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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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9

Pure Breed & Mixed Poultry Eggs Available

Chickens

1 weekAge
FemaleSex
£3Price

Pure breed and mixed poultry eggs available from a healthy, well kept flock. Breeds include: Black Appenzeller (rare), Brahma, Rhode Island Reds, Polish, Cream Legbar (blue egg layers), Runner Ducks,

BarnsleySouth Yorkshire (46.9mi)
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4 week old cockrels

Chickens

5 weeksAge
MaleSex
£5Price

I have: 1 Cream Legbar cockerel, £5 1 Farm Yard Mix black cockerel, £5 1 Farm Yard Mix (possibly Easter Egger cross) tan cockerel, £5 2 Mille Fleur Pekin Bantam cockerels, £5 each 1 Black and White Pe

UlcebyNorth Lincolnshire (16mi)
Chickens poultry Pekin Bantam hatching eggs - Advert 3
6

Pekin Bantam hatching eggs

Chickens

6 daysAge
MixedSex
£2Price

Hi! I've got some lovely Pekin bantam hatching eggs for sale. They're going for £2 per egg, plus postage and packing, I ship them out Monday through Thursday to avoid them sitting over the weekend. If

UlcebyNorth Lincolnshire (16mi)
Chickens poultry White leghorn  - Advert 4
1

White leghorn

Chickens

12 weeksAge
MaleSex
£30Price

Friendly rooster for sale,I have two growing at the moment and won't be able to keep both of them due to obvious reasons.

ScunthorpeNorth Lincolnshire (19.5mi)
Chickens poultry Buff Orpington Hatching eggs  - Advert 5
6

Buff Orpington Hatching eggs

Chickens

3 daysAge
MixedSex
£0Price

Buff Orpington hatching eggs fertilised large foul hatching eggs very fertile this season £2.00 each or £9.00 for six free collection or £5.50 next day postal service

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SelbyNorth Yorkshire (25.9mi)
Chickens poultry Brown Leghorn Hatching Eggs  - Advert 6
3

Brown Leghorn Hatching Eggs

Chickens

3 daysAge
MixedSex
£0Price

Brown Leghorn Hatching Eggs layers of large white eggs and plenty of them £1.50 each or £7:50p for six can be collected or posted postage £5:50 for six next day delivery postage service

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SelbyNorth Yorkshire (25.9mi)
Chickens poultry Cream Crested Legbar Hatching Eggs  - Advert 7
2

Cream Crested Legbar Hatching Eggs

Chickens

3 daysAge
MixedSex
£0Price

Cream Crested Legbar Hatching eggs all freshly laid large blue shelled eggs £1.50 each can be collected or posted postage £5.50 for six next day delivery service

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SelbyNorth Yorkshire (25.9mi)
Chickens poultry Bantam x Silkie 6/7 weeks old - Advert 8
2

Bantam x Silkie 6/7 weeks old

Chickens

7 weeksAge
MaleSex
£10Price

Bantam x Silkie 6/7 weeks old estimate rooster. Very tame and well socialised. Handled daily. Loves to cuddle.

DoncasterSouth Yorkshire (35.8mi)
Chickens poultry Sablepoot Hatching Eggs (Booted Bantams) - Advert 9
6

Sablepoot Hatching Eggs (Booted Bantams)

Chickens

15 weeksAge
MixedSex
£10Price

Special offer: 24 eggs for £30. 6 eggs £10, 12 eggs £18, larger quantities of eggs can take me a few days to collect. Royal Mail 24hr Tracked Postage £5.99. Hatching eggs available from my flock of m

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LincolnLincolnshire (44.1mi)
Chickens poultry Sablepoot/Booted Bantam Cockerel - Advert 10
2

Sablepoot/Booted Bantam Cockerel

Chickens

8 monthsAge
MaleSex
£5Price

Chicks and hatching eggs also available. Hatched mid August 2025. From my mixed colour pen of Sablepoot/Sabelpoot booted bantams. One Cockerel available £5. Petite birds which will grow in to love

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LincolnLincolnshire (44.1mi)
Chickens poultry *BABY CHICKS FOR SALE!* - Advert 11
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*BABY CHICKS FOR SALE!*

Chickens

2 weeksAge
MixedSex
£8Price

Hello, we are currently selling 26 baby chicks, which are pekin bantam polish mix chicks as well as silkies chicks. They are over a week old now (Born: 12/4/2026) but some were born a bit later and ar

LeedsWest Yorkshire (45.3mi)
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Pure breed poultry hatching eggs

Chickens

2 weeksAge
MixedSex
£1Price

Various pure breed poultry hatching eggs we have over 20 different breeds of chickens prices range from £1:25 per egg to £3:00per egg postage from £4.00 per 6 /48 hr delivery £6.00 next day please mes

