Australia - Six states..and that funny little island.

[IamSamSam]

I found this on a site: http://www.chickeneggspert.com/general-chicken-information



The Lifespan of a Chicken

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One of the most common questions I'm asked is "How long can a chicken live?"

Believe it or not, chickens have quite an impressive lifespan! The maximum age of a chicken is around 25 years. It's very rare for a chicken to live that long, however, because they are so vulnerable to predators and disease.

Due to their vulnerability, the average age of a backyard chicken is only about 3 or 4 years, although I feel that with special protection and care it would not be unreasonable to expect 7 or 8 years.

My oldest hen is a New Hampshire red/blue bantam cochin mix named Sarah. She is 11 years old and still laying.

 

[IamSamSam]

Hey Pinky

Yeah Mobile site is different - most of my posts are from iPhone. and it looks different !

 

[satay]

A question for anyone that breeds runners (ducky if your about) I have 7 runners, 3 boys and 4 girls. they have all just been moulting but have grown all their feathers back. Prob with the boys is they no longer have a curl on their tails.. These are the only runners i have and they are housed seperately to the other ducks. I have hatched babies from that pen this year so i know they are definately boys. I am not sure how old the boys are as 2 came with the other girls i bought and the white male came from Brissy. Are my drakes totally weird or has anyone else had their drakes do this too.

 

[sydney quailman]

hi all on a different subject- jumbo jap quails. has anyone seen them or breed them , do you have pic to show the size difference? what about the egg size? im really interested in this as they talk alot about it in america, if any member from oz has some please let me know, also does the egg fit into a normal quail rack in the incubator, thanks cheers sam

 

[sydney quailman]

sorry me again forgot to mention, i have read that jumbo jap quails in oz grow between 250-350grams after 6 weeks. would like to know more information from the members from oz. thank you again, cheers sam .

 

[satay]

All I know about Jumbo's Sam is what I have read on the quail thread too. I would be interested to hear more about the Aussie ones too.

 

[cluckcluckluke]

They call them coturnix Quailss.
http://whitequail.com/?p=150

 

[IamSamSam]

my poor little Isa girl laid this today (Its the middle one)




for better size comparison




And my Breakfast LOOKED like This




Yup double yolks, each bigger than the standard single one !

Poor Girl - I had to give her some Mealies after that effort!

 

[sydney quailman]

They call them coturnix Quailss.
http://whitequail.com/?p=150

hi cluckcluckluke yes i have looked at this site 100 times, thanks for that. cheers sam

 

[satay]

my poor little Isa girl laid this today (Its the middle one) for better size comparison And my Breakfast LOOKED like This Yup double yolks, each bigger than the standard single one ! Poor Girl - I had to give her some Mealies after that effort!

All I can say is ouch lol