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Chickens Poultry for sale

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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Chickens poultry Female layer chicks 🐣 Hybrid Browns  - Advert 1
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Female layer chicks 🐣 Hybrid Browns

Chickens

1 weekAge
FemaleSex
£3Price

Warren hybrid female chicks hatched on the 25/03/26 all lively, eating and drinking well. Almost off heat, feathers coming through nicely. They are priced as follows Minimum of 3 at £5each 5 at £4 each 10 at £3.50 each 20 at £3.25 each 100 at £3 each Any questions please as Thank you

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PeterboroughPeterborough (28.2mi)
Chickens poultry Chicks for sale...  day olds, £7  - Advert 2
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Chicks for sale... day olds, £7

Chickens

2 weeksAge
MixedSex
£7Price

Chicks for sale Mixture of breeds Day olds £7 each Also hatching Eggs for sale £2 each, Mixture of breeds

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NottinghamNottingham (46.4mi)
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Female chicks, white shell egg layers 🥚 🐥

Chickens

1 dayAge
FemaleSex
£3Price

Guaranteed female chicks, they are white stars, will grow to lay around 350 eggs a year, they will lay a white shelled egg. Minimum of 3 chicks at £5 each 5 £4.50 each 10 £4 each 20 £3.50 each 100 £3 each Any questions please get in touch

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PeterboroughPeterborough (28.2mi)
Chickens poultry All Colour POL Available  - Advert 4
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All Colour POL Available

Chickens

1 yearAge
MixedSex
£15Price

We have the available hens available 🐓 crusted green egger 💚 £25 🐓 gold bantam 💛£25 🐓 welsummer bantam 🧡 £25 🐓 brown and lavender Wyandotte £30 🩵 🐓 brown bantam hen 🧡 £20 🐓 crusted gold bantam hen £25 🐓 white leghorn 🤍 £15 🐓white silkies 🤍 and blue 🩵 £25 🐓 Lohman brown 🧡 £15 🐓 gold line 💛 £15 🐓 copper marans 🤎 £18 🐓 black rocks

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SpaldingLincolnshire (12.9mi)
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Chickens poultry Unsexed week old silkie chicks - Advert 1
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Unsexed week old silkie chicks

Chickens

1 weekAge
MixedSex
£10Price

Unsexed blue splash and black silkie chicks available for sale - hatched on March 22nd. All chicks are large fowl and bearded. Chicks will need heat until at least 6 weeks old, until their feathers

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ElyCambridgeshire (40.7mi)
Chickens poultry Brahma Large Fowl Hatching Eggs - Advert 2
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Brahma Large Fowl Hatching Eggs

Chickens

9 weeksAge
MixedSex
£18Price

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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LincolnLincolnshire (19mi)
Chickens poultry Silkie hens & Polish hens point of lay  - Advert 3
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Silkie hens & Polish hens point of lay

Chickens

13 weeksAge
FemaleSex
£35Price

Point of lay hens available Silkies and Polish All nice clean birds Vaccinated Various colours

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King's LynnNorfolk (23.4mi)
5.0
Chickens poultry Two Pol Pekin Bantam Hens - Advert 4
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Two Pol Pekin Bantam Hens

Chickens

7 monthsAge
FemaleSex
£30Price

Two Pol Pekin bantam Hens 7 months old and now starting to lay Lovely looking little birds £30 each

King's LynnNorfolk (23.4mi)
Chickens poultry Day old chicks - mixed breeds - Advert 5
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Day old chicks - mixed breeds

Chickens

5 daysAge
MixedSex
£5Price

Day old chicks looking for new homes. A mixture of hybrid birds including blue, white, dark brown, olive and brown egg layers. Collection from North Clifton (near Dunham Bridge)

NewarkNottinghamshire (33mi)
Chickens poultry Silkie chicks & hatching eggs - Advert 6
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Silkie chicks & hatching eggs

Chickens

9 weeksAge
MixedSex
£10Price

All chicks now sold next due 12th April All will be unsexed Also have 2x 22 week old cockerels looking for new homes. One is a bearded paint and the other is none bearded paint minimal markings. Bot

NottinghamNottingham (46.4mi)
Chickens poultry Various hens chicks and hatching eggs  - Advert 7
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Various hens chicks and hatching eggs

Chickens

1 weekAge
FemaleSex
£20Price

I have various hens, chicks and hatching eggs available including olive eggers, Marans, cream legbar, silkies and Welsummers. I’m a small hobby breeder and occasionally have excess eggs and hens that

King's LynnNorfolk (23.4mi)
Chickens poultry Large Fowl Brahma Chicks Mixed Colours - Advert 8
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Large Fowl Brahma Chicks Mixed Colours

Chickens

1 weekAge
MixedSex
£10Price

Chicks: Day old to 2 weeks chicks are priced at £10 (7 available, 3 hatched 20th March, 5 hatched 28th March). 2 to 4 week old chicks are priced at £12 (3 available hatched between 9th - 16th March)

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LincolnLincolnshire (19mi)
Chickens poultry Bantam chicks 4 left  - Advert 9
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Bantam chicks 4 left

Chickens

4 weeksAge
MixedSex
£10Price

15 mix bantams all healthy message me for more information about them many thanks some are starting to come off heat

