How old can a chicken get?

What you need:

• Lots of free running
• Meadow
• barn
• Lining
• vet

If a chicken is kept appropriately, it can get really old.

The age of laying hens and broilers

• Unfortunately, very few chickens have the chance to grow old. This is because a chicken is usually slaughtered before it has reached its normal age. Few chickens that have to live in captivity live to be two years old.
• Chickens that are only bred for fattening unfortunately have to die very young. They are often slaughtered as early as a few weeks old. Laying hens, on the other hand, are allowed to stay alive a little longer, but on average they don't get older than two years because they are then killed.

This is how old a chicken can live in the wild

• A chicken that is kept in a species-appropriate way, with plenty of exercise, a large meadow and a real chicken coop, can get very old. If the animals are only kept as a hobby and not slaughtered, then a chicken can easily live to be ten or even 15 years old.
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• But for this it is necessary to keep the animals well. In addition to a species-appropriate stable, they need plenty of free space in a meadow. There they can look for fresh food and are additionally provided with species-appropriate food.


How old does a domestic pig get?

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Animal health

• A caged chicken is always stressed. They live in a confined space, have no real daylight and therefore get mentally ill very quickly. They pull their feathers out and injure each other.
• It can happen that many of these animals die on their own before they are slaughtered. The free-range chickens are generally better off, but here too the conditions are often not optimal.
• Because the chicken can only grow old if it has enough space and optimal all-round care. Most chickens that are well kept and not slaughtered live between seven and nine years of age.