eggs £1.50 each Silkie chicks £12.50 each
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Happy, healthy, sexed pullet chicks available, nice mix of colours to choose from, all excellent laying types. Make lovely friendly hens and amazing layers! These are still on heat at the moment, but
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Buff Orpington Cockeral, home hatched. Not aggressive, just not needed. Possibly others available too
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🐣 Chicks & Hatching Eggs Available – PoultryPals.co.uk 🐔 Our chicks have hatched today! All are vaccinated against Marek’s and coccidiosis. 🐓 Large Fowl Brahma × 2 – gentle giants with stunning co
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Pekin Batam and Copper Maran hybrid chicks on the 4th of May, hatched and being reared in family home. Handled regularly by children and adults. Use to other pets. Available on heat or later off heat.
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Various pure breed and rare breed chicks Pekin chicks From Various mottled groups blue, black, buff and chocolate Welsummer Bantam chicks Olive egg chicks Silverudds chicks
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16 week old fully vaccinated hybrid pullets. Will start laying around 18-20 weeks £20-£25 each Available from the 16th May!! Devon Blue (Blue Egg) Devon Olive (Olive Green Egg) Devon Bronze (Dark Br
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Here I have a batch of mixed chicks that I have hatched from my girls on the farm. Adults are mix from : Cochins Bantams Rhode island red Sussex Plymouth rocks Chicks will be a mix of them, selling u
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Hatching eggs, available throughout the year from my established flock of Ancona Bantams, good fertility £1 each, pick up. or can post, young available, when a bout too
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10 months old 3 buff orpington laying hens for sale.£50 each.Hatched on july,2025.cash on collection.
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Black mottled Pekin chicks These chicks pictured come from our lovely group of black mottled We do have others in the incubator from our other groups of colored Pekin Adult pics show a group of stu
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🐣 Day‑Old Chicks & Hatching Eggs – Now Available Hatching dates: 1- 21.04.2026 2- 28.04.2026 We have a lovely selection of day‑old chicks and fertile hatching eggs ready this week. All chicks are
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These eggs are very fresh and come from our small, mixed colour flock of large fowl Silkie hens that run with an unrelated cockerel. Gorgeous hens that are calm and friendly but do not fare well in th
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They are 4 to 6 weeks old, born on the 27th of May 2026. Free Collection, if you want more detail, please message on this website, or via Whatsapp or Text on ************
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Happy healthy, 1 week old, sexed pullets (young hens) available, nice mix of colours, light Sussex, Rhode rock, beechwood blue, speckledy, browns, leghorn and magpie types. All excellent laying type
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Pekin bantams available from April guaranteed hens . Colours are Millefleur, lemon , lavender, gold partridge, silver partridge, blue , and porcelain.
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I have four pure Brahma and four cross Brahma 5 week old chicks available. Sold unsexed as it is so difficult to be sure what they are at this age. They are all happy, healthy and good looking birds l
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Quality bearded silkie hatching eggs. 6 cockerels (chocolate, black mottled, blue mottled, gold, white and silver partridge) running with approx 30 hens of all different colours, including two frizz
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Pekin hatching eggs for sale I have many different colours and feather types. Fertility is very good. 12 for £12 24 for £24 Postage will be extra. Pm if interested
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I have a few day old chicks available. Pekin bantams Rhode island red Buff sussex Polish bantams. All are unsexed £6 each
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Unsexed mixed large fowl All still needing heat All eating and drinking £5 each Call duck drakes and trio new hampshire bantams hatching eggs also available
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Cockerel and 3 hens. Laying well. Been hatching a few out of a big flock. We are closing down our flock size due to other commitments. May have others available for the right money. Stunning healthy b
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Silver laced wyandotte bantam chicks available. Gold partridge laced wyandotte bantam chicks available. Hatched 31st march. Hatched 4th April.