Age

[Miss717]

How old do chickens live to be?

 

[OkChickens]

A friend of mine had 6 barred rock hens live to around 6 years but they were caught by a pack of Coyotes. Mine are 7 months, 1.5 years and a whole mess of chicks. 100 or so.

Nate

 

[Imp]

They can rarely live to about 20.
I think usually about 3.

Imp

 

[nikkimarie]

Does their lifespan depend on their breed? (New to this and trying to absorb all the information that I can)

 

[Yay Chicks!]

I'm not sure whether it depends on breed. And I'm not expert so I'm going to make an educated guess. I would say that it depends on a number of factors, including genetics and a number of environmental factors. Like all other creatures, I would imagine.

 

[Miss717]

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Me too Nikki. Thanks for the info.