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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 🩶🧡DAY OLD ORPINGTONS🧡🩶 - Advert 1
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🩶🧡DAY OLD ORPINGTONS🧡🩶

Chickens

4 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
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Rainbow egg layers at point of lay

Chickens

4 monthsAge
FemaleSex
£30Price

These point of lay Hens are all fully vaccinated, wormed and treated for mites. Loads of breeds and egg colours to choose from too. Priced at £20-35 depending on breeds. We have a cracking selection of Poultry in stock here at New Cottage Poultry, we also have an on site shop for everything you need. Come along and have a look around anytime we’re open Monday, Thur

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CoalvilleLeicestershire
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🩶🧡Buff Orpington & Silver Laced chicks 🧡🩶

Chickens

6 daysAge
MixedSex
£10Price

🩶💛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
Chickens poultry Hybrid Hens Point of lay - Advert 4
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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
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2 cockerels

Chickens

7 monthsAge
MaleSex
£1Price

Lavender Orpington and Brahama cockerels need new home well tempered but are too big for our little run they have just come of age

WakefieldWest Yorkshire
Chickens poultry £2 /each hatching eggs mixed and pure breed  - Advert 6
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£2 /each hatching eggs mixed and pure breed

Chickens

9 monthsAge
MixedSex
£2Price

available for collection or ready for delivery 4 brahma eggs £3/each 6 pekin bantam eggs £3/each 6 olive eggers eggs £3/each 20 mixed breed (lucky dip ) £2/each postage ,next day delivery with royal mail High-quality fertile hatching eggs available from healthy, well-cared-for chickens. Our birds are regularly checked and kept in clean, spacious conditions to ensure

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RomfordGreater London
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Chickens poultry 2 x polish hens - Advert 1
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2 x polish hens

Chickens

3 monthsAge
FemaleSex
£60Price

Bought last month but unfortunately not getting on with our flock or garden set up. Really sad sale as daughter absolutely loves them. Not yet laying.

LydneyGloucestershire
Chickens poultry Day old pekin bantam chicks  - Advert 2
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Day old pekin bantam chicks

Chickens

2 daysAge
MixedSex
£6Price

I have got some beautiful day old pekin bantam chicks available. Collection is littleport cb6 1hs. They are from my mixed flock. The price is £6 each. Please contact me if you have any questions. I al

ElyCambridgeshire
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Female Chicks off heat, 4 weeks old

Chickens

5 weeksAge
FemaleSex
£10Price

Chicks off heat Around 4 weeks old Mixture of breeds, polish, moran, legbar, easter egger, white star. All sexed, all female. First come first served basis Collection only £10 each

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NottinghamNottingham
Chickens poultry Beautiful Healthy Laying Hens - Advert 4
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Beautiful Healthy Laying Hens

Chickens

1 yearAge
FemaleSex
£15Price

Lovely group of strong, healthy laying hens available. Currently producing excellent quality brown eggs daily. • Well looked after on a small countryside setup • Free range and very active • Fed o

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DunmowEssex
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Point of Lay Hybrids For Sale!

Chickens

5 monthsAge
FemaleSex
£25Price

Breeds: - burford browns £35 - marigold £25 - lavender splash £28 - light Sussex £25 - silver Sussex £28 - partridge leghorns £30 - green egg layers £35 - blue egg layers £35 - millfleurs £32 - Rhode

WorcesterWorcestershire
Chickens poultry Silkie hens hatching eggs x6 - Advert 6
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Silkie hens hatching eggs x6

Chickens

Just BornAge
MixedSex
£9Price

These eggs are very fresh and come from our small, mixed colour flock of large fowl Silkie hens that run with an unrelated cockerel. Gorgeous hens that are calm and friendly but do not fare well in th

Ottery Saint MaryDevon
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Polish, Silkie & Pekin Bantam Hens

Chickens

4 monthsAge
FemaleSex
£40Price

We have a wonderful selection in stock to come and see. All fully vaccinated, wormed and ready to lay. The Bantam Hens are priced at £40 each We have a fantastic selection of all types of Poultry in

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CoalvilleLeicestershire
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🖤 Black Copper Maran chicks (dark eggs) 🖤

Chickens

5 daysAge
MixedSex
£8Price

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
Chickens poultry Mixed Copper Black Marans Poulets For Sale - Advert 9
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Mixed Copper Black Marans Poulets For Sale

Chickens

4 weeksAge
MixedSex
£10Price

They are 4 to 6 weeks old, born on the 27th of May 2026. Free Collection, if you want more detail, please message on this website, or via Whatsapp or Text on ************

CardiffCardiff
Chickens poultry Pekin bantams all female  - Advert 10
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Pekin bantams all female

Chickens

6 monthsAge
FemaleSex
£30Price

Pekin bantams all female 5 months old vaccinated and wormed suitable for children as they are very friendly they lay lots of small eggs

RushdenNorth Northamptonshire
Chickens poultry Americana bantams all female  - Advert 11
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Americana bantams all female

Chickens

5 monthsAge
FemaleSex
£30Price

Americana bantams all female fully vaccinated and wormed they lay a olive or green egg very friendly they have fluffy cheeks

RushdenNorth Northamptonshire
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Appenzella in a mix of colours

Chickens

5 monthsAge
FemaleSex
£30Price

Appenzella in a mix of colours chamois, silver laced, blue and pure black fully vaccinated and wormed lovely mohican haircut they are a pure breed

RushdenNorth Northamptonshire
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Vorverk chickens all female

Chickens

5 monthsAge
FemaleSex
£30Price

Vorverk chickens all female very stunning birds fully vaccinated and wormed large fowl pure breeds they lay a cream egg

RushdenNorth Northamptonshire
Chickens poultry Lavender pekins - Advert 14
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Lavender pekins

Chickens

5 monthsAge
MaleSex
£15Price

Lavender pekin for sale, that I need to find a good home £10 for the males £15 for females Cash / collection only :) Message me for any more details

CarnforthLancashire
Chickens poultry Auracana mix  - Advert 15
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Auracana mix

Chickens

6 monthsAge
MaleSex
£15Price

Young and strong rooster…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………

BirminghamWest Midlands
ADVANCED
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Silkie Chicks

Chickens

5 weeksAge
MixedSex
£15Price

6 week old silkie chickens for sale, mixed colours partridge, grey/white brown/black with partridge as well, unsexed,

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SouthportMerseyside
Chickens poultry Day old olive egger pullets  - Advert 17
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Day old olive egger pullets

Chickens

1 dayAge
FemaleSex
£12Price

Beautiful day old oliver egger pullets, will lay a lovely olive green egg, 8 available . These are a cross between cream legbar and silver Rhodes will lay around 300 eggs per year, will be ginger and

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SkegnessLincolnshire
Chickens poultry 7 Pekin Bantam Chicks  - Advert 18
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7 Pekin Bantam Chicks

Chickens

3 daysAge
MixedSex
£10Price

7 beautiful Pekin Bantam chicks looking for homes 🏡 Hatched 26th April 🐣 Happy and healthy 🥰 Under a brooder ☀️ Please message for any information 😊 Collection only

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BanburyOxfordshire

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.