How to tell old from young chicken?

[Sabz]

I have a chicken that doesn't lay. I know it could be related to health issues other than age, but it got me wondering.. how can one tell an old chicken from a young one? With dogs it's fairly easy, the first thing I would check are the teeth! But with chickens, it doesn't seem that easy

Thanks!

 

[Chick Charm]

Chickens are much tougher to tell. Some give always are 1) leg color 2) scaly leg. This is not a sure way to determine but can tell you a little bit at a quick glance.

Wish ya the best.

 

[aart]

Chickens are much tougher to tell. Some give always are 1) leg color 2) scaly leg. This is not a sure way to determine but can tell you a little bit at a quick glance.

Wish ya the best.

Leg color can indicate whether they are laying or not on some breeds.....but not necessarily their age.
Scaly legs indicate a scaly leg mite infestation....again, not an indicator of age.

Sorry, but I don't know how to tell the age of a chicken.
'Rare as hens teeth' and their feathers don't go gray soooo?????

 

[Chick Charm]

As a hen gets older the leg does color fades. For example a white leghorn has BRIGHT yellow legs as a pullet but this fades as the years roll by. As stated above not a scientific way to tell age but an indicator. As a hen or rooster matures the scales on their legs are more pronounced. Again just at a glance can be an indicator but I don't know how. There are some good threads on this here on BYC.

 

[Sabz]

Oh will check for other threads, sorry.

Their legs are yellow, bright and super soft! Thanks for the infos