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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I have 1 juvenile Buff Orpington cockerel left who is looking for a new home. Not for eating. Not free. Purebred, from unrelated parents, and raised through our community group. He is extremely friendly, calm natured and regularly handled by adults and children. He loves treats, cuddles and attention! Sadly, we now have too many boys for our girls. I really don’t want to p
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Polish Bantams – Hens & Cockerels Available I have a lovely selection of Polish bantams available, approximately 1 year old, with both hens and cockerels available. There is a really nice mixture of colours within the flock, including: • Buff Laced • Silver Laced • Golden Laced • White Crested Black • White Crested Blue • Tolbunt The hens are good layers an
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Silkie and Polish Bantam chicks, currently around 3 days old and ready to find their new homes. We have a lovely mixture of colours available. All chicks are unsexed at this age and will require a suitable brooder and heat source. They are healthy, active and eating and drinking well. Due to their young age, chicks should go in pairs/groups or to homes that already ha
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Fresh Bantam Silkie hatching eggs, laid daily from our proven, fertile flock. Our Silkies are healthy, well cared for and kept in accordance with current avian influenza biosecurity requirements. We take care to collect and handle our eggs appropriately to give them the best possible start for incubation. Colours within our flock include: Lavender Splash Lavender White
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I have 2 cockerels that need to find a new home, only about 6 months old. Can go together or separately.
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Point of lay hens for sale Availability : Mixed breed white hens - £20 each (8 left) Cuckoo mix breed - £20 (1 left Pure copper black French maran - £25 each (1 left) Various cockerels of pure and mi

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🐓 LOVING HOME WANTED — APPENZELLER COCKEREL OR LITTLE FLOCK 🐔 South Wales Collection or delivery can be arranged We are looking for a loving permanent home for our beautiful one-year-old white A
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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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I have three bantam cockerels for rehoming that were hatched this year. They are good together so could go to one home or separate. They aren’t aggressive at all and are currently with hens and anothe
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Our very handsome RIR cockerel is for sale due to us down sizing our flock, we used to have many hens but now only have 3 and they are getting over mated we are looking to rehome Piri Piri he’s been a
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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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2 hens for sale. One is a true cream legbar HEN 7 months old. Excellent egg layer, every day, blue eggs. Second is a bantam cross, 3 years old. Excellent egg layer, every other day. White/Cream egg
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Unsexed usa silkie really beautiful bundles of fluff Some are available now ready for there new homes. Any questions by all means contact me. Adults are not for sale. £25 each from 5 weeks old onwards
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Beautiful serama cockerels , 2 frizzles and 1 straight. Feathered . Serama are the smallest chicken in the world, make lovely pets. Just can’t keep anymore cockerels. Free to good homes
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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.
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I have lots of adorable baby chicks for sale. Age between 24 hours old to 7 days with more hatching daily. £15 per chick. Proof of set up required prior to purchasing.
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Multiple shamo cockerels looking for homes. Absolutely beautiful birds.
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Super egg layers these girls are just coming on to lay soon all vaccinated and wormed and ready for their new flock. We have lots of diffrent colours and other ages avalible Thanks for reading
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POL pullets ready to collect now Vaccinated and worm treated Very sociable healthy strong birds In stock there are 🐓bluebells 🐓 rhode rocks 🐓CouCou 🐓BBF 🐓 lightstar 🐓 medics 🐓and a
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These are the breeds i currently have available: Hybrids: - White star (white eggs) ⚪️ - Partridge leghorn (white eggs) ⚪️ - Silver Duckwing (white eggs) ⚪️ - Blue Splash (white eggs) ⚪️ - Lavedner s
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Day-Old Hubbard Chicks Available Now! 🐥 Looking for fast-growing, hardy table birds? Our day-old Hubbard chicks are now available and ready for their new homes! ✅ Excellent growth rates ✅ Strong a
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Five Copper Maran cockerel's hatched in early July. Sadly we already have a cockerel in our small flock so if we keep them any longer they will start to fight.They are free to good homes and are a won
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I have a mixture of POL (18 ish weeks) hybrid hens available. Mixture of breeds. Warrens £22.50 All other breeds £25
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ONLY TWO MALES REMAINING Beautiful 13-week-old Dutch Bantams looking for their new homes 🐔🤎 We have a small number of young Dutch Bantams available from our family-run flock at Shepherd’s Lodge Po