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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 Polish Bantam Chicks & Eggs - Frizzle & Smooth - Advert 1
181

Polish Bantam Chicks & Eggs - Frizzle & Smooth

Chickens

2 weeksAge
MixedSex
£3Price

Polish Bantams Frizzle and Smooth Fertile hatching eggs and Chicks currently available Chicks are vaccinated at a day old Reared well, family pets Mix of lots of colours including Tolbunt, Can

YorkYork (47.8mi)
Chickens poultry Brahma Large Fowl Hatching Eggs - Advert 2
15

Brahma Large Fowl Hatching Eggs

Chickens

9 weeksAge
MixedSex
£18Price

Hatching eggs: 6 eggs £18, 12 eggs £36. Flat Rate Royal Mail 24hr Tracked Postage £5.99. Larger quantities of eggs can take me a few days to collect. From my flock of large fowl mixed colour Brahma

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LincolnLincolnshire (36.6mi)
ADVANCED
8

Polish (Poland) chicks available

Chickens

1 weekAge
MixedSex
£5Price

Day old polish chicks available, all healthy and happy chicks. Come from a lovely flock of polish birds.

HullKingston upon Hull (14.8mi)
ADVANCED
4

friendly rooster

Chickens

4 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 (37mi)
Chickens poultry Bantams- sillkie chicks - Advert 5
1

Bantams- sillkie chicks

Chickens

3 weeksAge
MixedSex
£10Price

Hi,here for sale I have 10 beautiful bantams chicks 3 weeks old,various colours £10 each delivery possible for additional cost if you buy more then one I'll do a discount thanks

ScunthorpeNorth Lincolnshire (29.7mi)
Chickens poultry BUFF COCHIN - BREEDING QUARTET - Advert 6
5

BUFF COCHIN - BREEDING QUARTET

Chickens

10 monthsAge
MixedSex
£250Price

I am making the decision to sell my young quartet of Buff Cochins (3 pullets and a cock). They hatched May last year, girls just coming into lay now as a slow maturing breed. All originating from the

YorkYork (47.8mi)
Chickens poultry Chicks available  - Advert 7
4

Chicks available

Chickens

3 weeksAge
MixedSex
£10Price

UNSEXED CHICKS! Only 3 left 1 bym hatched 7/3/26 2 pure olive egger hatched 11/3/26 ALL STILL NEED HEAT!

HullKingston upon Hull (14.8mi)
Chickens poultry Large Fowl Brahma Chicks Mixed Colours - Advert 8
8

Large Fowl Brahma Chicks Mixed Colours

Chickens

1 weekAge
MixedSex
£10Price

Chicks: Day old to 2 weeks chicks are priced at £10 (7 available, 3 hatched 20th March, 5 hatched 28th March). 2 to 4 week old chicks are priced at £12 (3 available hatched between 9th - 16th March)

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LincolnLincolnshire (36.6mi)
Chickens poultry Bantam chicks 4 left  - Advert 9
4

Bantam chicks 4 left

Chickens

4 weeksAge
MixedSex
£10Price

15 mix bantams all healthy message me for more information about them many thanks some are starting to come off heat

Market RasenLincolnshire (28mi)
Chickens poultry Sablepoot chicks available - Advert 10
4

Sablepoot chicks available

Chickens

1 weekAge
MixedSex
£5Price

Sablepoot chicks available, all healthy and happy chicks. Come from a mixed coloured flock. Stunning little birds to have.

HullKingston upon Hull (14.8mi)
Chickens poultry chicks available  - Advert 11
3

chicks available

Chickens

1 weekAge
MixedSex
£6Price

IF THE ADVERT IS LIVE WE HAVE CHICKS AVAILABLE. We have the following chicks available for new homes. - light Sussex - Olive egger These are hatched from dark strain eggs and parents can be see

BroughEast Riding of Yorkshire (24.7mi)
Chickens poultry Gold laced Seabright hatching eggs x 6 - Advert 12
3

Gold laced Seabright hatching eggs x 6

Chickens

1 weekAge
MixedSex
£30Price

I have five hens running with two cockerels. Laying well and excellent fertility rate. Eggs will be well packed and posted 1st class Royal Mail. Please leave eggs for 24houts before incubating. Any

