

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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2 female silkies free to good home , then need more time that I can’t give them , there laying eggs they’ve been handled so really friendly
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2 beautiful Columbian Pekin Bantam hens. Ready for new loving home. Price is each. They are adorable little chicks.
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Unsexed usa silkie really beautiful bundles of fluff available now ready for there new homes. Any questions by all means contact me. Adults are not for sale. £20 each Ages start from 5 weeks to 8 wee
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Our lovely Walnut hatched in June this year - unfortunately as we still have his dad we will need to separate them. His mother is a brown Wyandotte, father is a golden bantam cockerel. Walnut has a lo
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Beautiful coloured Shamo cock available for loving home he’s my boys pride of joy but need to make space
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Really friendly and tame chickens. Brilliant for back gardens with children. Will start laying some delicious eggs in the next couple of weeks. Speckledys Columbian Black Tails White Stars £20 Each L
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We currently have ❤️ Brown Silkie cockerel ❤️ Black Frizzle Pekin cockerel ❤️ Several Serama cockerels, ranging from 4 weeks to 4 months old. All are this year’s hatch and have been raised here. We
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5 x Barnevelder hens and 1 French black copper Maran for sale. 2 of the Barnevelders have not matured yet, they do matured late. The other 3 were laying, plus the Maran but they went through a moult
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Pair of Serama, cock and hen I have 4 hatched in August this year. You can choose which hens to have there is only one young cock bird, unless you take one of my older ones.
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2 silkie cockerels for sale both this years hatch, buff and white both have black speckles on tail feathers, buff cockerel just started crowing. Friendly boys just have too many cockerels. £20 each
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Really friendly and tame chickens. Brilliant for back gardens with children. Will start laying some delicious eggs in the next couple of weeks. Speckledys Columbian Black Tails White Stars
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Sadly rehoming my three lovely Silkie boys – they’re such beautiful characters, brought up from unsexed chicks, healthy, friendly & used to being handled! 😢 I’m keeping my hens for breeding & need un
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**Strictly a pet or breeding home only—absolutely no breeders for meat or fighting. We have two handsome, predominantly white bantam cockerels that were hatched this June. Sadly we need to rehome th
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Due to unforeseen circumstances I need to sell of my chickens. There are a variety of breeds, mainly hens. Some layers £25, some POL £20 and a few young hens. Cockerill legbar (sold) and white mixed b
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So pretty! Polish silkie, 4 months old. Lives with 8 chickens and 3 ducks (and a dog) Free to a good home and can deliver locally
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🐣🐔 **OUR LAST CHICKS OF THE YEAR… PROBABLY! 😂** 🐔🐣 I've told my wife this is our last hatching of the year… **probably!** 😂 My daughter and I have a lovely selection of Orpingtons and unusual
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I have 8 old English game cockrells that I'm looking for a good home for they live freely in my top part of my grounds in the trees they sleep at night. They are only this year's they are still develo
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We have some gorgeous Pekin Bantam hens available at POL. Hatched throughout the spring/summer. Mixture of colours. £45 each. Unfortunately we don’t only sell 1, it must be 2 or more as we believ
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Very handsome cockerels looking for new home as not getting on with other birds on our smallholding. Very friendly and used to people. Collection only from Kingsley, Hants
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Point of lay hens for sale Availability : Mixed breed white hens -£15 each or all 3 for £40 Various cockerels of pure and mix breed also available (£10 each) Message me for more information
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POL Pekin Bantams for sale, All Various Colours, All about 22 weeks old, some laying, All females, Please call John on ************
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🐣 **PUREBRED BLACK JERSEY GIANT CHICKS – JUST HATCHED!** 🖤🐔 Our latest batch of **purebred Black Jersey Giant chicks** has arrived! These beautiful birds are from our own breeding flock, known fo
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This young man is for sale. Gold partridge Wynadotte bantum. Hatched with me and is a friendly little man.
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£10 for our week old silkie chicks, going fast only a few left. Please look up how to properly care for chicks at this age and have the correct set up.