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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 Light Sussex Bantams - Advert 1
4

Light Sussex Bantams

Chickens

7 monthsAge
MixedSex
£30Price

Trio Light Sussex Bantams, last years birds just starting to lay, nice quality birds. Price is for a Trio but do have more birds available

BarnsleySouth Yorkshire
Chickens poultry Olive Egger Breeding Trios  - Advert 2
7

Olive Egger Breeding Trios

Chickens

4 monthsAge
MixedSex
£60Price

We have 2 breeding Trios of F1 & F2 Olive Eggers. We have selectively bred these for egg colour and friendliness, from our own breeding stock. They are approximately 17 weeks old at the moment. The parents are either F1 Olive Eggers crossed with Cream Legbars or French Copper Black Marans crossed with Cream Legbar. Each trio is 2 hens with a rooster, perfect for bree

LingfieldSurrey
Chickens poultry Tame blue-gold Araucana cross boy - Advert 3
113

Tame blue-gold Araucana cross boy

Chickens

7 monthsAge
MaleSex
£5Price

Breaking my heart to have to look for a more appropriate home for Merlin. Hoping to move to a more rural setting but it's not going to happen as soon as I'd like. Merlin is tame, easy to pick up and cuddle and very bonded to me, as well as in love with my gold silkie who is now raising his chick indoors (see photo). I carry him and his dad indoors every night and out every

BournemouthDorset
Chickens poultry Coloured hybrids pullets  - Advert 4
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Coloured hybrids pullets

Chickens

9 monthsAge
FemaleSex
£12Price

Coloured hybrids pullets all female 16 weeks old fully vaccinated and wormed light Sussex, black rock, speckled marans, bluebell and copper black marans 12.00 each or 5 or more 11.00 each

RushdenNorth Northamptonshire
Chickens poultry Sablepoot/Booted Bantam Pullets - Advert 5
4

Sablepoot/Booted Bantam Pullets

Chickens

6 monthsAge
FemaleSex
£25Price

Mostly hatched mid August other than one cockerel. Most recent photos taken start of January. These birds come from my mixed colour pen of Sablepoot/Sabelpoot booted bantams. 5 females available, black/grey with silver or gold neck feathers or a white bib. A couple if them have now started to lay. £25 each currently or all 5 for £100. 2 cockerels available too £5 each -

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LincolnLincolnshire
Chickens poultry Trio of 2025 Silver Bielefelders POL in Skegness - Advert 6
6

Trio of 2025 Silver Bielefelders POL

Chickens

6 monthsAge
MixedSex
£95Price

Here I have for sale a trio of my 2025 Silver Bielefelders. Developed in the 1970s in Germany as a duel purpose chicken laying up to ************ eggs or can also be used for meat. Chicks are auto sexing at one day old. Pullets are point of lay.

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SkegnessLincolnshire
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Chickens poultry Day old buff Orpington Chicks (unsexed)  in Southampton - Advert 1
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Day old buff Orpington Chicks (unsexed)

Chickens

Due in 1 dayAge
MixedSex
£10Price

These are beautiful Buff Orpington day old chicks ready for their new home. Pictures of mum and dad available, very friendly loving chicks

SouthamptonSouthampton
Chickens poultry Chicken chicks in Dewsbury - Advert 2
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Chicken chicks

Chickens

5 daysAge
MixedSex
£8Price

Baby chicks really cute and friendly £8 each fo chick they are unsex as too young .. so cute and fluffy

DewsburyWest Yorkshire
Chickens poultry Point of lay hens in Peterborough - Advert 3
1

Point of lay hens

Chickens

3 monthsAge
FemaleSex
£15Price

16 week old point of lay ISA Brown and Dekalb white hens. 15 available. Not sure why I have to use 100 characters

PeterboroughPeterborough
Chickens poultry Pekin bantams  - Advert 4
1

Pekin bantams

Chickens

4 monthsAge
FemaleSex
£30Price

Pekin bantams all female 5 months old vaccinated and wormed reared here many different colours they make a good friendly hen suitable for children

RushdenNorth Northamptonshire
Chickens poultry Polish cockerels  in Newmarket - Advert 5
1

Polish cockerels

Chickens

8 monthsAge
MaleSex
£15Price

Three polish cockerels for sale, they get on well but happy to sell individually. 2 white one and 1 black and white one. £15 each.

NewmarketSuffolk
Chickens poultry Guaranteed female point of lay hybrids  - Advert 6
4

Guaranteed female point of lay hybrids

Chickens

4 monthsAge
FemaleSex
£15Price

Plenty to choose from with our coloured hybrids- Bluebells, speckled maran, light Sussex (sold out), silver Sussex, white leghorn, Warren and Black Rock. All great egg layers producing 300 eggs a year. All vaccinated and wormed. £15 each. Collection from Earl Shilton

LeicesterLeicester
Chickens poultry MIXED HATCHING EGGS - Pekin, Silkie, Pekin/Silkie - Advert 7
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MIXED HATCHING EGGS - Pekin, Silkie, Pekin/Silkie

Chickens

3 weeksAge
MixedSex
£12Price

Fresh hatching eggs available from my mixed flock of Pekin’s and Silkies, some will be pure Pekin and Silkie and some will be Pekin x Silkie. Lovely mix of colours. They will be collected fresh to or

WiganGreater Manchester
5.00
Chickens poultry Cockerel needs rehoming!  - Advert 8
5

Cockerel needs rehoming!

