How Old is Your Oldest Chicken?

[Barry Natchitoches]

I was just wondering how old your oldest chicken is?

Am I the only one running an avian retirement villa?

My oldest hen will be 9 YEARS OLD in late March, 2018!

We threw her a birthday party for her 8th birthday, guess we will again for her 9th.

But anyway, wondering if any of the rest of you have older birds?

 

[Pjacct]

I have two Cochin bantams that are 7 years old... everyone seems quite surprised as many people tell me they live on average for 4-5 years.
Your hen must know she is onto a good thing with you as her keeper

 

[Pjacct]

I have two Cochin bantams that are 7 years old... everyone seems quite surprised as many people tell me they live on average for 4-5 years.
Your hen must know she is onto a good thing with you as her keeper

 

[theoldchick]

Seven years old!

 

[Barry Natchitoches]

Her name is Blueberry, and she's got it good alright -- my wife and I stop to feed her out of our hand every day when we tend to the chickens. We have a heat panel in her henhouse for the winter, heated waterers in every henhouse, we put a big industrial fan in there for the summer, lighting on electric timers all year long, and we even trade eggs for damaged watermelon (we cut the bad parts out) during the summer, so that our kids can have watermelon during hot summer afternoons. And we're careful what birds we invite to be a part of our flock - only varieties that are easy going. Blueberry lets them know very quickly who is Alpha Hen, when new hens come into our flock.

Yup, she's got it good alright...

 

[BoyTheRooster]

This is our rooster, Boy. He's a grumpy old man, about 10~ years old

And we've got a light sussex faverolle mix hen who's about 7~ years old. Unfortunately I don't have any pictures of her