How long will my hen live after she stops laying?

[Christy’s coop]

So we keep our chickens as pets and we was given one from somebody who diddnt want her anymore so of course we took her in but the problem was we have no idea how old she is but she’s currently showing all the signs of being an old one and she’s stopped laying eggs Dailey about 5 days ago and we’ve not had one since. So my question is how long does she have left? And what should I do with her when she does pass away as this will be a new experience for us? I was thinking about burying her as I’m personally not into eating my pets. Thanks for any help you can give

 

[Nksg75]

I think if well taken care of, they live an average of 6-8 years. Or so I have read.
If she only stopped laying eggs 5 days ago, and you are sure it's not just change of environment or anything else, then she probably has years left.
Granted I am no expert on the longevity of hens, however I have 5 hens that are almost 5 years old.
One thing I have noticed about chickens, is when I buy from hatchery, they seem to have more problems as they get older.
When I purchase eggs to hatch from reputable breeders, those girls don't have as many problems as they come to the end of their laying years.
I will say that the hatchery stock were the ones who laid an egg a day, and the ones I hatched were Marans, who didn't lay every single day.
I am with you on burying my girls. I prefer to buy chicken meat from the store, versus eating chicks I raised and named.

 

[Flamens Farm]

I have a hen that is over 5 years old, she stopped laying for about a month last summer. I thought she was done also, she lost a lot of feathers I also thought she was dying but they grew back and she started laying an egg a day again. This is a photo of her on the nest the other day.

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• Flamens Farm
• May 28, 2018

My 5-year-old hen that still lays almost every day.

 

[Christy’s coop]

I think if well taken care of, they live an average of 6-8 years. Or so I have read.
If she only stopped laying eggs 5 days ago, and you are sure it's not just change of environment or anything else, then she probably has years left.
Granted I am no expert on the longevity of hens, however I have 5 hens that are almost 5 years old.
One thing I have noticed about chickens, is when I buy from hatchery, they seem to have more problems as they get older.
When I purchase eggs to hatch from reputable breeders, those girls don't have as many problems as they come to the end of their laying years.
I will say that the hatchery stock were the ones who laid an egg a day, and the ones I hatched were Marans, who didn't lay every single day.
I am with you on burying my girls. I prefer to buy chicken meat from the store, versus eating chicks I raised and named.

Ahh thank you for all of you’re information it’ll definitely be helpful! And glad to hear somebody else agrees with me I’m not eating our pets because the rest of my family don’t

 

[Christy’s coop]

I have a hen that is over 5 years old, she stopped laying for about a month last summer. I thought she was done also, she lost a lot of feathers I also thought she was dying but they grew back and she started laying an egg a day again. This is a photo of her on the nest the other day.

IMG_1769

• Flamens Farm
• May 28, 2018

My 5-year-old hen that still lays almost every day.

Awe I’m glad to hear she’s doing well!

 

[fatcatx]

I was wondering the exact same question. Most animals do not live long after menopause. We have one that stopped laying young but no other health issues. It has been over a year now.

Does anyone know the answer? I was curious if she would live an average life span or begin a rapid decline in her health.