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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🐓HAPPY HENS POULTRY🐓 WE OUR RENOWNED FOR SELLING BEAUTIFUL HAPPY HEALTHY HENS IN ESSEX Here at happy hens licensed poultry breeders We have various Hens available at POL all hens are fully vaccinated and wormed up too date The breeds we have available are CopperMaran £23.00 Black tails £23.00 Bovan Brown£15.00 Goldline £15.00 White star£23.00 Light Sussex £23.00

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Goldlines pullets POL Lovely friendly hybrid hens meaning they are prolific layers laying in excess of 300 eggs a year £20 each or 10 for £150 All feed, bedding and poultry supplies in available in stock too Finley’s Farm, Fully council approved licensed Seller, find us on Facebook too 📍Colcheter CO2 0PY
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Hybrid laying hens POL Nice variety of hybrids available 🌈 🐔Cooper black Maran (deep rich brown egg layers) £30 ea 🪺Cotswold legbar (Blue eggs) £30 ea 🫒Olive egger (Olive coloured eggs) £30 🐔Blue bells (pinkish brown eggs) £25 ea 🐔Light Sussex £25 ea 🥚Mottled leghorns (white eggs) £25 ea 🐔Amber links £25 ea 🐔Marigolds £25 ea 🐔Speckledys £25 ea 🐔Goldlines £20
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Bantams POL(18-24 weeks old) £35 each ✅SILKIES - white, Black, Silver partridge And Buff ✅POLISH - Buff laced, Gold laced, Chamois, Black white crested Blue, splash white crested ✅PEKINS - lavender, Gold Partridge, black, black mottled and millefleur All feed, bedding and poultry supplies in stock too Finley’s Farm, Fully council approved licensed Seller, find u
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Bantams, wyandotte, frizelles, gold laced, olive eggers, and many more mixed batch of incubator eggs. Healthy happy and ready to go. Price per chicken differs on breed.....happy to do a reduction fo
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Around 22 weeks old, all laying eggs, laying teal, green and brown eggs. 7 chickens to go. In Excellent health, fully vaccinated. ready to go now!
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We have a lovely silkie chicks looking for their new homes 🐥Please message for availability and more information.
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Pure breed hens 18 weeks old (point of lay) Nice selection of colours available All breeds a suited to mix Brahma - Gold Partridge, Blue Partridge, dark, buff Columbian – £55 Salmon Faverolle
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Large foul white naked necks £150 Cream leg bars, £100 Cuckoo leghorns £60 Large foul red naked necks £180 One large foul naked neck in white with bib £30
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We urgently need to find homes for 80 brown layer hens at 20 weeks Point of Lay (POL). We successfully rehomed over 80 excess hens but same farmer found another 80 that need to go. Minimum donation
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Point of Lay hybrid Chickens/hens Range of different colours/types including Commercial Browns, Light Sussex, Bluebells, Speckledy, Blue/Oliver eggers (Tutti Frutti!) Experienced poultry keeper. Kep
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Friendly, healthy laying chickens . They are all very friendly family chickens. Only to good homes please
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3 beautiful female USA silkies pol available vaccinated and wormed 80 for all 3 really laid back they are outside most of the time.
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I'm needing to rehome some of my chickens. Happy for them to go separate or all together. They are mixed breed.
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He is a gorgeous boy, friendly and kind to his girls. Unfortunately he has started crowing and our neighbours are very unhappy about it so he needs to move somewhere a bit less built up. Can deliver
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Light Sussex is 8 months old, will be a lovely bird for someone that wants a broody hen and lays everyday. Blackrock hen is also 8 months old but she’s keeping getting picked on, so I’ll have to rehom
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Bantam hen and 4 unsexed chicks. Buyers should quote their DEFRA registration details, which allows them to keep poultry (which is now mandatory) when arranging to view etc, thank you.
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Hybrid hen and 8 unsexed chicks. Some will be bantam size when grown. Mum had been broody for such a long time and eventually hatched out 3 chicks so took on a few more that we put with her. She's a
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Pekin X hen and 7 unsexed chicks. Buyer should provide their DEFRA registration details before arranging to view etc please, as this is mandatory to enable you to keep any poultry.
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Chicks available from day old up to 3 weeks old, starting from £10. Hatching eggs available from £3. Pure breeds available: Clacton Cream Legbar L/F Vorwerk L/F Spangled Campines Cuckoo Leghorns Hybri
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Having too rehome my chickens as I thought they were girls when I brought them and they turned out too be boys
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We have 18 chicks for sale unsexed and all different ages they are handled daily and still require heat £8 each or 3 for 20
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Lovely buff Orpington cockerel, has been our breeding cockeral for the last couple years and has lovely temperament and great fertility rate, producing some lovely birds. Selling as we're keeping some
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A great selection of hybrid hens All pol at 18-22 weeks Fully vaccinated Recently wormed Breeds lemon cuckoos Silver Sussex Millefluer leghorn (white egg layers) Mottled leghorns (white egg layer