well way back in the 70's my second hand flock had lived to over 10 years old & i still had most of the 15 birds my sister in law had given me by the time they were 10 ,they all free ranged every day and ate snow for water in the below zero bitter cold of the new England winters ,i...
i wounder if roos dont live as long because they die in the line of duity..? or what..? i never had many roos , but my old guy ,Big Chicky boy was the best rooster ever, very sweet & very smart & he was as old as my hens & went along with his girls to their new home on the horse...
yes exactly, i was thinking about this exact problem early on wile acquiring different heritage breeds over the years , we are going for longevity in our flock,& since in the 70's i had a flock that was 10 years old & we have always been a no kill cruelty free home , our chickens...