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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 5 chickens with coop and run - Advert 1
1

5 chickens with coop and run

Chickens

1 yearAge
FemaleSex
£70Price

5 hens Wooden chicken coop Metal caged run All chickens lay eggs They lay brown, dark brown and blue eggs Will also come with feed and water tubs With some food and bedding

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South OckendonThurrock (47.9mi)
Chickens poultry Pekin Hatching Eggs for Sale - Advert 2
12

Pekin Hatching Eggs for Sale

Chickens

1 dayAge
MixedSex
£20Price

Our lovely boy, Cesar, has been busy with our beautiful girls and now we have an abundance of fertile hatching eggs available. We have an incubator full despite promising my husband we wouldn’t hatch

MayfieldEast Sussex (17.8mi)
Chickens poultry 🐔Cream Crested legbars- hatching eggs🥚  - Advert 3
6

🐔Cream Crested legbars- hatching eggs🥚

Chickens

3 daysAge
MixedSex
£3Price

Hey chicken enthusiasts! Exciting news—my beautiful cream crested legbars are laying, they lay gorgeous blue eggs. The fertility rate on these hatching eggs has been fantastic so far. Eggs are avail

TadworthSurrey (46.4mi)
5.0
Chickens poultry 🥚Light and coronation sussex hatching eggs🥚  - Advert 4
6

🥚Light and coronation sussex hatching eggs🥚

Chickens

4 daysAge
MixedSex
£3Price

Hey chicken enthusiasts! Exciting news—my beautiful light sussex large fowl and coronation sussex large fowl are laying. They are both mized so you will recived both coronation and light sussex large

TadworthSurrey (46.4mi)
5.0
Chickens poultry Point of Lay Chickens - Advert 5
8

Point of Lay Chickens

Chickens

4 monthsAge
FemaleSex
£20Price

Lots of beautiful chickens available including 15 types of hybrids and 10 types of purebreeds in both Bantam and Large fowl. Breeds include Warrens, Sussex, Rhode rocks, Bluebelles, R.I.R., Leghorns,

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MaidstoneKent (29.1mi)
Chickens poultry 2 x polish  hens available  - Advert 6
71

2 x polish hens available

Chickens

8 monthsAge
FemaleSex
£50Price

These 2 girls are available now very healthy lovely birds , the price is for the pair, please bring a suitable carrier for them, and collection only Ss09aa

Westcliff-on-SeaSouthend-on-Sea (47.7mi)
Chickens poultry TRIO NEW HAMPSHIRE RED BANTAMS - Advert 7
3

TRIO NEW HAMPSHIRE RED BANTAMS

Chickens

7 monthsAge
MixedSex
£60Price

Lovely trio of New Hampshire Red bantams excellent layers of tasty eggs looking for a kind home with space.

LewesEast Sussex (24.5mi)
Chickens poultry Show quality serama hatching eggs and chicks  - Advert 8
7

Show quality serama hatching eggs and chicks

Chickens

1 weekAge
MixedSex
£3Price

Hey chicken enthusiasts! Exciting news—my beautiful serama bantams are laying, and the fertility rate on these hatching eggs has been fantastic so far. Seramas are a true bantam breed, being the smal

TadworthSurrey (46.4mi)
5.0
Chickens poultry 🐥Sablepoot hatching eggs and chicks available 🐥 - Advert 9
4

🐥Sablepoot hatching eggs and chicks available 🐥

Chickens

1 weekAge
MixedSex
£3Price

Hey chicken enthusiasts! Exciting news—my beautiful sablepoot bantams are laying, and the fertility rate on these hatching eggs has been fantastic so far. Sablepoots are a true bantam breed, known fo

TadworthSurrey (46.4mi)
5.0
Chickens poultry Silkie hatching eggs & silkie chicks  - Advert 10
6

Silkie hatching eggs & silkie chicks

Chickens

6 weeksAge
MixedSex
£15Price

Silkie hatching eggs for sale 6 for £15 Chicks available also Point of lay available Breeding pairs also available We are based just outside of Haywards Heath. For more info please contact Natash

Haywards HeathWest Sussex (30.9mi)
Chickens poultry 2 hens for looking for a new home  - Advert 11
2

2 hens for looking for a new home

Chickens

1 yearAge
FemaleSex
£20Price

Tentatively looking for a new home for these two lovely hens - due to lack of space I think it’d be fairer to downsize our flock slightly and find these girls a home where they can have a little more

