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I have had a couple last a couple of years, some go quicker, but when they die, you can learn a lot by doing a necropsy yourself to look at organs. I recently lost 4 old hens over a month during exteme cold weather, and 3 had amber ascites fluid that filled the belly when I opened the abdomen...

I have had several older hens who have behaved the same way. It is hard to know whether it is internal laying or ascites usually until after they die, but either way, the outcome is bad. I try to make sure mine get some chopped egg or tuna, and I will mix some chicken feed with a lot of water...