PickeringNorth Yorkshire (48.3mi)
Chickens poultry Bantam Polish Chickens  - Advert 13
9

Bantam Polish Chickens

Chickens

2 weeksAge
MixedSex
£10Price

Beautiful and healthy bantam Polish chicks they are on heat and feeding and drinking well these chicks are unsexed and come in a lovely range of colours Polish chickens are renowned for their excell

Barrow-upon-HumberNorth Lincolnshire (17.3mi)
Chickens poultry Sablepoot Chicks (Booted Bantams) - Advert 14
10

Sablepoot Chicks (Booted Bantams)

Chickens

4 weeksAge
MixedSex
£5Price

Current availability: 27th March: 14 chicks. £5 each. sold unsexed. 2nd - 6th March: 7 chicks remaining. £8 each. Sold unsexed. More chicks due 5th april! Chicks hatched from my mixed colour Sable

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LincolnLincolnshire (36.6mi)
Chickens poultry UNSEXED mixed breed chicks  - Advert 15
21

UNSEXED mixed breed chicks

Chickens

3 weeksAge
MixedSex
£5Price

Mixtures of black/blue maran, white leghorn X, warren X, ayam cemani X, Cream legbar. £5 each collection only

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SkegnessLincolnshire (42.3mi)
Chickens poultry Salmon Favarolles - Pure Breed - Hens & Roosters - Advert 16
9

Salmon Favarolles - Pure Breed - Hens & Roosters

Chickens

5 monthsAge
MixedSex
£30Price

Pure Breed salmon faverolle hens and roosters the hens for sale are approaching 6 months old, near point of lay - £30 each can do a trio - 2 hens, 1 rooster for £60 have some beautiful rooters for

GooleEast Riding of Yorkshire (37mi)
Chickens poultry Various cockerels  - Advert 17
7

Various cockerels

Chickens

8 monthsAge
MaleSex
£10Price

I have 7 Millefleur pekin, 4 Silkie and 2 serama cockerels for rehoming. Beautiful boys. Free to good homes Please ask any other questions. YO43 area.

HullKingston upon Hull (14.8mi)
Chickens poultry Frizzle Polish Roo (Buff Laced Chamois) - Advert 18
2

Frizzle Polish Roo (Buff Laced Chamois)

Chickens

8 monthsAge
MaleSex
£35Price

Beautiful, well bred unusual Polish variety. Well mannered Roo starting to cover the ladies and easy to handle. Available to collect from Beverley.

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BeverleyEast Riding of Yorkshire (20.5mi)
Chickens poultry Silver Bielefelder Hatching Eggs x 6 - Advert 19
8

Silver Bielefelder Hatching Eggs x 6

Chickens

4 weeksAge
MixedSex
£18Price

Hatching eggs from my 2025 super rare Silver Bielefelders now laying well and cockerels doing their job. Bielefelders were created in Germany in the 1970s as the ultimate dual purpose bird (worth goo

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SkegnessLincolnshire (42.3mi)
Chickens poultry Buff orpington chicks for sale  - Advert 20
41

Buff orpington chicks for sale

Chickens

6 weeksAge
MixedSex
£10Price

Chicks hatching everyday all in great health and condition. Amazing breed of chickens great egg layers. Large birds can also provide pictures of mother hen and father. Great being handled very friendl

MaltonNorth Yorkshire (43.9mi)
Chickens poultry Sablepoot/Booted Bantam Hens (5 for £100) - Advert 21
6

Sablepoot/Booted Bantam Hens (5 for £100)

Chickens

7 monthsAge
FemaleSex
£25Price

Chicks and hatching eggs also available. Mostly hatched mid August. Laying well for us already. These birds come from my mixed colour pen of Sablepoot/Sabelpoot booted bantams. 5 females available,

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LincolnLincolnshire (36.6mi)
Chickens poultry Sablepoot Hatching Eggs (Booted Bantams) - Advert 22
6

Sablepoot Hatching Eggs (Booted Bantams)

Chickens

12 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 (36.6mi)
Chickens poultry Guinea Fowl - Advert 23
1

Guinea Fowl

Chickens

6 monthsAge
MixedSex
£10Price

Guinea Fowl un sexed suspect males nice to have running around x4 £10each Last years birds, relatively quiet

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YorkYork (47.8mi)
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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.