Rooster dying

[MamaWesley]

We adopted a hen and rooster a couple of months ago from a gentleman that was moving back to Italy. Within just a few weeks Ms Jackson passed in my arms before they could be put in with my flock. Now the rooster Pauldo I had moved with the flock (chickens and ducks) and he adjusted well. He is the only roo too. Now my question is how long does it take for them to die? Ms. Jackson was literally about 24 hours. And I have read 24-48 hours but, he has had all the symptoms that I read in a wonderful post here for well over a week now. I am just beside myself that I couldn't love on them longer, I know I gave them a good ending... I just don't want him to suffer. I didn't expect to lose them in such a short time frame either. Does anyone know how long is normal? How long is about the longest amount of time? These are the first ones to pass on for me, my others are just a year or less. Thanks for listening and helping if possible.
Sorry for the confusion, Pauldo is dying of old age.
Edit: My baby finally passed last night. It took over a week of him not eating and drinking along with the other symptoms that go along with death for them. I'm at such a loss now.

 

[BlindLemonChicken]

You mean how long to die of old age? Some chickens can live ten years. Of a disease I guess it depends what they have

 

[azygous]

I'm sorry. Dying of what?

 

[MamaWesley]

You mean how long to die of old age? Some chickens can live ten years. Of a disease I guess it depends what they have

Oh no so sorry... I don't know how old he actually is. The time frame of how long it takes once he shows symptoms of dying.

 

[MamaWesley]

I'm sorry. Dying of what?

Sorry for the confusion, dying of old age.

 

[BlindLemonChicken]

Oh ok. So I don't have any firsthand experience with it but my mom's chickens live well into old age and from stories she has told me it can take a very long time. She had one chicken named Granny who was at least 8 and she started falling over and getting stuck on her back. They would pick her up and she would get stuck again every few days. For months. Mom finally found her dying in the coop one night and she left her there to die naturally with her friends. She was dead by morning. But the signs were there for a long time. I think because Granny lived with the same flock and they didn't pick on her she managed to hang on for so long but failing hens can be helped along by younger, meaner hens who will pick on them and keep them from eating. Do you have any reason to believe your surviving rooster is actually old and that the other didn't die of an illness?

 

[azygous]

Nothing dies of old age. Death comes after age related illnesses overwhelm the body, or organ failure. There is usually a period of illness preceding death.

Just because a chicken reaches a certain age that most people assume is old for a chicken, anywhere between age three and eight, doesn't mean that chicken will then die. Recently my oldest hen died from a tumor on her head at nearly fourteen years, twice as old as most people think chickens can live.

 

[theoldchick]

Chickens can live 7 to 14 years. As to how long does it take to die is according to what is going on in the body. Some illness will kill a chicken in 24 hours; some chickens can take as long as two weeks. If Pauldo stops eating and you wish to end his life you can take him to a veterinarian who can inject Pauldo with an overdose of anesthetic where he will simply fall in a deep sleep, eventually stop breathing causing his heart to eventually stop. You can hold Pauldo in your arms if you wish as he passes or allow the staff to hold Paulo for you. Losing a pet whether it be livestock or house pet is an experience that we must go through on one time or another. On the other hand, there are other methods that can be used on the farm: cervical dislocation through the hatchet or hand is another option. This method quick, can be messy, but is efficient.

 

[MamaWesley]

Nothing dies of old age. Death comes after age related illnesses overwhelm the body, or organ failure. There is usually a period of illness preceding death.

Just because a chicken reaches a certain age that most people assume is old for a chicken, anywhere between age three and eight, doesn't mean that chicken will then die. Recently my oldest hen died from a tumor on her head at nearly fourteen years, twice as old as most people think chickens can live.

Thanks for info. I don't know enough about them to know if there was something else wrong. And like I said we had taken them in for their owner because he was going back to Italy, so I don't know how old they actually were. I found him gone this morning, so now we get to bury him next to Ms Jackson.

 

[theoldchick]

So sorry for your loss.