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[Vivihen]

My husband has a colleague who also keeps chickens; just before Christmas they were having one of their 'chicken chats' when a new member of the shift overheard them and told them that his family used to keep chickens-one of them reached the grand old age of seventeen. Is this a record?

[fowlbird]

must be! I thought my ex-husband's were doing well at 12...

[Olly]

Wow! someone on here has posted before about a 'teenage' chicken but 17 is remarkable. As more and more people are now keeping chickens in a domestic environment, I wonder if we'll see more old hens?

 

I wonder how many years before she stopped laying!

[sandyhas3chucks]

Someone told me a similar story, her mother in law had one for years before they were married and they had been married 14 years and she was still with them! cool eh?

[mostin]

I love to hear these stories, I hope one of my girls becomes one of these "old birds"

[sandyhas3chucks]

ex bats & I think I can only "dream" how lovely there was an oldie posted onthe forum just before Christmas I think?

[moomin]

The breeder I got my two from had an old barnevelder - she was 13 and still laying about 30 eggs a year apparently. Her 'undercarriage' was a bit saggy though, bless her!