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GodstoneSurrey (39mi)
5.0
Chickens poultry Chickens pure breed and mixed breed  - Advert 12
9

Chickens pure breed and mixed breed

Chickens

7 monthsAge
MixedSex
£25Price

Kentpurebreedchickens.co.uk We have the following growers Brown leghorns Crested cream legbars Buff Orpington’s Bantams below Rhode Island Red Light Sussex Silverlace Wyandotte From £25 each

AshfordKent (24.3mi)
Chickens poultry Chicks, chickens and hatching eggs - Advert 13
18

Chicks, chickens and hatching eggs

Chickens

5 weeksAge
MixedSex
£10Price

Large foul and bantam birds and chicks, many to lay shades of blue green, spearmint, olive etc., as I specialise in Americana/Eastereggers/oliveeggers etc. pure breeds marans, silkies, Aracuanas, aus

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UckfieldEast Sussex (22.2mi)
5.0
Chickens poultry Bantam hatching eggs  - Advert 14
6

Bantam hatching eggs

Chickens

1 dayAge
MixedSex
£3Price

🐣 Bantam Hatching Eggs Available 🐣 Mixed Colours – Beautiful Garden Flock I have fertile bantam hatching eggs available from my small, well-cared-for flock. ✨ Possible colours include: • Porcelain

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HorshamWest Sussex (41.7mi)
Chickens poultry Chickens and omlet coups feeders joblot  - Advert 15
14

Chickens and omlet coups feeders joblot

Chickens

2 yearsAge
FemaleSex
£250Price

6 chickens and housing consisting of two omlet egloo classics one with a two section run and one with a 3 section run large water dispensers feeders and laying stations there some damage by rats to t

CanterburyKent (37mi)
Chickens poultry Point of lay pekins, and silkies  - Advert 16
14

Point of lay pekins, and silkies

Chickens

6 monthsAge
FemaleSex
£35Price

We have some pekin bantams and silkies at around 22 weeks old, various colours available Pekins £35 Silkies £40

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SevenoaksKent (33.5mi)
Chickens poultry Cockerel mixed breed - Advert 17
1

Cockerel mixed breed

Chickens

11 monthsAge
MaleSex
£5Price

Cockerel for sale Beautiful bird Mixed breed Half giant orpington Friendly Needs a good home Any questions please ask

RochesterMedway (37.3mi)
Chickens poultry Day old chicks 🐣 mixed hybrids  - Advert 18
4

Day old chicks 🐣 mixed hybrids

Chickens

2 weeksAge
MixedSex
£8Price

I have some stunning mixed hybrid day old chicks available 🐥 £8 each unsexed I won’t sell chicks on their own. Collection Southend on sea Essex. Will do discount for large quantities of chi

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Southend-on-SeaSouthend-on-Sea (48.5mi)
Chickens poultry Hatching eggs mixed hybrids  - Advert 19
5

Hatching eggs mixed hybrids

Chickens

5 weeksAge
MixedSex
£12Price

Have a lovely range of mixed hybrids hatching eggs at £2 per egg. I post by Royal Mail 24hr tracked. Or collection is Southend on sea Essex. I only send out fresh eggs and post Monday to Thursday.

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Southend-on-SeaSouthend-on-Sea (48.5mi)
Chickens poultry Buff Orpington Trio - Advert 20
8

Buff Orpington Trio

Chickens

9 monthsAge
MixedSex
£130Price

Great quality trio of our Buff Orpington’s About 20 weeks old We have many Orpington growers in Buff and Black As well as many other types of chickens Check out our website Kentpurebreedchickens.

AshfordKent (24.3mi)
Chickens poultry Poultry for sale  - Advert 21
6

Poultry for sale

Chickens

4 monthsAge
MixedSex
£25Price

Collection only £25 each Silver lace Orpington No deposit is needed but please can we ask; no time wasters!

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TilburyThurrock (43.3mi)
Chickens poultry Female warren chicks available  - Advert 22
1

Female warren chicks available

Chickens

8 weeksAge
FemaleSex
£5Price

We have female Warren brown chicks available 14 days old Still require heat £5 each These are amazing pet birds and for beginners

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SevenoaksKent (33.5mi)
Chickens poultry Point of lay hybrids available - Advert 23
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Point of lay hybrids available

Chickens

4 monthsAge
FemaleSex
£25Price

We have female point of lay hybrids available for sale - bluebells, light Sussex, speckled maran, black rock, white leghorn All £25 each

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SevenoaksKent (33.5mi)

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.