Please tell me how long my backyard chickens will live?

[ButtonquailGirl14]

Okay so would a two year old in good health Be laying?

should be polish are a bit of a wild card

 

[Tortoise]

I guess your not going to get a good average here either. The numbers are all over the place.
Is there anyone on here that has raised varied types of chicken for years, 30 plus years, not 10 years and under?
I'd like to know what too expect too and there is a big difference between 7 and 20 years.

 

[ButtonquailGirl14]

My friend has a 16 year old bantam

 

[DobieLover]

I’ve read so many things about lifespans. I have two red comets who are about almost 4 yrs and a red sex link who is 10 mos. My red girls haven’t laid in three-four months and it was sparingly when they did. They always stop laying each winter for months at a time. (Diet has lots of protein!) I don’t care if they ever lay again. They’re my pets and I love them and they can live out their non-stressful life being happy in my backyard. I know lifespans can vary widely, but what’s a good general rule?

I don't think having expectations of chicken longevity is realistic. There are far too many variables at play. Breed generalities, individual genetics and temperament, diet, excersise, exposure to pathogens, stress management, predation risk. Let's face it, no living being on this Earth is getting out of here alive and absolutely no one knows when they are getting their ticket punched.
Enjoy every day you have with your loved ones of all species and care for those that are your responsibility to the best of your abilities. Let the cards fall where they may.

 

[varidgerunner]

Teenage asil hens still laying, hatching, and raising chicks is pretty commonplace.