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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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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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

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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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Crested Cream Legbars Well as per usual with us at Pilling Poultry instead of winding down, we are still mad busy 🤦🏼♀️🤦🏼♀️ From a day old chick to 8 weeks old Growers to 18 week plus point of lay - Something for everyone It’s always warm in the `’Chick Hut ‘ - Come and have a look - Please enquire as we have so many breeds of chicks hatching, it is impossible to l

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Lots of lovely 16 week old point of lay hybrid pullets (White Star, Bluebelle and Blacktail) available. Fully vaccinated. They are very friendly and will be great egg layers.

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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

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Looking to add some fluff and charm to your flock? Our day-old Silkie and USA chicks are now ready for new homes! We have multiple different colours 🤍🩶🧡🖤 Hatched 16th and 16th of Feb 🐥 About S

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Lovely silkie cockeral just 5 months old. Needs a flock of girls of his own. Collection burton upon trent

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A large selection of mixed game birds american game cross and oxford game cross all last years birds just started laying but laying well make good broody hens nice looking birds £10 each can deliver i

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Rodehighland reds laying now 4 hens 1 cock light Sussex are around 6 month old 5 runner ducks available young telephone 07377126425

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Silkie hens available. Mix of colours including black, blue, splash, mottled, gold. Hatched last year some September and some October. Getting regular eggs out of them. £35 each. Also a trio of white

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Trio of gold tops available. Hatched last summer and the Hens are laying. I also have a silver coloured hen and a light Sussex hen available.

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🐔 Two Healthy Hens for Sale 🐔 I am selling two friendly, healthy hens. They are well cared for and suitable for egg laying and backyard keeping. ✅ Good condition✅ Active and healthy✅ Suitable for

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We now have some of our Hybrids (excellent egg layers) hens available at Willow Farm Poultry on Sealand road Deeside Flintshire We currently have Warren Speckeld Sussex ranger Silver sussex Rhod

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Unsexed 11 weeks and 9 weeks silkies collection coppull mix of colours all doing well would be a great addition to any flock

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Blue cockerel (18 months) 1x black pol pullet (9months) 1 x splash pol pullet ( 9 months) just started to lay. We travel to north wales and Derbyshire regularly so possibly able to deliver to these ar

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1 cockerel approximately 11 months old, 1 x pol pullet (approximately 9 months) 1 x pullet(approximately 6 months old) to go as a group. They are a little muddy right now due to our British weather, b

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White silkies mix of hen and cocks I can’t tell for definite which are hens and cocks but I can sort of tell which might be which only for sale because I am starting to get over run by them. Will sel

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❤️❤️ NEW to Pilling Poultry Quality made Chicken Coops - made by people that understand chickens 4’ x 3’. £450 - 2 to 8 birds 6’ x 4’. £550 - 8 to 15 birds Other sizes can be made to order Made fr

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We have a Range of recycled coops available, all different sizes, for different amounts of chickens you have Available to view at Pilling Poultry, Lancashire, PR3 6SS The easy clean recycled plastic

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Cockeral we hatched 15-10-25 Can't keep him unfortunately. Lovely boy who isn't very loud either . Needs good home

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This young boy is getting a little too big for his boots , its time he leaves the flock to a loving home with his own girls . Has been hand raised from egg but his twin and dad wont be fond of him muc

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Nicknamed rambo for the way he kachowed out of his egg , this lively boy is being bullied by his dad and is a lover not a fighter. We are starting to think his dad is jealous as bruce senior has a fac

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We now have Pekins, Polish, Silkie and Sablepoot (Booted) bantams available. Mixed colours of all breeds available, all females, fully vaccinated and registered.
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.