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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.

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Chickens poultry Warren's brown egg layers  - Advert 1
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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
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Ginger Red Old English Game hatching eggs & chicks

Chickens

5 daysAge
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.

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BillinghamStockton-on-Tees
Chickens poultry Chickens for sale - Advert 3
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Chickens for sale

Chickens

4 weeksAge
FemaleSex
£20Price

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

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LittlehamptonWest Sussex
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Day old chicks due 11/04/26

Chickens

Due in 1 dayAge
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

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AltonHampshire
Chickens poultry 🩶🧡DAY OLD ORPINGTONS🧡🩶 - Advert 5
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🩶🧡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

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GlossopDerbyshire
Chickens poultry Pekin bantams all female  - Advert 6
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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
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Columbian Blacktail Auto Sexing Hatching Eggs x 6

Chickens

6 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

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StroudGloucestershire
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Young chick

Chickens

3 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
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4 x 1 year old Crested Cream Legbar hens

Chickens

10 monthsAge
FemaleSex
£25Price

4 Just under 1 year old hens that lay lots of beautiful blue/green eggs. All very healthy and active, need a new home due to changing the breed mix of my flock. Collect only from the frinton on sea ar

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Frinton-on-SeaEssex
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Coloured hybrid pullets

Chickens

4 monthsAge
FemaleSex
£12Price

Coloured hybrids pullets 16 weeks old fully vaccinated and wormed these are hybrids so they lay all year round 12.00 each or 5 or more 11.00 each

RushdenNorth Northamptonshire
Chickens poultry 1 week to 6 weeks old chicks ,various breed  - Advert 5
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1 week to 6 weeks old chicks ,various breed

Chickens

6 weeksAge
MixedSex
£12Price

6 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 10 warren chicks 6 weeks old £12 each

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RomfordGreater London
5.0
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Black Orpington’s chicks

Chickens

5 weeksAge
FemaleSex
£15Price

Black Orpington chicks They are around 5 weeks old Just come off the heat lamp 8 available £15 each Also feeders . Drinkers and chick feed available to purchase

WolverhamptonWest Midlands
Chickens poultry Silkie bantams all female - Advert 7
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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 Silkie - Advert 8
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Silkie

Chickens

5 weeksAge
MixedSex
£5Price

4 x silkies just 5 weeks old, Parents can be seen on collection. All different colours. Unsexed. Collection only

HullKingston upon Hull
Chickens poultry Chicks (various breeds) - Advert 9
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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

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NewmarketSuffolk
Chickens poultry Serama chicks  - Advert 10
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Serama chicks

Chickens

4 weeksAge
MixedSex
£8Price

Week old chicks , still need heat , lovely little birds - worlds smallest chicken breed Parents can be seen as they are family pets

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Chester-le-StreetCounty Durham
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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 Various Pure breed chicks/eggs + guinea fowl keets - Advert 12
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Various Pure breed chicks/eggs + guinea fowl keets

Chickens

1 weekAge
MixedSex
£8Price

We have a few chicken breeds on our family smallholding and offer hatching eggs/day olds and week olds available in small numbers. (Older chicks available later in the season) see pics of parents and

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YorkYork
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Chickens poultry Chickens Point of lay hens - Advert 13
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Chickens Point of lay hens

Chickens

1 yearAge
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

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St NeotsCambridgeshire
5.0
Chickens poultry Pure Breed Chickens  - Advert 14
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Pure Breed Chickens

Chickens

14 weeksAge
FemaleSex
£40Price

🐓 Point of Lay Pure Breeds – Ready for New Coops 🐓 We have a lovely selection of point-of-lay bantams and large fowl, around 16 weeks old and just about to start laying — perfect if you’re lookin

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WelwynHertfordshire
5.0
Chickens poultry Baby Chicks  - Advert 15
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Baby Chicks

Chickens

9 weeksAge
MixedSex
£12Price

Day-old chicks now available. We have a limited number of healthy, strong chicks ready to go to new homes. These are Bantams —perfect for smallholdings, hobby flocks, or anyone looking to grow their

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WelwynHertfordshire
5.0
Chickens poultry Pekin polish barnyard mix chicks - Advert 16
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Pekin polish barnyard mix chicks

Chickens

4 weeksAge
MixedSex
£10Price

4 weeks old. Still under heat. Very friendly as they have been handled a lot. One (yellow/grey) is Polish and the other (black/yellow) is mix.

WimborneDorset
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Pure breed Peking Bantams for sale

Chickens

5 weeksAge
MixedSex
£20Price

We have some very heathy pure breed Peking Bantam chicks for sale. Lavender chicks Lemon cuckoo chicks Millefleur chicks All chicks are 5 week old, and still under lamp, will be off the lamp next we

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KidderminsterWorcestershire
Chickens poultry Chickens for sale - Advert 18
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Chickens for sale

Chickens

10 monthsAge
FemaleSex
£40Price

Two chickens for sale. 12 months old, layers. Lavender pekin and Silkie/pekin cross. Tame and good layers. £40 the pair.

ShrewsburyShropshire
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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.