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Mrs. K - I don't see the competition aspect. It's just a bunch of replies that show that there's quite a bit of variation in how long hens live. It's everyone's choice if they want to keep their old hens around until they die a natural death or move them along to the stew pot when they're no...

I've had hens live anywhere from 1-10 years, mostly SLWs. My SLW roosters typically live 6-10 years, although I had one very special rooster named Trough who lived to be a whopping 15 years old! The majority that died before about 5 were due to predators. I now have some Easter Eggers, Olive...