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SelbyNorth Yorkshire (25.9mi)
Chickens poultry Salmon Faverolle Hatching Eggs  - Advert 13
3

Salmon Faverolle Hatching Eggs

Chickens

1 weekAge
MixedSex
£1Price

Salmon Faverolle Large Foul hatching eggs fertilised and have been very fertile this season £1.50 each postage £4.00 48hr delivery for 6 £6.00 per 6 next day delivery

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SelbyNorth Yorkshire (25.9mi)
Chickens poultry Jersey Giant Hatching Eggs  - Advert 14
3

Jersey Giant Hatching Eggs

Chickens

1 weekAge
MixedSex
£2Price

Jersey Giant Large Foul hatching eggs fertilised hatching eggs freshly laid very good hatching results this season £2.00 each postage £4.00 48hr delivery £6.00 next day delivery for six

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SelbyNorth Yorkshire (25.9mi)
Chickens poultry Sebright Gold Chicks  - Advert 15
5

Sebright Gold Chicks

Chickens

1 weekAge
MixedSex
£20Price

Sebright Gold Chicks Unsexed £20 each Collection only - North York Moors (Hatching eggs, day old (soon) & adults hens also available - message for further details)

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WhitbyNorth Yorkshire (45.2mi)
Chickens poultry Day old polish chicks  - Advert 16
3

Day old polish chicks

Chickens

1 weekAge
MixedSex
£5Price

Still on heat unsexed polish chicks. Pick up from keyingham hu12. Healthy eating and drinking. Parents can be seen. 6 for £25 or £5 each

HullKingston upon Hull (6.8mi)
Chickens poultry Isabella Brama Hatching Eggs  - Advert 17
2

Isabella Brama Hatching Eggs

Chickens

1 weekAge
MixedSex
£2Price

Isabella Brama Hatching Eggs fertile eggs very good fertility rate this season eggs can be posted or collected postage £6.00 per 6 next day delivery price £2-00 each

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SelbyNorth Yorkshire (25.9mi)
Chickens poultry Salmon Faverolle - Hatching Eggs - Large Fowl -  - Advert 18
3

Salmon Faverolle - Hatching Eggs - Large Fowl -

Chickens

7 monthsAge
FemaleSex
£1Price

Salmon Faverolle - Hatching Eggs - Large Fowl - £1 each - good fertility rate - limited number available - see picture of hens and rooster

GooleEast Riding of Yorkshire (20.1mi)
Chickens poultry Silkie chicks for sale - Advert 19
2

Silkie chicks for sale

Chickens

1 weekAge
MixedSex
£10Price

Adorable blue Silkie chicks hatched 16/04/2026 unsexed £10 each. Will need heat until they're 6 weeks old. More hatching soon.

LincolnLincolnshire (44.1mi)
Chickens poultry CREAM LEGBAR CHICKS - Advert 20
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CREAM LEGBAR CHICKS

Chickens

2 weeksAge
FemaleSex
£7Price

I HAVE CREAM LEGBAR CHICKS FOR SALE £7 EACH ALL FEMALE THESE ARE FROM PURE BRED LEGBARS CREAM LEBARS ARE BLUE EGG LAYERS

BarnsleySouth Yorkshire (46.9mi)
Chickens poultry Bovan Brown chickens  - Advert 21
4

Bovan Brown chickens

Chickens

11 weeksAge
FemaleSex
£10Price

Bovan Brown chickens for sale all female, 11 weeks old very friendly and garden reared. £10 each. Please bring something to transport them home in. (Waltham Lincolnshire)

GrimsbyNorth East Lincolnshire (23.9mi)
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friendly rooster

Chickens

5 monthsAge
MaleSex
£40Price

young rooster free to good home ,gentleman with his ladies and likes a cuddle ,only reason i have to rehome him is because i already have a rooster

GooleEast Riding of Yorkshire (20.1mi)
Chickens poultry Lavender Pekin Chicks - Advert 23
2

Lavender Pekin Chicks

Chickens

5 weeksAge
MixedSex
£8Price

Lavender pekin chicks. Some are just a few days old and some are 2 weeks to 2 months. Collection from Tickhill. £8 each

DoncasterSouth Yorkshire (35.8mi)
Chickens poultry Pure breed Partridge Brahma hatching eggs - Advert 24
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Pure breed Partridge Brahma hatching eggs

Chickens

1 weekAge
MixedSex
£15Price

Help a Young Future Farmer Grow Her Dream – Pedigree Partridge Brahma Eggs for Sale! Hello! My name is Natalya, and I’m a young chicken keeper with a big dream of becoming a farmer one day I’m saving

LincolnLincolnshire (44.1mi)

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.