Topic of the Week - How long do chickens live?

[crealbilly]

I have never heard the term "henopause", but LOVE it.  Is she a little cranky with the male around the coop (rooster)?

It really should be called roosteropause, not henopause. Like a woman who is going through menapause and puts men on pause, why would a hen be any differnt?

 

[oldhenlikesdogs]

It really should be called roosteropause, not henopause. Like a woman who is going through menapause and puts men on pause, why would a hen be any differnt?

Seriously?

 

[Birdydeb]

X 2

 

[mymilliefleur]

The oldest chicken I ever had was an old english game hen. She was one of our original chickens that my parents bought for $5 each from a guy that was taking them to a gator farm in florida. We had her for around 12 years. I don't know how old she was when we got her, probably no more than one or two. She continued to lay throughout her life until spring of 2014, when she went broody and hatched one chick. Sadly, we had terrible predator issues that year, and she was carried off by a fox while trying to protect her chick a few months later, at age 13 or 14.

 

[tampachick]

X 2

Seriously?

It really should be called roosteropause, not henopause. Like a woman who is going through menapause and puts men on pause, why would a hen be any differnt?

wow, crealbilly, you kind of stuck your feathers in your mouth on that comment.

make that X 3

 

[crealbilly]

wow, crealbilly, you kind of stuck your feathers in your mouth on that comment.

make that X 3

I dont think so... You all forgot to copy the orginal quote. Go back up and look.

I have never heard the term "henopause", but LOVE it.  Is she a little cranky with the male around the coop (rooster)?

Need I say more?

 

[tampachick]

I dont think so... You all forgot to copy the orginal quote. Go back up and look.
Need I say more?

I found the original quote (henopause) to be comical. However, I did not find your response (as at least 2 others did not either) to be comical, but rather rude, chauvinistic and inappropriate. I believe that most women would agree.

Need I say more?

 

[crealbilly]

I found the original quote (henopause) to be comical.  However, I did not find your response (as at least 2 others did not either) to be comical, but rather rude, chauvinistic and inappropriate. I believe that most women would agree.

Need I say more?

Well i believe you all are taking my question (there is a question mark at the end) out of context.

 

[Kusanar]

I was wondering how long a CCX rooster would live and how big it would get, if you didn't process it at at 9 weeks.

I'm reading a thread now from the beginning, the posts I'm reading are from around April 2015, so I don't know about now, but at that point, there were 4 people on the thread that had CX that were very close to one year old and healthy (one CX per person). What they did is feed 2 times a day, and only let them have food for 10-15 minutes before removing it, also, they free ranged them to encourage movement. They ran, jumped, one attempted to fly sometimes, and estimated weights were around 20 pounds and the size of a heritage turkey hen. These birds are the exception more than the rule, but it can be done to get them to laying age and rather large without health issues.

 

[crealbilly]

I'm reading a thread now from the beginning, the posts I'm reading are from around April 2015, so I don't know about now, but at that point, there were 4 people on the thread that had CX that were very close to one year old and healthy (one CX per person). What they did is feed 2 times a day, and only let them have food for 10-15 minutes before removing it, also, they free ranged them to encourage movement. They ran, jumped, one attempted to fly sometimes, and estimated weights were around 20 pounds and the size of a heritage turkey hen. These birds are the exception more than the rule, but it can be done to get them to laying age and rather large without health issues.

Thank you - I would like to try and raise a big CCX rooster that we could have along with a heritage BR turkey Tom for Thanksgiving. My wife and I have riased 11 kids, most of them are married and I have 6 grand kids, #7 on the way plus we also have the inlaws in for both Thanksgiving and Christmas so you can just imagine its quite the house full of hungry mouth's to feed. Lot of work but i wouldn't have it anyother way - I love my family.