Chickens

6 monthsAge
MaleSex
£0Price

Lovely cockerel named Frank. Great temperament but the unfortunately he’s not able to stay due to the noise. Based in Bayford, Hertfordshire.

HertfordHertfordshire
Chickens poultry Silkie bantams all female - Advert 9
2

Silkie bantams all female

Chickens

4 monthsAge
FemaleSex
£30Price

Silkie bantams all female 5 months old vaccinated and wormed we have them in black, gold, gold partidge and white the are 30.00 each

RushdenNorth Northamptonshire
Chickens poultry Bantam Silkie Hatching Eggs Collection/Posted - Advert 10
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Bantam Silkie Hatching Eggs Collection/Posted

Chickens

2 weeksAge
MixedSex
£20Price

6 Bantam Silkie Hatching 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 influenza biosecurity requirements. Colours within the flock include: Lavender splash, lavender, white, black, light brown and dark brown. Eggs are sold strictly as hatching eg

BicesterOxfordshire
Chickens poultry Bantams fully vaccinated  - Advert 11
20

Bantams fully vaccinated

Chickens

4 monthsAge
FemaleSex
£35Price

Available now fully vaccinated Polish bantams Laced polish bantams Pekin bantams Silkie bantams £35 each or 3 for £100 Bahamas Salmon Faverolles £45 each or 3 for £130 All fully vaccinated

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ShifnalShropshire
Chickens poultry Breeding male - pure Araucana from exhibition line - Advert 12
1

Breeding male - pure Araucana from exhibition line

Chickens

5 monthsAge
MaleSex
£45Price

Beautiful young pure Araucana cockerel, hatched 08/09/25, now maturing and just beginning to crow. Bred from an established, award-winning line and only available as we have multiple males from the hatch. Healthy, alert and well handled. Nice upright type with developing muffs/tufts and correct slate legs. He has been raised on quality feed and is used to people, making

RuncornHalton
Chickens poultry Bantam Polish Hatching Eggs Collection/Posted - Advert 13
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Bantam Polish Hatching Eggs Collection/Posted

Chickens

2 weeksAge
MixedSex
£20Price

6 Bantam Polish Hatching Eggs – Proven Fertile – Mixed Colours Fresh Bantam Polish hatching eggs from a proven fertile flock. Birds are healthy, well cared for, and kept in line with current avian influenza biosecurity requirements. Colours within the flock include: Golden, SIlver laced, white crested blue, black crested white, white crested black, buff laced, tolbunt, w

BicesterOxfordshire
Chickens poultry USA Silkie boy  - Advert 14
6

USA Silkie boy

Chickens

5 monthsAge
MaleSex
£5Price

Chocolate USA Handsome very friendly boy, very gentle and very sweet He is used to dogs, wormed regularly.

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PooleDorset
Chickens poultry Hybrid Hens Point of lay - Advert 15
11

Hybrid Hens Point of lay

Chickens

4 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
Chickens poultry Outstanding Bantam Silkie Chicks   - Advert 16
12

Outstanding Bantam Silkie Chicks

Chickens

2 weeksAge
MixedSex
£20Price

Bantam Silkie Chicks Looking for Their New Coops 🐥 I have a lovely selection of Bantam Silkie chicks available to loving pet homes. They are currently on heat, eating and drinking well, and thriving. The chicks are being sold unsexed and are a beautiful mix of colours, including lavender, lavender splash, dark and light brown, white, and black. Silkies are a wonderful

BicesterOxfordshire
Chickens poultry Buff Orpington cockerels  in Dalton-in-Furness - Advert 17
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Buff Orpington cockerels

Chickens

5 monthsAge
MaleSex
£10Price

Pedigree, well bread lovely natured boys for sale to go to a good home! Hatched in September and only letting the 4 boys go because we have too many! Protective of there girls from predators, but with

Dalton-in-FurnessWestmorland and Furness
Chickens poultry All Colour POL Available  in Spalding - Advert 18
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All Colour POL Available

Chickens

1 yearAge
MixedSex
£15Price

We have the available hens available 🐓 crusted green egger 💚 £25 🐓 gold bantam 💛£25 🐓 welsummer bantam 🧡 £25 🐓 brown and lavender Wyandotte £30 🩵 🐓 brown bantam hen 🧡 £20 🐓 crusted gold bantam hen £25 🐓 white leghorn 🤍 £15 🐓white silkies 🤍 and blue 🩵 £25 🐓 Lohman brown 🧡 £15 🐓 gold line 💛 £15 🐓 copper marans 🤎 £18 🐓 black rocks

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SpaldingLincolnshire
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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.