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True, chickens often stop laying during the winter period when 2 or 3 yo. But most older hens still give many eggs from early spring till the moult in autumn. For me keeping chickens is not for a living. And older chickens are fun to have around too.
Yes some live much longer...
Good reply so far. In general prefabs are not the way to go. Other repliers state the same but…
Prefabs and just a few hens or several bantams are a possible match, sometimes. That is with a few changes on the prefab, with more ventilation and a new roof after a few years. Prefabs are not an...