chicken age

[painthorse]

how old does alaying hen live

 

[horsejody]

It depends on the individual. Some are old at 5, and some live much longer. One friend of mine claimed that one of her hens was 20 years old. I had one that was 8 or 9 when she was killed by dogs.

 

[Harleena]

I gave my mom some hens and she still has one or two of them that must be about 9 or 10 years old now! "The old gals."