Australians - Where are you all????

[Haloclimb]

how old are they? and what part of Aus are you in?

She must be pushing 4 or 5 now, or maybe even older! They were already pretty old when we got them. And we're in Victoria Though the weather has taken a turn for the worse again :/

 

[cluckcluckluke]

oh thats a ripe old age (for a chicken) and well done for keeping her going for so long. oh ye iv'e heard , i live in coffs harbour and it hasn't rained down here for a good 2 months except a few night showers.

 

[chic-a-deee]

oh thats a ripe old age (for a chicken) and well done for keeping her going for so long. oh ye iv'e heard , i live in coffs harbour and it hasn't rained down here for a good 2 months except a few night showers.

Hi,
What is the average age for a chicken to live to anyhow??? Mine are around 12 months & the roo about 19months.
Im near Wollongong NSW

 

[dirtgirl49]

chic-a-deee, some of my Silkies are now well over 2 and a half and still laying eggs, albeit very sporadically. My other girls range between 18 months and 2 yrs., also still laying.

Am just about to adopt 3 ex battery hens at weekend to join the 8 girls, so new enclosed areas being constructed! I always say no more chickens, but keep adding to the flock!

 

[cluckcluckluke]

Hi,
What is the average age for a chicken to live to anyhow??? Mine are around 12 months & the roo about 19months.
Im near Wollongong NSW

I'm not entirely sure but it all depends on the breed lifestyle etc.

 

[Haloclimb]

Hi,
What is the average age for a chicken to live to anyhow???  Mine are around 12 months & the roo about 19months.
Im near Wollongong NSW

Not sure on averages, but one of my friends has a hen thats over 10 years old- she hasn't laid for a long long time, and shes ratty as anything!
I think shrs a special case though, they seem to either get eaten, sick or simply drop dead long before old age xD

 

[chic-a-deee]

Not sure on averages, but one of my friends has a hen thats over 10 years old- she hasn't laid for a long long time, and shes ratty as anything!
I think shrs a special case though, they seem to either get eaten, sick or simply drop dead long before old age xD

Thats good. I hear the meat birds are lucky to live past 12months (cos I got one for a pet....silly me)
I have 3 layers that are over 12months. I got them when they were 3 days old....so gorgeous. I added the 12month old roo when the girls where about 13weeks old & they all settled in very well....absolutely no problems. Just a bit of a problem adding the LONE meat bird.....not much success & she is getting bigger than they are. She is very submissive & always runs away when any chicken goes near her. Im just letting her outside in the yard now. They all get on well enough free ranging tho....so that is encouraging.

 

[qldchook]

hi to everyone, been ages since I have been on.
ON the age issue-
OLIVER- is 12 years old, Cochin with a touch of tar brush. He is showing NO signs of age. His sister wife-died at 10. I recently bred him to my cochn girl because I wanted his line to go one. I got 3 hens and 6 roosters!!! I plan to keep them all though as I love roosters as pets. Added a 4m x 2m extension so they have a 5m x 4m pen now which can be divided into 3 when required. They all free range at least half day every day.

 

[Parmeliathor]

Gidday there! Another Aussie here from Parmelia in Perth, Western Australia (momentarily). Just brand new to this group of folks and still finding my way around the site. I will have a tone of questions as time goes by.

Tina

 

[qldchook]

Hi Tina, Welcome. Heaps of info but sometimes hard to find it. What poultry do you have?