who's got the oldest chook????

[Nicos]

OK- clearly not me...2 one year olds are the oldest in my group!

[HayleyB]

Me neither my first lot aren't 2 until next month at the earliest

[RichmondHens]

I have a 7 year old bantam.

[Bephlam]

all under 2 here....

[Bramble-Poultry]

i have an ex-battery hen that has been with us for what seems ages. This will be her seventh summer with us....... not sure how old she was when we had her, she just arrived in a box on our doorstep with a note saying that she had been found straying in the road and that they thought she would be best homed with us rather than back at the battery farm.

[MaureenHall]

Oh that's lovely All mine are well under 2 years old. The ex-batts were only rescued 2 months and 1 month ago, the Wellies are just over 3 months and the Bluebelles are around 5 months - which reminds me!! They should be starting to lay any time soon

By the way, welcome to chookaholics anonymous Mike

[Hilary B]

Not got any chooks now, but I did have one for 10 years, acquired as POL. She was one of the first 6 POL black rocks I got over 30 years ago! I think the longest lived of her sisters managed 7, and as we lost them we acquired others, so she was never an 'only chook', but always boss!

[Bramble-Poultry]

Maureen - thanks for the welcome - also thanks for the chard!!! i can now officially say that it has grown so much that the kids are now fed up of chard!!!

[Snadger]

i have an ex-battery hen that has been with us for what seems ages. This will be her seventh summer with us....... not sure how old she was when we had her, she just arrived in a box on our doorstep with a note saying that she had been found straying in the road and that they thought she would be best homed with us rather than back at the battery farm.

Just out of interest if and when did she stop laying?

Heart warming story btw!

[Bramble-Poultry]

I'll let you know when she stops!!!

She still lays about 2 a week for us - they are the biggest, nobbly, crinkley eggs you will ever see, but she still going bless her heart.

AND shes still top hen in the pecking order, the only one who dares to challenge her is "atilla-the-hen" she never wins though - especially where worms or cabbage is concerned.

[Snadger]

I'll let you know when she stops!!!

She still lays about 2 a week for us - they are the biggest, nobbly, crinkley eggs you will ever see, but she still going bless her heart.

AND shes still top hen in the pecking order, the only one who dares to challenge her is "atilla-the-hen" she never wins though - especially where worms or cabbage is concerned.

Brill!!!!!

[bluemoon]

My oldest are about 10 months.

[Nicos]

they are the biggest, nobbly, crinkley eggs you will ever see, but she still going bless her heart.

Any funny piccies of the eggs????

Good gal!

[Bramble-Poultry]

i did post one on the home farmer forum a while back, it was over 7.5cm long and weighed 3.5 ounces! she must have walked like John Wayne after that one!

when i get home i will see if i can take a picture of one if she has laid today

[MaureenHall]

i did post one on the home farmer forum a while back, it was over 7.5cm long and weighed 3.5 ounces! she must have walked like John Wayne after that one!

when i get home i will see if i can take a picture of one if she has laid today

A bit like these then? I did post these photos in January when they were laid. 1st one with the ruler is about 7.5cm and weighed 102g, second one 8.5cm and weighed 107g!!! Both were from Lavender, my beautiful Amber Star ex-batt who got killed by the fox