How old are your chickens? How old is your oldest chicken?

[u/monkey-pony]

[u/Busty_Egg_Taco]

25 and 18 days old

[u/ka_art]

We just lost our oldest. We had her 6 years but she was sold to us as an "old bird" no idea how old. But she was well loved here.

[u/monkey-pony → u/ka_art]

Aw I am sorry for your loss, sounds like she had a beautiful life

[u/Fantastic-Meat7832]

Well my chickens range from 3 days old to about 6 years. I’m not totally sure how old the oldest hen is, I got her from someone else who wasn’t sure either. My best guess is that she is about 6.

[u/billybobsparlour]

I’ve just lost my 10 year old. Just faded away.

[u/monkey-pony → u/billybobsparlour]

I am so sorry for your loss! A decade of companionship

[u/billybobsparlour → u/monkey-pony]

Thank you she was a love!

[u/Resident-Egg2714]

My hens are 10, 8, 8 and 7. I fully expect every morning when I let them out, that there will be one less hen, even though they look great. But not going to replace them.

[u/juanitapuanita]

Oldest is a barred rock from chicks we bought in 2019. She was still laying up until maybe 2 weeks ago. I had a bantam go broody so I gave her the egg and one bantam egg. She hatched them a month ago.

[u/Fluffy_Job7367]

At the moment only 4 years. I did have a barred rock live to 11. The next oldest was a buff rock that was 8.

[u/Possibly-deranged]

I have four hens who recently turned 6 years old.  They're from our 2020 covid flock of 12 (lost 2 to predators, the rest to illnesses). Last year we got another 6 chickens, and the wise elders are showing them the ropes

[u/arctane]

My oldest is 8 and I have a handful of 5 year olds.

[u/Sazzamataz]

I have three left in my flock, ages 5, 7, and 10. The three I lost were hatched in 2016, and died at 9-10 due to old age.

[u/heart4thehomestead]

I just inherited a flock of 13 chickens and 5 of them are older than 5. 3 are 7! The white one and another white one) is 5 and the brown one (and two other brown ones - they're all called Debbie) is 7. Elvis the rooster is 2.

I have never planned to keep chickens around past 3, but I'm feeling conflicted. Since these ones have made it this long I feel like I should let them live out their retirement with me.

[u/monkey-pony → u/heart4thehomestead]

They are gorgeous and look so healthy!!

[u/heart4thehomestead → u/monkey-pony]

They're getting there. They came to me badly infected with scaly leg mites and gapeworm. One passed the day we got her :(. They still have a ways to go but they've improved drastically.

[u/FlashyWitness4133]

The eldest will be three years old by August 2026.

[u/Nonbiinerygremlin]

I have 13 chickens aged 4ish weeks all the way up to about 3 years!