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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 .Barbu d’Uccle,Pekin hatching eggs - Advert 1
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.Barbu d’Uccle,Pekin hatching eggs

Chickens

9 monthsAge
MixedSex
£18Price

Barbu d’Uccle Mille fleur and Lavender Pekin hatching eggs. £18 for 6 eggs. Collection Ashbourne or can post Monday-Thursday tracked 24 hr in protective poly box £6. Postage can affect hatching rates. High fertility in a test hatches.

AshbourneDerbyshire (44.2mi)
Chickens poultry Silkies Bantam hens mixed colours - Advert 2
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Silkies Bantam hens mixed colours

Chickens

6 monthsAge
MixedSex
£35Price

Silkie hens available. Mix of colours including black, blue, splash, mottled, gold. Hatched last year some September and some October. Getting regular eggs out of them. Great chickens for children, very easy to tame £35 each. Also a trio of white silkies available 2 hens and a cockerel that are not related £75. Hatching eggs available mixed colour silkies £15 per half doze

AshbourneDerbyshire (44.2mi)
Chickens poultry 🩶🧡DAY OLD ORPINGTONS🧡🩶 - Advert 3
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🩶🧡DAY OLD ORPINGTONS🧡🩶

Chickens

5 daysAge
MixedSex
£12Price

🐣 Day-old chicks available 🐣 Buff Orpingtons & Silver Laced Orpingtons – From large, friendly parent birds – Well handled from hatch – Raised on high-protein feed with added vitamins 🔸 Unsexed 🔸 Will require heat for approx. 6 weeks Also available: • Cream Legbars • Black Copper Marans • Olive Eggers • Silkies & USA Silkies • Ayam Cemani Message for availability an

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GlossopDerbyshire (27.1mi)
Chickens poultry Cuckoo maran pullets - Advert 4
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Cuckoo maran pullets

Chickens

6 monthsAge
FemaleSex
£25Price

Point of lay Cuckoo Maran pullets. 26 weeks old.Hatched 25th September 2026. 6 available. Looking for forever homes. Optional Cockerell available if required (£10). Pullets £25 each.All now started laying .

MacclesfieldCheshire East (21.8mi)
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Bantam Hens

Chickens

5 monthsAge
FemaleSex
£35Price

Bantam Hens, available from the Poultry Paddock in Newcastle under Lyme, Staffordshire. We have Silkies, Pekins and Polish hens for sale. Professionally reared and vaccinated. Note we open by appoint

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NewcastleStaffordshire (32.5mi)
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Easter Egger Hens

Chickens

15 weeksAge
FemaleSex
£25Price

Our coloured eggers include Russett Greens (Green eggs), Cheshire Blues (Blue eggs), Cheshire Blacks (Dark Brown eggs). The Cheshire Blues are Genuine Cheshire Blues, bred in Cheshire by the original

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NewcastleStaffordshire (32.5mi)
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Bantam Chicks - Pekin & Silkie Cross Pekin

Chickens

1 dayAge
MixedSex
£5Price

We now have day old chicks available from our flock of Pekin's and Silkie's, lovely range of colours available. Chicks will require heat from now until they are fully feathered which is usually 6-8

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WiganGreater Manchester (10.8mi)
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💕Pure breed Baby Pekin chicks 💕.

Chickens

1 weekAge
MixedSex
£8Price

Hatches expected every 2 weeks for the foreseeable future. Lovely selection of colours. I have different ages of chicks so feel free to contact me.Prices from £8 Eggs also for sale. Pekin Sablepoot

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WarringtonWarrington (0.2mi)
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Silkie chicks and hatching eggs

Chickens

1 weekAge
MixedSex
£10Price

Silkie chicks available 3 days old. I have another hatch hatching Easter weekend. Range of colours including white, splash, blue, back, mottled Sold unsexed £10 each. Will require a heat lamp or broo

AshbourneDerbyshire (44.2mi)
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Pure breed cream legbar and others available

Chickens

8 monthsAge
MixedSex
£100Price

Cream legbar cockerel and hens available as well as cross breeds..cream legbar cockerel and 4 hens for £100 Other hens £15

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LiversedgeWest Yorkshire (43.2mi)
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Pure breed bantams and large fowl

Chickens

4 monthsAge
FemaleSex
£30Price

We currently have 2 batchs of pure breeds some just come into lay and some younger birds Silkies Pekins Sablepoots Polish Pandova Rumpless Araucana Appenzeller large fowl Brahma Salmon Favore

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DeesideFlintshire (22.2mi)
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Aseel Eggs - Eating/Hatching Heavyweight Bloodline

Chickens

5 monthsAge
MixedSex
£50Price

About These Eggs (Pack of 6) I am offering pure Aseel fertile eggs from my home-bred, meticulously cared-for flock. This is a rare opportunity to own eggs from one of the most ancient and revered fig

ManchesterGreater Manchester (16mi)
Chickens poultry Australorp Cockerels For Sale  - Advert 9
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Australorp Cockerels For Sale

Chickens

1 yearAge
MaleSex
£10Price

Lovely large fowl Australorp cockerels for sale. Nice docile birds they get along well with the other chickens and ducks about the place.

