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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Rainbow chicks, a mixture of breeds to produce a exciting and colourful egg basket, breeds available are copper marram, cream legbar, olive eggers and RIR x, growers and pol also available
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Good sized hardy birds, fully vaccinated. We have: Hybrids: Light Sussex Ranger Pied Ranger/Silver Sussex Speckledy Beechwood Blues Copper Marans (darker eggs) White Leghorn (white eggs) Calder Range
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Beautiful silkie chicks available. Hatched by our broodie hen. We have a small flock of silkie hens, a variety of colours, running with an unrelated cockerel so these chicks will be in good health. Pr
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I have a lots of young pullets for sale, Pekin bantams x 10 ( black with gold on) Rhode island reds x3 Creamlegbar x3 Dont have to go together. All 10 weeks old and £20 each.
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2 beauitful Silkys breeding pair. Hatched and handled at home now ready for a coop. Very friendly little chickens.
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POL Lavender Araucana's, Silkies and various others, please read full advert: Good sized hardy birds, fully vaccinated. We have: Hybrids: Light Sussex Ranger Pied Ranger/Silver Sussex Speckledy Beec
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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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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-
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Buff Orpington Cockeral, home hatched. Not aggressive, just not needed. Possibly others available too
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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. We've had 100% fertility rate so far. Gorgeous hens that are calm a
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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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Preferably all to go together. Good layers haven’t had them long but eggs every day. 8 in total one white hen and the rest are red £5 per head.
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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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Light Sussex Large fowl Roosters for free. Born Thurs 16th/Fri 17th of April. 5weeks old Defra registered. Parents are lovely looking birds, I've been getting 1-2 eggs each day from 2hens. Great laye
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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. 7 cockerels (chocolate, black mottled, blue mottled, gold, white, white showboy and silver partridge) running with approx 30 hens of all different colours, incl
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We have 2 male cream legbar cockerels that need rehoming asap, hatched 27th march, friendly handled daily by adults and children
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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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X6 Silver laced and x6 buff laced Wyandotte bantam eggs available for collection or I can post out at cost Great fertility and lovely birds
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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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Silver laced wyandotte bantam chicks available. Gold partridge laced wyandotte bantam chicks available. Hatched 31st march. Hatched 4th April.
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2x pekin hens -8 weeks old £20 each & chicks from 1 week old -£10 Various colours , Will need heat for 1st 3 weeks , Unsexed , Collection from hemyock , Devon
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Thuringian Chamoise Rare Breed Hatching Eggs x 6 .. HATCHING EGGS.. Super friendly Bantam size Chickens.. Fantastic for kids.. Very easy to look after.. Great temperaments.. Fresh eggs posted Royal Ma