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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A lovely coloured black copper Maran cockerel that’s just maturing nicely ready for your hens this spring. Very tame and likes to be handled. He’s a gentleman.

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Bluebell and Maran hybrids ready to start laying for spring. £30 together or £18 each. Very cute birds.

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Fresh hatching eggs available from my mixed flock of Pekin’s and Silkies, some will be pure Pekin and Silkie and some will be Pekin x Silkie. Lovely mix of colours. They will be collected fresh to or

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Beautiful young pure Araucana cockerel, hatched 08/09/25, now maturing and just beginning to crow. Bred from an established, award-winning line and only available as we have multiple males from the h

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1 Male / 1 Female for sale. Hatched on 7th Jan. Selling as we only wanted to keep one from the hatched chickens.

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🐣 Silkie Chicks, Unsexed. 🥚 Next Hatch Date 14/2/26 📖 Follow North West Poultry on Facebook for updates.

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Pedigree, well bread lovely natured boys for sale to go to a good home! Hatched in September and only letting the 4 boys go because we have too many! Protective of there girls from predators, but with

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We have for sale white silkies and buff Orpingtons lovely friendly chickens. We also have unsexed chicks.

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🐔 Two Healthy Hens for Sale 🐔 I am selling two friendly, healthy hens. They are well cared for and suitable for egg laying and backyard keeping. ✅ Good condition✅ Active and healthy✅ Suitable for

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We now have some of our Hybrids (excellent egg layers) hens available at Willow Farm Poultry on Sealand road Deeside Flintshire We currently have Warren Speckeld Sussex ranger Silver sussex Rhod

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Unsexed 11 weeks and 9 weeks silkies collection coppull mix of colours all doing well would be a great addition to any flock

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Blue cockerel (18 months) 1x black pol pullet (9months) 1 x splash pol pullet ( 9 months) just started to lay. We travel to north wales and Derbyshire regularly so possibly able to deliver to these ar

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1 cockerel approximately 11 months old, 1 x pol pullet (approximately 9 months) 1 x pullet(approximately 6 months old) to go as a group. They are a little muddy right now due to our British weather, b

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❤️❤️ NEW to Pilling Poultry Quality made Chicken Coops - made by people that understand chickens 4’ x 3’. £450 - 2 to 8 birds 6’ x 4’. £550 - 8 to 15 birds Other sizes can be made to order Made fr

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We have a Range of recycled coops available, all different sizes, for different amounts of chickens you have Available to view at Pilling Poultry, Lancashire, PR3 6SS The easy clean recycled plastic

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Stunning cockerel. Not his fault, as I have another cockerel already and not enough hens and space. He has to go as soon as possible. He can be an absolute sweetheart and is tame, can be a bit scared

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Cockeral we hatched 15-10-25 Can't keep him unfortunately. Lovely boy who isn't very loud either . Needs good home

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Flock of 1 cockerel and 2 pol hens. All 8 months old. Will be sold with some feed and dust free straw that they are currently bedded on. For sale through no fault of their own as Iam currently cutting

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8 black French Maran chicks unsexed 2 days old born 31st January out off dark eggs 8 pound each them eggs in the photos northwich cheshire

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I have silkie , Polish, cream legbar chicks available to pre order. Will need to be kept under heat lamp. £10 each. Discount available for multiple purchases Hatching eggs also available from sil

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A very friendly and healthy cockeral Breed: Mixed warren. Hoping to give away to a good, safe home

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Malaysian Serama fresh hatching eggs These tiny beautiful chickens have lots of personality They are amazing and so simple to Look after All of the eggs we post are freshly Laid X 6 eggs are £

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From the 10th of February we will have our first batch of 2026 pure breeds ready for there forever coop. We have Silkies, Poland, Pandova, Sablepoots, pekins, rumpless Araucana, Brahma and Salmon Fav
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.