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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 Bantams and Pekins for Sale - Advert 1
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Bantams and Pekins for Sale

Chickens

6 daysAge
MixedSex
£35Price

We have a lovely selection of bantams and Pekins for sale. They are impeccable colour and bred by experienced breeders. Many different selections. Contact us to see what we have available at the moment. From a registered flock.

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ShifnalShropshire (35.2mi)
Chickens poultry Hybrid Hens Point of lay - Advert 2
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Hybrid Hens Point of lay

Chickens

6 monthsAge
FemaleSex
£20Price

Fully vaccinated point of lay Hybrids Hens. Available from 23rd February Wide selection; Light Sussex Speckled Rhode island hybrids Marigolds Blue bells Road rocks Welsummer hybrids White stars Silver Sussex Mottled legbars £20 each Crested cream legbars - blue egg Aracana hybrids - olive egg Copper maran hybrids - dark egg £30 each Carry home boxes availabile a

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ShifnalShropshire (35.2mi)
Chickens poultry Day olds  buff Orpington chicks  - Advert 3
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Day olds buff Orpington chicks

Chickens

4 monthsAge
MixedSex
£12Price

Day olds buff Orpington chicks available, please make sure u have brooders/setups before enquiring, I must also stress, please only message with genuine interest, also we require u to bring a hot water bottle and box, I will gladly fill the water bottle, all healthy stunning chicks, minimum 2 .. priced per chick

StaffordStaffordshire (45.9mi)
Chickens poultry Maran POL, Seramas, and Orpington roosters - Advert 4
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Maran POL, Seramas, and Orpington roosters

Chickens

12 weeksAge
FemaleSex
£30Price

Black French Maran hen laying £40 Cuckoo Maran hen POL £30 One Marbar (olive egger) rooster grow out £15 One gold laced Orpington rooster grow out £15 One splash buff and white Serama rooster grow out £15

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WrexhamWrexham Principal Area (24.1mi)
Chickens poultry Pure breed bantams for sale - Advert 5
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Pure breed bantams for sale

Chickens

3 daysAge
FemaleSex
£35Price

Pure breed bantoms for sale fully vaccinated. 20 weeks old, just starting to lay eggs. Silkies pekin and Polish. Also over 12 types off hybrids from £20 Salmon Faverolles and Brahmas £45 each

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ShifnalShropshire (35.2mi)
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Chickens poultry Silkie . Sussex & Orpington chicks  - Advert 1
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Silkie . Sussex & Orpington chicks

Chickens

3 daysAge
MixedSex
£6Price

Silkie chicks £9 each Light Sussex £6 each Chocolate Orpington £8 each Black Orpington £8 each Hatched on the 23rd April Also some older black Orpington’s available

WolverhamptonWest Midlands (46.4mi)
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Lohmann brown chickens pol

Chickens

3 monthsAge
FemaleSex
£15Price

For sale pol lohmann brown chickens 19 weeks old ready to start laying anytime now lovely friendly birds all vaccinated and wormed great egg layers Deal if buying 10 or more

BuckleyFlintshire (31.6mi)
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Beautiful chicks

Chickens

3 weeksAge
MixedSex
£0Price

We have 2 week old chicks, spiklet,polish and milfleur chicks. They are currently still on heat and will require heat for at least another 4 weeks. They are all eating and drinking well and are fit an

NewcastleStaffordshire (45.8mi)
Chickens poultry Cockerel  - Advert 4
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Cockerel

Chickens

11 monthsAge
MaleSex
£40Price

Unfortunately due to 1 his cockadoododdooo and 2 my hen wanting to beat him up every time she sees him I have to let my Nugget go to a new home. He’s a beautiful boy been handled so much by myself and

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Llandudno JunctionConwy Principal Area (46.4mi)
Chickens poultry Female bantams- Silkies, Polish, Pekins and Booted - Advert 5
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Female bantams- Silkies, Polish, Pekins and Booted

Chickens

6 monthsAge
FemaleSex
£35Price

We now have Pekins, Polish, Silkies and Sablepoot (Booted) bantams available approx 16-17 weeks old. Mixed colours of all breeds available, all females, fully vaccinated and registered.

