phenna_family Posted April 26, 2015 Share Posted April 26, 2015 My Pepperpot Nelly is 8 and stopped laying last year, poppy is 5 and is still laying. Just wondered at what age do they normally stop laying???? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Olly Posted April 26, 2015 Share Posted April 26, 2015 gosh, they are doing well! Hybrid chickens generally start to slow down at 18 months to 2 years, and that is why chicken farms generally get rid of them after around a year because they are no longer laying at full production. In a domestic setting however they will go on for a while and pure breed hens tend to lay a bit less often but live longer so they will carry on. I had a Speckledy which lived to 8 or so and she was still popping out the occasional egg until the last six months. Your hens are obviously very healthy and long-lived! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