PrestonLancashire (25.9mi)
Chickens poultry Sarama chickens - Advert 10
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Sarama chickens

Chickens

5 monthsAge
MixedSex
£100Price

This is a breeding trio of 1 of the worlds smallest breeds of chicken, sarama chickens 3rd gen. Gorgeous colouring. Health is immaculate. As you can see from the comb and wottle bright and vibrant. Fr

RhylDenbighshire (37.1mi)
Chickens poultry Polish, Silkie and Pekin bantam Hatching Eggs  - Advert 11
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Polish, Silkie and Pekin bantam Hatching Eggs

Chickens

6 yearsAge
MixedSex
£2Price

Pure Polish and Silkie bantam hatching eggs. Silkie X Pekin bantam hatching eggs for sale. High rates of fertility with them all. Mixed colours. 50% chance of frizzle with the Polish bantam.

MatlockDerbyshire (46.8mi)
Chickens poultry POL 22 week old White Star hybrid pullets x 4 - Advert 12
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POL 22 week old White Star hybrid pullets x 4

Chickens

7 monthsAge
FemaleSex
£20Price

22 week old hybrid White Star pullets available. * friendly and docile * fully vaccinated * point of lay * lay up to 350 large/huge white eggs a year More info at www.thebuckfarm.co.uk ••• last 4

AshbourneDerbyshire (44.2mi)
Chickens poultry Female Ayam Cemani - 7 weeks old  - Advert 13
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Female Ayam Cemani - 7 weeks old

Chickens

6 monthsAge
FemaleSex
£35Price

I have 7 female Ayam cemanis (second photos - 2 that appear possible males), off heat between 6-7 weeks old. Parents are dark fibro and owned by me and have no leakage.

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GlossopDerbyshire (27.1mi)
Chickens poultry Brahma and cream crested legbar chicks READY NOW - Advert 14
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Brahma and cream crested legbar chicks READY NOW

Chickens

1 weekAge
MixedSex
£15Price

CHICKS READY NOW two are showing wing feathers Born Last week 1 cream crested legbar (darker one in pictures), and 4 Brahma X Light Sussex. This is a great mix which gives decent sized birds which

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ManchesterGreater Manchester (16mi)
Chickens poultry Cream crested legbar + Brahma chicks READY NOW !! - Advert 15
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Cream crested legbar + Brahma chicks READY NOW !!

Chickens

3 weeksAge
MixedSex
£15Price

5 week old so showing their gorgeous feathering, 1 cream crested legbar (darker one in pictures) and 4 Brahma X Light Sussex. This is a great mix which gives decent sized birds which are great reliabl

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ManchesterGreater Manchester (16mi)
Chickens poultry Recycled Coop Run only  NO maintenance - Advert 16
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Recycled Coop Run only NO maintenance

Chickens

7 monthsAge
MixedSex
£350Price

We have a Range of recycled coops available, all different sizes, for different amounts of chickens you have Available to view at Pilling Poultry, Lancashire, PR3 6SS The easy clean recycled plastic

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PrestonLancashire (25.9mi)
Chickens poultry Orpington hatching eggs  - Advert 17
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Orpington hatching eggs

Chickens

1 weekAge
MixedSex
£2Price

Large Fowl lavender cuckoo and black cuckoo Orpington hatching eggs for sale. From good quality large type orpingtons. The eggs will hatch a mixture of both colours, These are the only chickens we hav

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ShrewsburyShropshire (47.6mi)
Chickens poultry Hybrid hatching eggs - Advert 18
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Hybrid hatching eggs

Chickens

3 daysAge
MixedSex
£2Price

A selection of hybrid hatching eggs available, photo of young birds are hatched from our eggs (11/12 successfully hatched in this batch) cockerel is light Sussex and hens are a variety including olive

Market DraytonShropshire (34mi)
Chickens poultry 3 week old chicks - Advert 19
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3 week old chicks

Chickens

3 weeksAge
MixedSex
£10Price

2 salmon faverolle chicks 3 weeks old Currently using brooder - will need heat Unsexed Based postcode ST7

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Stoke-on-TrentStoke-on-Trent (31.8mi)
Chickens poultry Maran and La Bresse day old chicks - Advert 20
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Maran and La Bresse day old chicks

Chickens

4 daysAge
MixedSex
£8Price

4 x La Bresse chicks. Unsexed. These are French table birds who also lay prolifically. 9 Copper Blue and Splash Marans. Unsexed. From dark brown egg laying stock. 2 x male Cream Legbars. Female

Stoke-on-TrentStoke-on-Trent (31.8mi)
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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.