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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Cutting down on my breeding groups for next year so selling some of this years birds that I have been growing out All POL/laying £10 per hen £25 for a trio of two hens and a cockeral Photo is jus
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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 friend
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We are looking for a loving new home for our 5 happy, healthy hens. They are friendly, can be easily handled, and currently lay an average of around 5 eggs each per week. We rehomed them from the Bri

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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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I have a batch of pullets available now to collect at Point of Lay, check us out on reviews via “Chickwood Poultry” on Facebook. Here is a price list AT POL : Light Sussex Hybrids - £20 Isabella L
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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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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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🐣 NEWLY HATCHED CHICKS AVAILABLE 🐣 We are delighted to share that we had one of our best hatching rates of 2026, and this is our last hatch of the year! 🎉 📅 Hatching Date: 28.09.2026 ✅ All chic
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We have two beautiful white cockerels available for sale. Their dad is a Lemon Millefleur Sablepoot and their mum is a white Emerald hen. They were born at end of a June/beginning of July this year an
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All farm bred, hatched & reared. First few starting to lay Olive eggers these have about a 85% chance of laying olive eggs otherwise brown. (Brown birds gold hackles and black birds silver hackles £3
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I have a beautiful Silkie cockerel looking for a good home, unfortunately he's not getting along with my other chickens I'd like him to go to a good home, he is a very friend cuck and comes when call
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Can order directly and easy online. For T&C's more details please visit website where you will have all your questions answered, availability, location, posting, etc For more details please buy eg
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Pita Pinta Asturiana Hatching Eggs - Rare, traditional Spanish breed – increasingly hard to find in the UK. Beautifully marked birds with calm, friendly temperaments, perfect for both beginners and ex
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These fertilised 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,
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Handsome little hybrid, hatched myself in July and got 5 roos 🙈 he's free to good home or dinner table just can't do it myself thanks for looking!
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Shamo hens and cockerels available Really good Strong birds Good bloodlines Red, black and wheaten colours available Hens £40 Cockerels £65
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🖤Elegant, active and full of character, Silver Campines are a stunning traditional breed with striking silver-white plumage and beautiful black barring. They are lively, curious birds Defra register
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Import large white O shamos available, healthy beautiful birds start from £150 each up to £250 each for slightly older birds nationwide delivery available on buyers expense.
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A beautiful young pure Emerald cockerel, hatched this year. He is predominantly white with striking black splashes, with lovely blue-egg genetics from the Emerald line. Both parents are here and can
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Stunning one-year-old pure Lavender Barbu d’Anvers breeding pair — one hen and one cockerel, both hatched and raised by me last year. 💜 Pure Lavender Barbu d’Anvers 🐣 Proven breeding pair — they pr
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Looking for some new feathered friends? We have a selection of Millefleurs Pekin Bantams and Silkies looking for new homes. Millefleurs Pekin Bantams • 2 point-of-lay hens • 2 roosters Silkies • 3
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7 bantam hens - 5 pekin, 1 frizzle and 1 silkie X - just over a year old - lovely little flock seeking new home
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🐣 Hyline Day‑Old Chicks – Guaranteed Females available Vaccinated against Marek’s These Hyline layers are known as excellent white egg layers 📍 Weston‑super‑Mare 📩 PM for more information 🌐