old age

So my almost 6 year old chicken (her name is flower//I didn’t name her my 6yr old cousin did lol) laid a weird egg over a month ago but I wasn’t able to confirm that it was a lash egg cause it was more like an abnormal egg but I had no idea which of my 11 chickens had laid it either. I’ve been...

Hi all, I have an older hen who was already an older Unknown age when I found her dumped by somebody and she's been with me for 3 years. Last night she ate like normal and had a big poo before bed but this morning she was lethargic and wouldn't come out of the coop. I managed to get her to drink...

How old do your hens really get? I have a mixed group of chickens (roosters, hens, and young ones) free roaming. At night they are locked into the coop and as soon as the sun is about to come up the automatic doors open and they are off. The reason I’m asking: I get VERY attached to every...

Hello! I volunteer with a local garden that has chickens, and I have my own first flock but they’re only 3 years old. One of the hens at the garden is considerably older and her feet look a bit gnarled, dragonny, thickened and scaly to me. Is this a normal part of aging for chickens or is there...

Hello, I’m not sure if she is lethargic because of sickness or because she is old. How do I determine which it is? She is over 8 years old. She is not thin, she is still eating well, dust bathing, ect. But she spends most of her time laying down and doesn’t go too far from the coop, sometimes...

Hi folks, So my Golden Laced Wyandotte, Choo-Choo, seems to have lost some weight as of recently. She’s about 6 or 7 years old. She weighs about 3.2 pounds. For the past few years, she’s had a few cases of bumblefoot, ranging from pretty mild to quite extreme. (I once had to pull out a kernel...

(Pic from Friday) Hi all! I have a hen named Daisy and she is very very deathly ill. She is 7 years old and grew Rooster plumage, spurs, and comb over this summer. Then a few days ago she began acting sick. She wasn’t walking much, acted sleepy and when she tipped her head down she would yank it...

So I have mentioned this Cayuga before, but she is currently 9 years old and suffers from arthritis. Recently, she broke her leg around the femur area, and there is very little hope she’ll be able to walk ever again. We’re not sure what exactly caused this. I don’t want to put her down. She...

Hi! I have a 8 year old free range rooster that is acting lively, eating, drinking, but seems little listless. I know he is dealing w mites a little but I noticed he has a huge lump under beak! He’s definitely been acting like an old man, standing w eyes closed, picking at the mites more, etc...

Hello! I'm very sad about this but our beautiful rooster Mr.Hoodoo needs a retirement home. He is a very friends 10 year old but our neighbours hate him. Mr.Hoodoo has been here LONG before the neighbours but they want him gone :( I am very annoyed about this since we live right next to a main...

We are down to one older hen and it’s so sad to see her alone. I’m concerned about her going into winter. We plan to get another batch of chicks this spring (we are only allowed 6 chickens where we live). But, I’m wondering if it would be better for her to get one or two older hen right now to...

So we have this hen (New Hampshire red) named rusty, shes one of the only 2 birds we still have left from when we got chickens again years ago. We have had her for at least 6 years, I think longer (we got Her as a chick so that’s her age). but her arthritis is acting up and it’s spread to at...

Help!! We adopted this lady about 3 months ago and from the start she didnt have any interest to roam in the garden like other ladies and she very didnt move around if its not necessary and looked a bit depressed. We noticed she didnt take care of her rear feathers and that they were poopy from...

I am having an issue with a hen. We have an flock of birds with one rooster and two hens left. They are old and most have already passed from aging or illnesses like egg yolk peritonitis. The hen in question hasn't been returning to roost in the coop and we think it is simply her going away from...

One of our birds hasn't been doing so hot. As of tonight, her neck has started to jolt either left or right, and im not sure whats happening. She has been isolating a bit for a few days and hasn't been eating or drinking as much either, but she's 3 years old so i figured that it might just be...

I've got two old quails (both are no longer laying), Octopus and Tsapa, who have quite a few health problems and I was wondering wether anyone has advice for some of their issues. Octopus has -what we believe is- gout on her feet and we've been giving her chopped salad and buckwheat in addition...

I've got two old quails (both are no longer laying), Octopus and Tsapa, who have quite a few health problems and I was wondering wether anyone has advice for some of their issues. Octopus has -what we believe is- gout on her feet and we've been giving her chopped salad and buckwheat in addition...

So, I have a 9 year old hen named Ballina. She's a great hen, one of the first we've ever gotten. I love her but today (October 28th) we found her sitting in the middle of the yard. You can hear her breathing, but her lungs are clearly filled with something. We took her inside our house and I...

I have an older hen (5+ years) who has a pendulous crop. A year ago we took her to the vet for an impact problem and she's doing much better but we keep her in a "crop bra" (a modified face mask strapped to her wings and held in place with a clip) to help keep her supported and help her...

Hi all, I have a 2.5 year old isa brown that will still lay 5 days a week. About once a week she will lay what I call a rubber egg. It will usually crack inside and she will have the white first followed by the collapsed egg shell. Is this a normal progression for her breed of bird? Also, the...