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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🐔 Hy-Line Pullets Available 🐔 Looking for one of the best laying hens available? Our Hy-Line pullets are now 10 weeks old and developing beautifully. ✅ Renowned for excellent egg production ✅ Friendly, hardy and easy to manage ✅ Vaccinated against Marek's disease and Salmonella ✅ Healthy, well-cared-for birds Hy-Lines are one of the most popular commercial laying b
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Large Orpington chickens for sale. Lots of colours: white, buff, chocolate cuckoo, chocolate mottled, black mottled, lavender cuckoo, black, blue, mauve. Pulleys Ranging in age from POL through to ten weeks old (22/8/26) and then four weeks old. Also have a few cockerels. Fed on Marriages growers, been out free ranging, been wormed (older ones). Ready for their perman
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20 silkie chicks available - week old and unsexed. Will need heat plate/lamp. Very healthy birds all eating and drinking independently.
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These are brother and sister but it doesn't really matter in the animal world 😅 They are maron x Warren chickens. Absolutely beautiful and good tempered. Handled daily and spoilt. Spot is the whit
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We hatched silkie eggs, but ended up with only two cockerels!! We live in the middle of a village, so cannot keep them sadly. They have been handled since hatching by the kids, so are not aggressive.
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🐔 Pure Breed Chickens Available 🐔 We have a lovely range of pure breed chickens available, aged from 1 month old through to Point of Lay (POL). ✅ Guaranteed Females Available breeds: * LF Brahma
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Good layers of large brown eggs . Collect from winford near Bristol airport. Please bring cardboard box.
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🐥 Pekin Bantam Pullets 🐥 We are breeders of Pekin Bantams and have some lovely young pullets available, aged 12–16 weeks. Available in some beautiful and rare colours: • Blue • Lemon Cuckoo •
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These are mixed breed chickens and cockerels, the father of all of them is a lavender pekin bantam. They were all born this year, some of the babies we arnt sure if they are female or male yet. £10 fo
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Following the death of his sister I now have this lovely little pekin bantam cockeral available as he is now on his own. He is off the heat and is lovely and friendly. He’s been raised around children
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Cutting down on my breeding groups for next year so selling some of this years birds that I have been growing out All POL/laying £10 per hen £25 for a trio of two hens and a cockeral Photo is jus
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I have 1 juvenile Buff Orpington cockerel left who is looking for a new home. Not for eating. Not free. Purebred, from unrelated parents, and raised through our community group. He is extremely friend
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3 gorgeous Lavender Pekin Bantam Cockerels. I've raised them all from chicks so they're super friendly, don't mind being picked up, and have never shown any aggression. Sadly, I can't keep them as I d
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I have 2 cockerels that need to find a new home, only about 6 months old. Can go together or separately.

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🐓 LOVING HOME WANTED — APPENZELLER COCKEREL OR LITTLE FLOCK 🐔 South Wales Collection or delivery can be arranged We are looking for a loving permanent home for our beautiful one-year-old white A
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POL Pekin Bantams for sale, All Various Colours, All about 22 weeks old, some laying, All females, Please call John on ************
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I have three bantam cockerels for rehoming that were hatched this year. They are good together so could go to one home or separate. They aren’t aggressive at all and are currently with hens and anothe
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2 Pekin hens 2 Pekin cockerels £15 each Cockerels free 24 weeks old Not laying yet but very close to laying
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This young man is for sale. Gold partridge Wynadotte bantum. Hatched with me and is a friendly little man.
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Beautiful serama cockerels , 2 frizzles and 1 straight. Feathered . Serama are the smallest chicken in the world, make lovely pets. Just can’t keep anymore cockerels. Free to good homes
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Mixed colours and sold unsexed. Stunning little babies all incubator hatched and looking strong and healthy.
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This sweet boy is absolutely gorgeous and he has a lovely temperament too! Deserves to have his own ladies 😍
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I have lots of adorable baby chicks for sale. Age between 24 hours old to 7 days with more hatching daily. £15 per chick. Proof of set up required prior to purchasing.
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Multiple shamo cockerels looking for homes. Absolutely beautiful birds.