Eggstatic! Posted September 22, 2010 Share Posted September 22, 2010 Just wondering if anyone can tell me the average age that chickens live to? Is it different for hybrids, pure breeds and bantams? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daphne Posted September 22, 2010 Share Posted September 22, 2010 As a very general rule hybrids seem to be shorter lived than pure breeds. Received wisdom seems to be that hybrids live to around 3-4 years and pure breeds 5-7 years. It makes no difference if they are bantams. And these are very very rough approximations - most of us have lost birds at much younger ages to various ailments, which means in reality the average age is quite a bit younger. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
