In your flock, what is the average lifespan of your hens?

[Saaniya]

We’ve had chickens for 4 years, all came from TSC. After weeding out the roosters, we ended with 4 hens. (We just got chicks again this spring, so I’m talking about our OG girls.) Over the years, we’ve lost one at about 1.5years to a heart attack, another to ascites at just under 4 years old, and another 4 year old is starting to have problems that make me think we won’t have her too much longer.

This made me curious what the average lifespan is in other’s flocks? I’ve googled and it said like 8 years…I’m just wanting real world answers. I know there are some chickens who live very long lives but I wonder - are they the minority? Just curious. What is considered “old age” in chickens?

I really really want my tootoo teetee to live 30y but the best I can let them stay safe but still at 5 year age teetee caught sour crop infection and died and soon after tootoo.died in depression exactly after 1 year
Teetee lived 5 years
Tootoo live 6 years

I swear if teetee stay alive tootoo and he will cross 8-9 years they were so healthy and happy

 

[BDutch]

The climate where I live (Netherlands), is very mild bc of a warm gulf-stream and the influence of the sea. Winter temps around or above freezing. Maybe 2 weeks continuous frost. Summer temps between 20 and 35 °C in the afternoon. Grass isn’t turning yellow every summer. The leaves start to fall in November. We have lovely blossoms and new leaves in March and April.

^^

@ BDutch What kind of climate do you live in?