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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Some are buff and some are speckled - mixed colours and sex. Photos included of parents. Successful hatching 15/18. Happy to sell fertile eggs too - £10 for 6, plus P&P. Chicks are £15 each, but price will increase when sexed. Also have newly hatched for £10 each.

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Eggs available to collect or post from North Norfolk: Marsbars x leghorn (olive eggs) Brahmas (cream/pink egg) Bearded silkies (cream egg) Cream legbar (blue egg) Eggs are £1.50 each plus postage. Packed and sent 24hr next day tracked. Growers and chicks available later in the year.

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5 Day Old Chicks We’re delighted to be taking orders for our next batch of 5 day old chicks from our much-loved Silkie flock. Our Flock🐓 Our Silkies come from our loved family flock, cared for by my son, Harrison (aged 5) and spoilt with love and cuddles on a daily basis. All eggs are fertilised by our stunning Lavender Silkie cockerel, with mothers in a variety of sha
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Silkies, seramas and pekin chicks for sale. I do also get a lot of naked neck silkies (showgirls) if anyone is interested. These will be £15 per chick. Others are £10 per chick All require heat until around 6 weeks old (fully feathered) Min sale of 2 so they are not alone. Please bring own box for collection I’ve recently created a Facebook group Backyard fluffy butt
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A great selection of hybrid hens All pol at 18-22 weeks Fully vaccinated Recently wormed Breeds lemon cuckoos Silver Sussex Millefluer leghorn (white egg layers) Mottled leghorns (white egg layer
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Pure breed bantam hens 18 weeks old (point of lay) Nice selection of colours available All breeds a suited to mix together Breeds include Pekins - black, black mottled frizzle, silver partri
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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
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These hens will be ready to go any time after 26th May when they have had their third and final salmonella innoculations. They are large healthy birds and should produce 300 eggs per year. The payback
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We’re delighted to have some 5 day old chicks from our much-loved Silkie flock available now. Our Flock🐓 Our Silkies come from our loved family flock, cared for by my son, Harrison (aged 5) and sp
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Chicks for sale IP28 Chicks available : Lavender Orpingtons - £12. Blue Orpingtons - £12. Salmon Faverolles - £12. Polish (from a mixed flock) - £10. Bourbon Red Turkeys - £15. Growers: (sexed
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Beautiful selection of Silkie, Poland and Sablepoot bantams available. All birds are 18–19 weeks old and are healthy, well cared for, and ready for their new homes. Lovely birds with great personaliti
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All hens. All 14-16 weeks old. Please see the pictures on the add are of the actual birds. No boys available Collection only
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These hens will be ready to go at any time after 26th may when they have had their third salmonella innoculations. They are large healthy birds and should produce 300 eggs per year. The pay back per b

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Day old pure breed chicks Large fowl and bantams Vaccinated Breeds include Day old USA Silkie bantams (unsexed) £12 Pekin bantam (unsexed) (inc frizzle) £12 Serama bantams (unsexed) £12 O
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Lovely rooster needing a new home, buyer must catch it and bring a box to transport it. not 100% sure of his age as we brought from a lady who couldn’t carer for him, we would like to find him a lov
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Hi we are selling some of our chicken hatching eggs! We have gold line x cream leg bar eggs. We also have white star x cream leg bar eggs. £10 for 6 Please feel free to contact us for any questions,
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Beautiful fresh eggs from my Giant Brahma Hens. Colours include Lavender, Blue, Splash, Black and White. Eggs collected daily to ensure freshness. Postage available. £3 per egg
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Late autumn hatch of all boys and I need to rehome one. Lovely chap, very gentle, used to children other roosters, hens, ducks and angry nesting geese!
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Mixed Fertile Hatching Eggs – Pure Serama, Bantam & Large Fowl Hybrids We have a selection of fresh, fertile hatching eggs available from our healthy and well-cared-for birds. We are SEFFA (South Es
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Beautiful Polish Chicks in various colours. Both smooth and frizzle available. Unsexed chicks. Require heat lamp or heat plate until fully feathered. Please bring a suitable carrier/box Collectio
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White crested black smooth Polish girls in full lay with frizzle black rooster as shown. 5 smooth hens 1 frizzle boy. Hens are laying Fertility bang on. Collection only.
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Price is for all birds. Collection only 5 smooth hens & 1 frizzle rooster Point of lay so should start anytime Cockerel is unrelated to the hens. All nice clean vaccinated birds
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French Black Copper Marans will lay dark chocolate coloured eggs. Parent chickens come from a renowned breeder and I only select the darkest eggs to hatch. White silkies - these birds have black ski
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Young ornamental bantam chickens Absolutely stunning young Sebright chicken pair looking for a lovely home. These birds are being raised in a peaceful countryside environment and are developing beau