Market RasenLincolnshire (32mi)
Chickens poultry Two stunning bantam boys - Advert 10
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Two stunning bantam boys

Chickens

10 monthsAge
MaleSex
£0Price

I purchased 8 girls and one boy in August. 4 turned out to be boys, so I have to rehome these two lovely guys as I have too many boys to girls. Both are super friendly and eat from your hand. One is a

HuntingdonCambridgeshire (43.9mi)
Chickens poultry Pekin Bantam chicks, silkies and seramas  - Advert 11
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Pekin Bantam chicks, silkies and seramas

Chickens

2 weeksAge
MixedSex
£4Price

We have a really lovely mix of pekin bantam chicks. Super cute Only 2 days old Also have older chicks, silkie, serama and blue egg layers chicks.

WisbechCambridgeshire (21.9mi)
Chickens poultry Point of lay hen - Advert 12
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Point of lay hen

Chickens

14 weeksAge
FemaleSex
£12Price

Ready for new home they are point of lay hen great for this summer . 30 available . Based in swaffham

SwaffhamNorfolk (37.3mi)
Chickens poultry Sablepoot Chicks (Booted Bantams) - Advert 13
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Sablepoot Chicks (Booted Bantams)

Chickens

4 weeksAge
MixedSex
£5Price

Current availability: 27th March: 14 chicks. £5 each. sold unsexed. 2nd - 6th March: 7 chicks remaining. £8 each. Sold unsexed. More chicks due 5th april! Chicks hatched from my mixed colour Sable

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LincolnLincolnshire (19mi)
Chickens poultry Polish point of lay hens black and blue  - Advert 14
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Polish point of lay hens black and blue

Chickens

4 monthsAge
FemaleSex
£30Price

Please see pictures. Collection only. A few available. Point of lay- ready to lay anytime. Black colour and blue are available Silkies also available

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King's LynnNorfolk (23.4mi)
5.0
Chickens poultry 6x Polish Hatching Eggs - Fast Shipping 🥚🐣🐥 - Advert 15
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6x Polish Hatching Eggs - Fast Shipping 🥚🐣🐥

Chickens

13 weeksAge
MixedSex
£20Price

For sale: A beautiful set of six fertile Polish 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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SpaldingLincolnshire (12.9mi)
Chickens poultry 6x Silkie USA Hatching Eggs - Fast Shipping 🥚🐣🐥 - Advert 16
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6x Silkie USA Hatching Eggs - Fast Shipping 🥚🐣🐥

Chickens

13 weeksAge
MixedSex
£25Price

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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SpaldingLincolnshire (12.9mi)
Chickens poultry UNSEXED mixed breed chicks  - Advert 17
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UNSEXED mixed breed chicks

Chickens

3 weeksAge
MixedSex
£5Price

Mixtures of black/blue maran, white leghorn X, warren X, ayam cemani X, Cream legbar. £5 each collection only

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SkegnessLincolnshire (20.3mi)
Chickens poultry Silkie and silkie cross bantams chicks  - Advert 18
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Silkie and silkie cross bantams chicks

Chickens

9 weeksAge
MixedSex
£10Price

I have 9 lovely silkie and silkie x bantams 6 are pure silkies (fluffy ones) 3 are silkie x pekin bantams Very nice mix of colours. 6 weeks old, unsexed £10 each or all 9 for £70

MarchCambridgeshire (28.7mi)
Chickens poultry Gold Laced Bantam Wyandotte Hatching Eggs  - Advert 19
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Gold Laced Bantam Wyandotte Hatching Eggs

Chickens

3 weeksAge
MixedSex
£3Price

Hatching eggs available from our exhibition Gold Laced Bantam Wyandottes! An attractive addition to your garden flock, wyandottes are calm, great layers, good broodies and enjoy being busy. Eggs are

WisbechCambridgeshire (21.9mi)
Chickens poultry Blue Bearded Silkie Hatching eggs with *Guarantee* - Advert 20
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Blue Bearded Silkie Hatching eggs with *Guarantee*

Chickens

3 weeksAge
MixedSex
£34Price

This listing is for 6 eggs laid by true blue bearded silkies. All the birds in the photos are ours. Please read up on blue black splash genetics as blue birds do not breed true - some chicks can be bl

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ElyCambridgeshire (40.7mi)

FAQs

Are chickens considered poultry?

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.

How are chickens classified in poultry?

Chickens are classified as a species within poultry and further divided into classes based on age, sex, and purpose such as broilers for meat, layers for eggs, roasters, and capons. There are also standard breed classes including American, Asiatic, Continental, English, Mediterranean, and others.

Do poultry chickens lay eggs?

Yes, female chickens, known as hens once mature, lay eggs regardless of the presence of a male chicken (rooster). Egg-laying ability depends on the breed, with some bred specifically for high egg production while meat breeds lay fewer eggs.

Why can't male chickens be used for meat in egg-laying breeds?

Male chicks from egg-laying breeds are typically not used for meat production because they do not develop the large breast and leg muscles needed for quality meat and are therefore not economically viable. As a result, these male chicks are commonly culled shortly after hatching, while male meat-breed chickens are used for meat.