Filter
Type of listing
Your locationCity / town you live in
Distance from you
Keyword
3/100 characters
Average Breeder Reviews
Price
£
from
£
to
Popular filters
Sex

Old 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.

Boosted Adverts
Chickens poultry Warren's brown egg layers  - Advert 1
BOOST
1

Warren's brown egg layers

Chickens

7 monthsAge
FemaleSex
£9Price

Warren's brown egg layers pullets 16 weeks old fully vaccinated and wormed they lay 320 to 340 eggs per year

RushdenNorth Northamptonshire
Chickens poultry Ginger Red Old English Game hatching eggs & chicks - Advert 2
BOOST
1

Ginger Red Old English Game hatching eggs & chicks

Chickens

1 dayAge
MixedSex
£7Price

Ginger Red Old English Game bird hatching eggs available to collect or post out. Also chicks available in the next few days. Parents can be viewed.

ID Verified
BillinghamStockton-on-Tees
Chickens poultry Chickens for sale - Advert 3
BOOST
4

Chickens for sale

Chickens

3 weeksAge
FemaleSex
£20Price

Silkie chicks 2&4 weeks old also newborns arriving in 2 weeks. Silkie chickens are very friendly, calm & make fantastic pets.

ID Verified
LittlehamptonWest Sussex
BOOST
5

Day old chicks due 11/04/26

Chickens

Due in 4 daysAge
MixedSex
£5Price

Day old chicks mainly a cross of Brahma cockerel and rhode island red hens. Possibly if you lucky there could also be some frizzle, and bantam in them if they have managed to fertilise any please see pictures for parents. Please not these guys are due to hatch on the 11th of April so this it just to get people interest in them and to start a list of people I can contact

ID Verified
AltonHampshire
Chickens poultry Chickens and chicks read description - Advert 5
BOOST
23

Chickens and chicks read description

Chickens

9 weeksAge
MixedSex
£30Price

3 week old pekin chicks £12 Unsexed 9 week old Hybrid pullets £20 POL £20-£60 Serama’s D’uccle bantams Sablepoots Pekin’s Hybrid hens Quails available from day olds to laying hens

FarnboroughHampshire
Chickens poultry White hybrid pullets  - Advert 6
BOOST
2

White hybrid pullets

Chickens

4 monthsAge
FemaleSex
£9Price

White hybrid pullets White egg layers 16 weeks old fully vaccinated and wormed these are one of the top egg layers

RushdenNorth Northamptonshire
All adverts
PRO
2

Columbian Blacktail Auto Sexing Hatching Eggs x 6

Chickens

2 daysAge
MixedSex
£13Price

Columbian Blacktail Hatching Eggs Meet Rusty, our handsome Rhode Island Red cockerel, and his six lovely Light Sussex ladies! Together they produce stunning Columbian Blacktail chicks — brilliant laye

ID Verified
StroudGloucestershire
PRO
4

Silkie chicks and hatching eggs

Chickens

2 weeksAge
MixedSex
£10Price

Silkie chicks available 3 days old. I have another hatch hatching Easter weekend. Range of colours including white, splash, blue, back, mottled Sold unsexed £10 each. Will require a heat lamp or broo

AshbourneDerbyshire
ADVANCED
2

Young chick

Chickens

2 weeksAge
FemaleSex
£5Price

Young chicks Three weeks old All hens £5 each at the moment Will need heat lamp Can call for any info

ThetfordNorfolk
Chickens poultry silkie chicks  - Advert 4
4

silkie chicks

Chickens

4 daysAge
MixedSex
£7Price

4 x silkie chicks 4 days old still need heat for several weeks £7 each all 4 for £25 3 x 4 week old silkie off heat but still indoors £20 for the 3

RotherhamSouth Yorkshire
ADVANCED
4

Ancona bantams for sale

Chickens

8 monthsAge
MixedSex
£30Price

pretty pretty, speckled bantams, last year's young, old Mediterranean fowl, hardy, great mothers and layers, from long established bloodline ( 15yrs ) could have kept, but now selling because I want

WincantonSomerset
Chickens poultry 🩶🧡DAY OLD ORPINGTONS🧡🩶 - Advert 6
BOOST
81

🩶🧡DAY OLD ORPINGTONS🧡🩶

Chickens

1 weekAge
MixedSex
£12Price

🐣 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

ID Verified
GlossopDerbyshire
Chickens poultry 1 week to 4 weeks old chicks ,various breed  - Advert 7
BOOST
52

1 week to 4 weeks old chicks ,various breed

Chickens

6 weeksAge
MixedSex
£12Price

4 weeks old chicks Under the heat pekin bantam Vorwerks blue bell Silkies various colours bantam brahma mix indian game/brahma mix ayam cemani/sussex Prices start from £12 ask me about price for breed you want also 20 warren chicks 4 weeks old £11 each