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NantwichCheshire East (37.7mi)
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Easter Egger Hens

Chickens

4 monthsAge
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 (45.2mi)
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Black Orpington’s chicks

Chickens

7 weeksAge
FemaleSex
£15Price

Black Orpington chicks They are around 7-8 weeks old 3 hens and 1 cockeral available £15 each

WolverhamptonWest Midlands (46.4mi)
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Pure breed Peking Bantams for sale

Chickens

7 weeksAge
MixedSex
£20Price

We have some very heathy pure breed Peking Bantam chicks for sale. Lavender chicks Lemon cuckoo chicks Millefleur chicks All chicks are 5 week old, and still under lamp, will be off the lamp next we

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KidderminsterWorcestershire (46.4mi)
Chickens poultry 5 Black Rock Chickens  - Advert 9
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5 Black Rock Chickens

Chickens

2 yearsAge
FemaleSex
£450Price

5 black rocks chickens 2 years old. They are doing amazing, very happy, fed like queens. We are going to be moving overseas and so we are looking for a new home for them. We will be so sad to say

Stoke-on-TrentStoke-on-Trent (47.1mi)
Chickens poultry Various Point of Lay Female Chickens - Advert 10
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Various Point of Lay Female Chickens

Chickens

6 monthsAge
FemaleSex
£20Price

We now have our full range of point-of-lay hens available. Breeds include; Bluebells, White Stars, Warren-type hens and Light Sussex. All 16 weeks approx. All female and fully vaccinated. We also hav

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NantwichCheshire East (37.7mi)
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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 (34mi)
Chickens poultry Chocolate & blue Orpington and buff Sussex  - Advert 12
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Chocolate & blue Orpington and buff Sussex

Chickens

7 monthsAge
MaleSex
£100Price

Chocolate Orpington breeding trio £100 Blue Orpington breeding trio £100 Buff Sussex breeding quartet £100 All laying well Good fertility

WolverhamptonWest Midlands (46.4mi)
Chickens poultry Chickens for sale - Advert 13
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Chickens for sale

Chickens

10 monthsAge
FemaleSex
£40Price

Two female chickens for sale. 12 months old, layers. Lavender pekin and Silkie/pekin cross. Tame and good layers. Genuine reason for sale. £40 the pair.

ShrewsburyShropshire (19mi)
Chickens poultry Quality Silver Laced Wyandotte Bantam pullets - Advert 14
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Quality Silver Laced Wyandotte Bantam pullets

Chickens

11 weeksAge
FemaleSex
£20Price

APHA Registered Flock. All home bred. Available, pullets from my quality Silver Laced Wyandotte bantams. Photos are of the growers and the parent birds. These are fully feathered pullets, running in a

StaffordStaffordshire (45.9mi)
Chickens poultry Serama hatching eggs  - Advert 15
3

Serama hatching eggs

Chickens

3 weeksAge
MixedSex
£10Price

Serama hatching eggs for sale Cockrell and hens lovely colours and lovely temperments Collection only

Stoke-on-TrentStoke-on-Trent (47.1mi)
PRO
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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 (45.2mi)
Chickens poultry Leghorn cross  - Advert 17
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Leghorn cross

Chickens

1 yearAge
MixedSex
£8Price

Leghorn cross poultry for sale 1 male that is abit nasty and 7 females all in lay 8 pound each plus a pair off French Maran 10 week old 20 pound the pair plus French Maran hatching eggs 20 pound a do

NorthwichCheshire West and Chester (47mi)
Chickens poultry Saramas and old English game. - Advert 18
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Saramas and old English game.

Chickens

5 monthsAge
MixedSex
£600Price

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 (43mi)
Chickens poultry Black pure bred silkies 5  - Advert 19
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Black pure bred silkies 5

Chickens

2 yearsAge
FemaleSex
£75Price

4 hens 1 cockeral Bantams Beautiful looking Eggs are fertile Can deliver locally I have another cockeral free

KnightonPowys (26.9mi)

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.