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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Several young cockerels available £10 each. From my mixed colour large fowl Brahma pen. Getting to be lovely and large boys. A good age to get accustomed to you are your flock. Get on well together
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Beautiful day old oliver egger pullets, will lay a lovely olive green egg, 8 available . These are a cross between cream legbar and silver Rhodes will lay around 300 eggs per year, will be ginger and
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Hi there 👋🏼 🚨 NEW STOCK 🚨 🐓 White Star – £15 each 🐓 Leghorn – £15 each 🐓 Lohman Brown – £15 each 🐓 Goldline – £15 each 🐓 Copper Marans – £18 each 🐓 Black Rocks – £18 each 🐓 Silver Susse
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I have a stunning Easter egger cockerel for sale, hatched my self in the 20th March looking for his own flock to look after. (6 weeks old)
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Pekin chicks currently hatching. Mix of colours. Unsexed. £5 each. Ideal for broody hens! Available 28/4 straight from the incubator
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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, £5 * 1 Farm Ya
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We are pleased to offer fertile mixed Pekin Bantam eggs. These eggs come from our proven Pekin Bantam stock, ensuring a good chance of successful hatching. Each egg is priced at £2, with postage costs
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Friendly rooster for sale,I have two growing at the moment and won't be able to keep both of them due to obvious reasons.
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I have some freshly hatched chicks available. Lemon Millefluer sablepoot Silver laced wyandotte bantam Lavender pekin Mixed colour pekins Cream crested legbar (1 boy and 1 girl left) Will need a He
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Special offer: 24 eggs for £30. 6 eggs £10, 12 eggs £18, larger quantities of eggs can take me a few days to collect. Royal Mail 24hr Tracked Postage £5.99. Hatching eggs available from my flock of m
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Chicks and hatching eggs also available. Hatched mid August 2025. From my mixed colour pen of Sablepoot/Sabelpoot booted bantams. One Cockerel available £5. Petite birds which will grow in to love
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Adorable blue Silkie chicks hatched 16/04/2026 unsexed £10 each. Will need heat until they're 6 weeks old. More hatching soon.
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Bovan Brown chickens for sale all female, 11 weeks old very friendly and garden reared. £10 each. Please bring something to transport them home in. (Waltham Lincolnshire)
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Help a Young Future Farmer Grow Her Dream – Pedigree Partridge Brahma Eggs for Sale! Hello! My name is Natalya, and I’m a young chicken keeper with a big dream of becoming a farmer one day I’m saving
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Hatching eggs: 6 eggs £18, 12 eggs £36. Flat Rate Royal Mail 24hr Tracked Postage £5.99. Larger quantities of eggs can take me a few days to collect. From my flock of large fowl mixed colour Brahma
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He was hatched in October last year. A beautiful cockerel but the neighbours don’t like the noise so he has to go unfortunately. I can provide hatching eggs with him too if you’d like.
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Hi I have some bantam chicks I have silky I have wine dots All healthy and looking for there new home message me for more information many thanks
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Chicks: Day old to 2 weeks chicks are priced at £10 (2 available: hatched 14th April). 2 to 4 week old chicks are priced at £12 (8 available: 3 hatched 20th March, 5 hatched 28th March). Please ask
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15 mix bantams all healthy message me for more information about them many thanks some are starting to come off heat
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Beautiful and healthy bantam Polish chicks they are on heat and feeding and drinking well these chicks are unsexed and come in a lovely range of colours Polish chickens are renowned for their excell
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Current availability: 27th April: 20 chicks (multiple colours). Sold unsexed £5 each. On heat. 5th April: 14 chicks (multiple colours). Currently unsexed, pullets will be available around mid May fo
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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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Mixtures of black/blue maran, white leghorn X, warren X, ayam cemani X, Cream legbar. £5 each collection only
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.