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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Looking for a new home for 5 laying chickens.

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A very polite and well-mannered male, we just can’t keep him anymore due to the noise. Used to being handled and very patient with being petted. Experienced chicken owners preferred. Responds to being

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Show pure breed lines big old English Orpington - Chocolate Cockerel (born in February 2025) £30. Mix breed Orpington - Chocolate/black splashed pullet with cockerel (born in August 2025) selling fo

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Shamos pair turkish hints the stag is blue red and gold stunning little bird ready to breed.8 and half months old.

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I have some day old bearded silkie chicks available for sale Colours available Splash Blue Blue partridge Partridge Sometimes black They will be unsexed and priced per chick Available for pr

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Home hatched Polish Bantam cockerels- hand reared and easy to manage. Needing a home now as i also have other cockerels. Im very fond of them but they need to go now. £5.00 each

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Free to a good home. Unfortunately we have too many cockerels. Good looking boys and ready to start mating.

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Brahma large fowl and bantam Silkie feathered pekin Lavender pekin Marans Prices range £10-£20 Good quality

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Needs a 5* home and some girls of his own. Good natured and born end of August last year. Oxfordshire

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STILL FORSALE IF OUR ADVERT IS UP WE HAVE SOME Beautiful pekin bantams 8 weeks old pullets we now have 2 left forsale beautiful colours ready to go £35 each x1 roo x1 hen, ready for there forever home

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I’ve had to make the decision of letting my 2 chicks go, I hatched them myself they are very tame will come up to you let you stroke them they hatched on the 9th of October 2025

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Lovely polish rooster for sale. I bought fertilised eggs and ended up with 3 out of 4 being roosters.

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We have 18 bearded silkie day old unsexed chicks for sale. Blue Splash Partridge/Blue Partridge Price is per chick

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I am selling my very rare parrot beak aseel chickens. All birds are imports and top quality priced range from £400 each up to £1000 each they are not cheap birds so no timewasters thanks chicks availa

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Fizzy chicken. He needs his own ladies to look after him Very friendly not vicious at all. ( i kept him out of my batch but change mind as down sizing my flock. good for breeding i sell alot of fizz

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I have 3 Colombian barahma cockerels looking for new homes. 2 Hatched September. 1 hatched April Selling due to having to many

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Just Bantams is a small family run chicken breeder who breeds Pekin bantams and more recently we have started to breed large fowl chickens. We started keeping pekin bantams a few years ago just for th

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We are a small family run chicken breeder who breed a variety of different bantam breeds and more recently we have started to keep some large fowl. We started keeping pekin bantams a few years ago jus

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We are a small family run chicken breeder who breeds Pekin bantams and more recently we have started to keep other breeds of bantam and also some large fowl. We started keeping pekin bantams a few yea

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X2 Rhode Island Red Cockerels Four months old Had them from eggs, hatched in August 2025 Very friendly Available immediately Collection only

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Serama chicken male female, about 6/7 months old, good health, and start laying eggs,COLLECTION FROM HIGHWYCOMBE HP135BA Each £25 Hatching eggs £1 each

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6 Bantam Silkie H@tching Eggs – Proven Fertile – Mixed Colours Fresh Bantam Silkie h@tching eggs from a proven fertile flock. Birds are healthy, well cared for, and kept in line with current avian in

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We have upto 40 Warren hens available for sale. Now 8 weeks old. Fully feathered. We are located in East Worldham Gu343au

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Beautiful big black shamo birds for sale, various prices get in touch top quality birds all been imported from Poland and have rings on
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.