Amazing Peep!

[red horse ranch]

Peep will be 11 years old soon. And this is the 6th egg she has laid in the last 3 weeks. When we put 3 eggs in a wooden box with a 40 watt light bulb 11 years ago I never dreamed that we would still have the single chick that hatched this long. And I sure didn't know that a chicken COULD still be laying eggs this long.

 

[SueT]

wow!

 

[Alaskan]

I would try to incubate those eggs.... good healthy long lived mama would make some great chicks.

Also eggs from older hens often don't incubate..... So it would be interesting just to see if her eggs are ABLE to hatch chicks!!!

 

[Mraya]

That's a nice big egg too!!!!!

 

[red horse ranch]

Peep was 6 years old when I got the last chick from her eggs. I don't know if her eggs would even be fertile now. She did produce a lot of babies for me when she was young but she never went broody. She's always been a pet and still thinks she should be a house chicken.

 

[ShouldabeenaVET]

Hi Red Horse Ranch! I bought 10 guineas from you last year. Ive got 2 pea hens and a cock now also.

 

[aart]

I don't know if her eggs would even be fertile now.

You can check yolks for fertility when you have her eggs for breakfast.
Are her chicks from 6 years ago still around?

 

[red horse ranch]

You can check yolks for fertility when you have her eggs for breakfast.
Are her chicks from 6 years ago still around?

We've been eating her eggs and I never noticed a bullseye. I only have one active rooster right now with around 30 hens. It actually surprised me that her eggs were so perfect. A lot of times old hens will lay eggs that are blood streaked or otherwise unattractive to eat. But hers are good.

The last chicken that hatched from one of her eggs died this winter at 5 years old. I think she's probably outlived a lot of her grandchildren too.

 

[red horse ranch]

Hi Red Horse Ranch! I bought 10 guineas from you last year. Ive got 2 pea hens and a cock now also.

Good for you on getting some peafowl! I really like mine. Hope your guineas have done well too.

Where are you located? I sent baby guineas all over the state last summer.

 

[Alaskan]

We've been eating her eggs and I never noticed a bullseye. I only have one active rooster right now with around 30 hens. It actually surprised me that her eggs were so perfect. A lot of times old hens will lay eggs that are blood streaked or otherwise unattractive to eat. But hers are good.

The last chicken that hatched from one of her eggs died this winter at 5 years old. I think she's probably outlived a lot of her grandchildren too.

fascinating that she has outlived her kids.