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Livestock => Poultry & Waterfowl => Topic started by: pikilily on March 15, 2013, 08:02:44 am

Title: My oldest hen is 19 yrs old!!
Post by: pikilily on March 15, 2013, 08:02:44 am

Ive just worked it out. She came as part of the first lot of hens... she laid our first egg and has carried on ever since. 'Mother' has raised numerous hatches of chicks and also was the sole surviver of a fox attack in her first winter here.

I took that first egg up to my sons primary school to show him - I remember he was so excited...being only 5 1/2 yrs old.  He is now 24 1/2 yrs...so she must be over 19 yrs herself.. :o :o :o :o :o

It just didnt occur to me to do the calculations before..Its just she has been so 'part' of the place that I have taken her for granted..and not thought it through...I know I am not confusing her with other hens she is so individual. Mother is healthy sleek, glossy, and still very much the boss!! A bit of a glamorous granny  ;D ;D

Wooooh...

Emma T

Title: Re: My oldest hen is 19 yrs old!!
Post by: deepinthewoods on March 15, 2013, 08:43:30 am

thats amazing. :thumbsup:

Title: Re: My oldest hen is 19 yrs old!!
Post by: Rosemary on March 15, 2013, 08:56:04 am

Brilliant! Extra corn for the glam granny today  :thumbsup:

Title: Re: My oldest hen is 19 yrs old!!
Post by: happygolucky on March 15, 2013, 08:57:44 am

Good old gran bless her, what a good age :thumbsup:

Title: Re: My oldest hen is 19 yrs old!!
Post by: sabrina on March 15, 2013, 11:03:24 am

Gosh, never knew hens could live as long. Must be down to lots of loving care.

Title: Re: My oldest hen is 19 yrs old!!
Post by: gillsta on March 15, 2013, 12:21:11 pm

OMG thats fantastic. I will be telling all my customers about that. Do you know what breed she is ?  ;D
 

Title: Re: My oldest hen is 19 yrs old!!
Post by: the great composto on March 15, 2013, 12:23:43 pm

has she got grey feathers and hot flushes?  hehehe

Title: Re: My oldest hen is 19 yrs old!!
Post by: Bionic on March 15, 2013, 12:34:38 pm

Awww, how lovely. She must be leading a contented life to live so long  :thumbsup:

Title: Re: My oldest hen is 19 yrs old!!
Post by: Victorian Farmer on March 15, 2013, 01:55:51 pm

10 is the best wev had but that is fantastic i bet chicks would be very resistent to diese haw are things you ok havent spoke for 8 months

Title: Re: My oldest hen is 19 yrs old!!
Post by: darkbrowneggs on March 15, 2013, 02:13:11 pm

Better get in touch with Guinness Book of Records  :thumbsup:  - oldest so far entered was 16  :o


http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Matilda_(chicken) (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Matilda_(chicken))

Title: Re: My oldest hen is 19 yrs old!!
Post by: pikilily on March 15, 2013, 03:44:45 pm

Hi VF...yeh i am okay now!! been pretty unwell for sometime...but climbing out of the pit now!! Thanks for asking!! xx

Yeh ...Darkbrowneggs...i had a feeling that was the case with the record...LOL I have no way of verifying this though...so she will remain my own personal private little miracle!!

Emma T  :chook: :chook: