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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Back in stock! We now have a wide range of hybrids and pure breeds available. Point of lay hens in a variety of colours now for sale. These girls are fully vaccinated and ready to start laying at their new homes.Lots of new colours and varieties including olive, blue and dark brown layers. Prices vary depending on breed, see website for what is available. Happy to help

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The fluffiest of the lot and always in big demand so keep an eye on availability if you want our beautiful Silkies. They make great pets and are the perfect garden flock member. They do appreciate a dry pen and shelter from the rain, happy to be mixed with some of our other bantam breeds but happy to advise. Colours vary but often include white, black, blue, splash and g
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We have the following available from our breeding stock Silkie Hens £40 each Barbu du’ccle hens £35 each Cockerels available £10 each Available for collection only. We also have growers for sale. Unsexed. £20 each. Range from 2-5 weeks. Will need heat. Minimum order 2 birds at any one time. Barbu d’uccles American silkies of mixed Colours. All our poultry
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lovely colourings on both of them, both have lovely boots (fluffy feet). Hen was a pekin, cockerel was a plymouth rock. Cockerel 1 is a lovely mottled black/white mix, with a few brown feathers (as
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Blue Gold Laced Cockerel. Giving being sold due to lack of room. Around 3 year old. Friendly cockerel.
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11 hens in total, mixed ages 3 of the girls are already laying! They are used to being free range during the day, and in their coop area in the evening and shut away at night! Will sell separately, b
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Silkie chicks cross chicks are Copper maran warren hybrid Legbars Silkie Jersey giant . Barnvelder. Silkie cross legbar crossed with silkie Silkie cross marran cross with silkie
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Lovely cockerels needing new homes we hatched eggs which we have 3 cockerels and would fight later on. They are free range and are fed well.
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🥚 QUALITY HATCHING EGGS AVAILABLE FROM GRACIE'S FARM 🥚 Based in Wales, Gracie's Farm specialises in carefully selected poultry from quality worldwide bloodlines, producing healthy, productive birds
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One week old silkie chicks, unsexed, require heat. Lovely healthy silkie parents of the same colours. Price below for all 5 or make us an offer! These hens are lovely egg layers, friendly and make ve
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Unsexed chick Serama cross Barbu d'Uccle Currently outside with mum but would need to go into a brooder ideally with chicks of similar age. £5
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Pure Indonesian Ayam Cemani Black Tongue hatching eggs and 3 months old growers (males) for breeding projects such as producing black tongue birds, darker fibro and Zombie birds, available in Newport
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These eggs are darker green and chocolate from F1 Marsbars (Marans x Legbars) & Marans and olive eggers hens and cockerels, so you will get a nice shell colour. The flock is of both breeds, for now, s
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I have a gorgeous variety of pekin bantam hens & cockerals avaliable to. Top quality healthy flock of birds. These are really beautiful girls, very quiet and easy to handle. Perfect kids pets or add
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I have 2 x male cream crested Legbar chicks, they are 10 days old. They will need heat until approx 6 weeks old.
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🐥🤍 Indoor Companion Chickens – Raised in the Heart of Our Family Home 🤍🐥 This advert is quite a bit different from most poultry adverts you will come across. These birds are not being sold as li
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Stunning Black mottled trio X One trio is Last years hatch And the other is younger with a couple of young pullets that started laying this season They have produced some lovely chicks All sweet n
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Warren chickens. 24 weeks old. All p.o.l. laying well. Looking for loving homes. 🐣🐓🐔🐤🐥🐔🐔🐔🐔🐔🐔🐔🐔🐔🐔full vacinated
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Trio of legbar hens for sale - £40 for all three. 2 of them are white/black mottled and the other is black/white mottled. A pair of legbar chicks (5 weeks old, unsexed) £10 each) Bantams available i
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These two baby pekin bantam are believed to be females and are friendly. There also very playful and cute.£10 each
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Copper black Maran Or Rhode Island red Hatching eggs Six eggs, including delivery By Royal Mail 24 hour tracked
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Mottled Pekin chicks and growers Various colours produced from groups of same coloured mottled birds not mixed colour groups Black mottled Blue mottled Buff mottled Ready now Khaki mottled Dun m
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Chicks available, Barbu d’Uccle Millefleur and Pavlovskaya. Not sexed. Barbu d’Uccle are a pretty bantam breed, originally from Belgium. They are bearded and have feathered feet. Pavlovskya are a very
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Hatching Dates: 22–23/05/2026 All chicks are vaccinated against Marek’s and coccidiosis. Large Fowl: * Exchequer Leghorn * Isabella Brahma * Blue Brahma, Black Brahma, Splash Blue Brahma Bantams