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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Fertile Micro Serama eggs. These eggs come from frizzle dads and smooth mums. For example one of our runs contains 2 frizzle roos and several smooth ladies. This ensures that we won't hatch any frizzl
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I have mixed-colour normal, and frizzle bantams for sale. Some are laying some arent. All female. Message me for pictures and prices.
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Light Sussex chicks for sale. Home bred from 3 hens and unrelated cockerel. Friendly breed, beautiful markings, good egg layers. Unsexed
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Here we have a variety of chicken chicks for sale, my son has hatched them in the incubator and has looked after them all really well, sadly they are all for looking for new homes. 🏠 Please message
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We have several pairs of large fowl Brahma available, hatched from our mixed colour Brahma pen (2 cockerels running with 10 hens in various colours). A pair consists of one male and one female bird.
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Friendly cream legbar rooster, beautiful and healthy. Hatched in February. Friendly with other chickens Offer your price
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I am selling 4 straight run chicks that are 4 weeks old. There is a pure breed Brahma chick that will lay a creamy coloured egg, 2 olive eggers who will lay dark green eggs and a Silky/Brahma that wil
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5 x crested cream legbar hens sale for sale, 6 weeks old on 1/6/26 been off heat for 2 weeks now. Based near Market Rasen
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We have some beautiful polish chicks available In blue, black, white and laced. Some frizzles also available. From our breeding pens in coloured pairs and trios. Polish are the most docile breed of
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We've got some friendly cockerels looking for new homes! 🐓 They're all incubator-hatched and super sociable, ready to eat right from your hand. We have: * 1 Cream Legbar cockerel, £3 * 1 Farm Ya
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For sale: A beautiful set of six fertile Silkie chicken eggs from my happy, free-range hens. These eggs come from a diverse flock, known for their vibrant colors and strong hatching potential. I offer
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SOLD. free range laying hens that need new loving homes they are commercial birds and really friendly and well featherd they will come upto you and give you there full attention. We have till the
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Hi, I am a hobby breeder of USA variety of silkie chickens and Chinese painted quails. Have imported my birds from Poland, Belgium and Germany. Have variety of unique colours (not all of them are on t
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Chicks: Day old to 2 weeks chicks are priced at £10. 9 available hatched May 20-26th. 2 available hatched 1st June. 2 to 4 week old chicks are priced at £12. 1 available: hatched 11th May. Please
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I have 10 chickens available 5 males 5 female Bantams silkies, leghorn,and brees,Hatched on 16 February, gonna start laying eggs soon,very friendly and active looking for new home £25 each
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These hens are full of character and due to space I am looking for a new five star home. Stunning feather pattern means in the spring/summer they look incredible, are very active and get on well toget
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I have a range of chicks from 2 days old- 4.5 weeks old Younger ones will need heat Currently available: Polish (including frizzle) Pekin bantam Pilkies Silver laced wyandotte Cream crested legb
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I have 4 roosters 3 white and 1 white and brown available for a new home either to go together or separate
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Brahma eggs - 6 for £18 Hybrid brown eggs - 6 for £10 Brahma cross - 6 for £10 100% fertility rate from our boys
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Stunning cuckoo polish Chicks hatched today. Polish hatching weekly Pekins available soon. Collection Long Sutton
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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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Current availability: More chicks hatching shortly. 7th June: 6 chicks £5 each. Sold unsexed. 27th April: 1 multicoloured boy available. £5. On heat. 5th April: 3 boys available £5 (cuckoo, silve
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Isabella Brahma chicks Just hatched 1st May These are large fowl so nice big birds...picture also included of adult birds. I've only a very limited number at the moment but more are due Located ne
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I have several Bovan brown female chicks available (hatched 01/05) £5 per chick day old discount offered on 8 or more.