How old is your oldest chicken?

[deepbluesea]

My oldest are five. Still laying, though not daily any more. Here's Fifi, my GLW.

 

[chicken4prez]

My oldest are five. Still laying, though not daily any more. Here's Fifi, my GLW. View attachment 1289750

She's beautiful! <3

 

[BlueChai]

Mine oldest is 1 year old, Im a new chicken owner.

 

[Jajika]

My Hannah Banana was almost 12!!!! Although she was a very old lady, I heard from someone that they had 14 year old chicken.

I called the Banana....She was so sweet and would sit in my lap. I still miss her every day

 

[mviera101]

I had a BSL, Helen, who lived to 9.

 

[JacinLarkwell]

My oldest male was about 10, almost 11 years old before he passed

 

[Jajika]

It appears that we love our little girls long after they are laying. I keep all my chickens way past their "productive" years as I'm a typical suburban chicken mom. They all have names and they all live out their lives. Unless they just die at home, I have a veterinarian available to put them too sleep because I just can't do the deed. Wasn't raised on a farm where I would give them a swift and painless death.

 

[Sylver Queen]

My oldest ever is my oldest currently. Lady Hawk was the one we feared would end up a rooster in my very first flock because she was bossy and tough and always the leader. She has made it through a few flock reshuffles and remained the top of the pecking order. She turns 10 next month, and laid gorgeous eggs all spring last year. Freaking love this chicken.

 

[Sylver Queen]

My oldest ever is my oldest currently. Lady Hawk was the one we feared would end up a rooster in my very first flock because she was bossy and tough and always the leader. She has made it through a few flock reshuffles and remained the top of the pecking order. She turns 10 next month, and laid gorgeous eggs all spring last year. Freaking love this chicken.

Here's my Lady!

 

[Momma hen quack]

I have a buff orpington that will be 4 in March and a black austrolorp that will also be 4 March. Both continue to lay and have laid throughout this snowy and cold winter. Our other 4 original chickens, rest in peace. My duck, who was a crested indian runner lived to be 5 and that's the oldest so far. My dog is 12 so I guess maybe we should stick with canines.