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    How old do chickens generally live?

    I've had a small flock now for 5-6 yrs, mostly common hens, nothing exotic until I got a Brahma rooster and hen. Some are rescues, a few I raised from babies. I've rarely had a hen live past 5 yrs old. I believe we had one die from extreme heat, even though I was trying to keep them cool. The...
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    My Year-Old Hens Have Suddenly Stopped Laying--Help?

    I have 9 hens--two Buff's, three leghorns, two black sexlinks and two red sexlinks. The blacks are still laying almost every day. One leghorn is laying every day (two of them are taking turns, one isn't laying at all). Production has been going down for a couple of weeks now, but really bad (2-3...
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    All My Hens Quit Laying but One

    I have a flock of 10 laying hens that were reduced to 9 when I found one dead about 2 1/2 months ago. No marks, no injuries, she'd been fine the day before, just lying on her side dead. Since then, all has been well. No problems with the other 9. I have a mixed flock with black sex links, buff...
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