ID Verified
RomfordGreater London
5.0
Chickens poultry Cream legbar, chicks, growers, pullers, hens  - Advert 8
11

Cream legbar, chicks, growers, pullers, hens

Chickens

Just BornAge
MixedSex
£0Price

We are a small family run chicken breeder in Hampshire who breed a variety of different bantam breeds and more recently we have started to keep some large fowl. We started keeping pekin bantams a few

BordonHampshire
Chickens poultry Hybrid hens, chicks, growers, pullets - Advert 9
10

Hybrid hens, chicks, growers, pullets

Chickens

Just BornAge
FemaleSex
£10Price

We are a small family run chicken breeder in Hampshire who breed a variety of different bantam breeds and more recently we have started to keep some large fowl. We started keeping pekin bantams a few

BordonHampshire
Chickens poultry Silkie bantams all female - Advert 10
BOOST
2

Silkie bantams all female

Chickens

5 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 Sablepoot Chicks, Growers, Hens, Hatching Eggs - Advert 11
5

Sablepoot Chicks, Growers, Hens, Hatching Eggs

Chickens

5 monthsAge
MixedSex
£10Price

We are a small family run chicken breeder who breed a variety of different bantam breeds and more recently we have started to keep some large fowl. We started keeping pekin bantams a few years ago jus

BordonHampshire
Chickens poultry Pekin Bantam Chicks, Growers, Hens, Hatching Eggs - Advert 12
5

Pekin Bantam Chicks, Growers, Hens, Hatching Eggs

Chickens

5 monthsAge
MixedSex
£10Price

We are a small family run chicken breeder who breeds Pekin bantams and more recently we have started to keep other breeds of bantam and also some large fowl. We started keeping pekin bantams a few yea

BordonHampshire
Chickens poultry Chicks (various breeds) - Advert 13
BOOST
181

Chicks (various breeds)

Chickens

5 monthsAge
MixedSex
£8Price

DAY OLD CHICKS.... Pekin bantam chicks (unsexed, Smooth & frizzle) £8 each Polish chicks (unsexed, Smooth & frizzle) £10 each Barbu D'uccle £10 each Cream Crested Legbar chicks (Sexed) £15 each (blue egg layers) **Chicks require heat lamp/plate until fully feathered** CHICKENS.... Pekin Bantam Pullets (young hens) £30 each Silkie Roosters £10 Pekin Bantam Roosters

NewmarketSuffolk
PRO
11

Aseel Eggs - Eating/Hatching Heavyweight Bloodline

Chickens

5 monthsAge
MixedSex
£50Price

About These Eggs (Pack of 6) I am offering pure Aseel fertile eggs from my home-bred, meticulously cared-for flock. This is a rare opportunity to own eggs from one of the most ancient and revered fig

ManchesterGreater Manchester
Chickens poultry Day old mixed pekin bantam chicks - Advert 15
4

Day old mixed pekin bantam chicks

Chickens

2 daysAge
MixedSex
£8Price

Hatched 4th April, mixed pekin bantam chicks. Unsexed, will require heat until fully feathered. Earrings and drinking as they should. £8 each

MaltonNorth Yorkshire
Chickens poultry Chickens Point of lay hens - Advert 16
BOOST
31

Chickens Point of lay hens

Chickens

11 monthsAge
FemaleSex
£20Price

THIS ADVERT HAS BEEN UPDATED AS WE NOW HAVE LOTS OF DIFFERENT BREEDS BACK IN STOCK!!! We have available some beautiful chickens. These lovely point lay hens are around 22 weeks old and at the start of their career! They’re treated for worms and fully vaccinated. The following breeds are all available now: Copper Black Marans (dark brown egg layer) Skylines (blue egg lay

Licensed BreederID Verified
St NeotsCambridgeshire
5.0
Chickens poultry 3 week old naked necks chicks  - Advert 17
BOOST
9

3 week old naked necks chicks

Chickens

3 weeksAge
MixedSex
£10Price

Here we have some pure breed naked necks, there is now only 14 left. They are available for collection and are £15 each. Message me for any additional information and to arrange collection

ID Verified
AltonHampshire
Chickens poultry 3 week old chicks  - Advert 18
BOOST
8

3 week old chicks

Chickens

3 weeksAge
MixedSex
£7Price

We only ave 13 of these guys left they are £7 each. And are cross breeds of rode island reds, brahma and possibly bantam. Message me for any additional info and to arrange collection

ID Verified
AltonHampshire
...
...

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.