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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 Maran POL, Seramas, and Orpington roosters - Advert 1
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Maran POL, Seramas, and Orpington roosters

Chickens

11 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 (29mi)
Chickens poultry 🤍Day old USA Silkies 🤍 - Advert 2
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🤍Day old USA Silkies 🤍

Chickens

12 weeksAge
MixedSex
£12Price

Looking to add some fluff and charm to your flock? Our day-old unsexed Silkie and USA chicks are now ready for new homes! We have multiple different colours 🤍🩶🧡🖤 Hatched 16th and 16th of Feb 🐥 About Silkies: ✨ Incredibly soft, fluffy “silk-like” feathers ✨ Sweet, calm, and friendly personalities ✨ Great broodies and wonderful pets ✨ Unique features — feathered feet

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GlossopDerbyshire (27.1mi)
Chickens poultry Polish & silkie chicks  - Advert 3
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Polish & silkie chicks

Chickens

5 weeksAge
MixedSex
£10Price

Weekly hatches of the following chicks avalibe Ayam cemani Vorwerks Silkies various colours Polish various colours Frizzle polish Prices start from £10

ManchesterGreater Manchester (16mi)
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Bantam Chicks - Pekin & Silkie's - Day Old

Chickens

3 weeksAge
MixedSex
£5Price

We now have day old chicks available from our flocks of Pekin's and Silkie's, lovely range of colours available. Chicks will require heat from now until they are fully feathered which is usually 6-8 weeks old. This can be in the form of a heat lamp or heat plate (electronic hen). If you haven't kept chicks before please research their care, they are very easy to look a

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WiganGreater Manchester (10.8mi)
5.0
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🩶🧡Buff Orpington & Silver Laced chicks 🧡🩶

Chickens

2 daysAge
MixedSex
£12Price

🩶💛ORPINGTON’S 💛🩶 Day olds hatching weekly, they will be indexed and require heat for 6 weeks. These beauties aren’t just pretty faces either… Orpington’s are absolute stars for families and flocks. They’re calm, friendly, super easy going, and lay gorgeous big eggs 🥚✨ ✨ Friendly & docile ✨ Perfect for beginners & families ✨ Great egg layers ✨ Just all-round lovel

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GlossopDerbyshire (27.1mi)
Chickens poultry 🩶🧡DAY OLD ORPINGTONS🧡🩶 - Advert 6
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🩶🧡DAY OLD ORPINGTONS🧡🩶

Chickens

3 weeksAge
MixedSex
£10Price

🐣 Day-old chicks available 🐣 Buff Orpingtons & Silver Laced Orpingtons – From large, friendly parent birds – Well handled from hatch – Raised on high-protein feed with added vitamins 🔸 Unsexed 🔸 Will require heat for approx. 6 weeks Also available: • Cream Legbars • Black Copper Marans • Olive Eggers • Silkies & USA Silkies • Ayam Cemani Message for availability an

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GlossopDerbyshire (27.1mi)
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Pekin bantams chicks

Chickens

3 weeksAge
MixedSex
£10Price

Pekin bantams chicks available hatched regularly Multiple colours available £10per chick Please contact for any more Information

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BradfordWest Yorkshire (44.4mi)
Chickens poultry Chickens for sale - Advert 2
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Chickens for sale

Chickens

12 weeksAge
FemaleSex
£25Price

We have 14 week old chickens for sale. Buff Orpingtons large fowl. Silkies black. White. Lavender. Cuckoo. We also have chicks.

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BurnleyLancashire (31.3mi)
Chickens poultry 🖤Ayam Cemani Breeding group 🖤 - Advert 3
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🖤Ayam Cemani Breeding group 🖤

Chickens

1 yearAge
MixedSex
£170Price

Beautiful friendly trio of Ayam Cemani 🖤 I have hatched gorgeous chicks off these guys this summer and they are now ready for their new home The price is for 2 laying hens and proven cockerel. (I d

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GlossopDerbyshire (27.1mi)
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Silkie chicks

Chickens

1 dayAge
MixedSex
£15Price

We have a lovely selection of silkie chicks looking for their new homes 🐥 Available from 1 day old up to 13 weeks old and growing. We have various colours available every week, with fresh hatches w

ManchesterGreater Manchester (16mi)
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Polish chicks

Chickens

1 dayAge
MixedSex
£15Price

We have a lovely selection of Polish and Polish Frizzle chicks looking for their new homes 🐥 Available from 1 day old up to 13 weeks old and growing. We have various colours available every week, w

ManchesterGreater Manchester (16mi)
Chickens poultry Chickens for sale - Advert 6
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Chickens for sale

Chickens

9 monthsAge
FemaleSex
£10Price

Last year's hatch Laying Friendly Hatched myself Please bring a box Collection Thurgoland Barnsley S35

SheffieldSouth Yorkshire (46.6mi)
PRO
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Beautiful orpington chicks

Chickens

3 weeksAge
MixedSex
£5Price

We have 2 week old orpington chicks, spiklet 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 and healthy.

NewcastleStaffordshire (27.6mi)
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Swedish Flower trio 🌸

Chickens

12 weeksAge
MixedSex
£70Price

A lovely, eye catching group made up of one cockerel and two hens. Swedish Flowers are a rare heritage breed known for their calm, friendly nature and absolutely stunning, varied plumage no two birds

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GlossopDerbyshire (27.1mi)
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Pure Breed & Mixed Poultry Eggs Available

Chickens

4 daysAge
FemaleSex
£3Price

Pure breed and mixed poultry eggs available from a healthy, well kept flock. Breeds include: Black Appenzeller (rare), Brahma, Rhode Island Reds, Polish, Cream Legbar (blue egg layers), Runner Ducks,

BarnsleySouth Yorkshire (47.4mi)
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Point of Lay Silver/Light Sussex & Magpie Pullets

Chickens

2 yearsAge
MixedSex
£20Price

Healthy, well-cared-for point of lay hens ready to start producing eggs soon. Ideal for anyone looking to start or expand their flock. Available Breeds: Needwood Magpies Light Sussex These hens are

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BradfordWest Yorkshire (44.4mi)
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🖤 Black Copper Maran chicks (dark eggs) 🖤

Chickens

1 dayAge
MixedSex
£10Price

Dark eggs! Chicks will be unsexed and require heat for 6 weeks. 🐥 About Black Copper Marans: ✨ Stunning black feathers with rich copper highlights ✨ Calm, hardy, and great for all experience leve

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GlossopDerbyshire (27.1mi)
Chickens poultry Day olds  buff Orpington chicks  - Advert 12
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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 (44.9mi)
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Hybrid Point of Lay Pullets (Hens)

Chickens

4 monthsAge
FemaleSex
£20Price

POL hybrid pullets (young hens) available, we have: Light Sussex Type Blue Eggers (Yorkshire Blues) White Star Blue Belles 18 weeks old and will start laying in approx 2 weeks. £20 each, collecti

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WiganGreater Manchester (10.8mi)
5.0
ADVANCED
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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 (25mi)
Chickens poultry Hybrid nova browns - Advert 15
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Hybrid nova browns

Chickens

2 weeksAge
MixedSex
£7Price

Hybrid nova brown chick lay 350 eggs a year chick will still need to be on heat when they get to there new home lovely friendly bird

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BuryGreater Manchester (18.8mi)
Chickens poultry X2 Female & x1 Male chickens for sale  - Advert 16
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X2 Female & x1 Male chickens for sale

Chickens

7 weeksAge
MixedSex
£45Price

Lovely chickens for sale. X2 LegHorn females and x1 Pekin x Silkie male. Will only sell at a trio. Looking for £45 for all three, (£20 per hen and £5 for the rooster) Collection from Scarisbrick, nr

OrmskirkLancashire (17mi)
Chickens poultry 4 Cockerels- standard (meat) breed - Advert 17
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4 Cockerels- standard (meat) breed

Chickens

4 weeksAge
MaleSex
£10Price

NOT TO BE EATEN! Amazing to handle. Been touched since first out the egg! Can be separated if needed

OldhamGreater Manchester (22.6mi)
Chickens poultry Buff Orpington hens  - Advert 18
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Buff Orpington hens

Chickens

6 monthsAge
FemaleSex
£60Price

2x buff Orpington hens around 6 months 1x big brown One pinky colour lovely/ calm Only reason for selling is that they seem to be getting picked on by my 3 bantam pekins. Shockingly by how big th

DenbighDenbighshire (36.9mi)
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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.