Floppy Died

ArkRescue

ArkRescue

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I walked into the coop yesterday and looked at Sweetie and called her Floppy - sheesh. Just shows how much I ALWAYS spoke Floppy's name when I went into the coop. I'm sure I'll do that again. I hope Sweetie doesn't feel offended lol.

yknotpoms said:
Sorry to hear about Floppy.
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PrepH4U

PrepH4U

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ArkRescue said:
I hope to one day find another "mouthy" hen to rescue/adopt. I really enjoyed having a talkative hen in the flock.
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So sorry! I know how some chickens are a great pet. :huggy: My hen Funky is a talker and always comes running when I call her.
 
ArkRescue

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yeah and now that Floppy is gone Turbo will have less competition for Prince's attention ...... bet I catch those 2 behind the milk crate more often now? Prince just thinks he's HOT crap since the other rooster died. Has all the hens to himself now. Well at least when cross-dressing Turbo isn't flaunting his ... err ... her stuff.

ICit said:
:tantrum......... its all turbos fault.... :cds: that cross dressing punk :cds:
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jedi2814

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ArkRescue said:
My flock ranges in age from 1 to 4 years old (maybe a couple are 5 - maybe Floppy was 5 not 4?). I was reading online that chickens can live 7-10 years.
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That would be exceptional for a modern hen. I don't have a lot of experience with heritage breeds so they could live longer. But more than 4 or 5 for a regular production type hen is unusual - not unheard of, but unusual....
 
Cowgirl

Cowgirl

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jedi2814 said:
That would be exceptional for a modern hen. I don't have a lot of experience with heritage breeds so they could live longer. But more than 4 or 5 for a regular production type hen is unusual - not unheard of, but unusual....
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I'm going to disagree. If you're talking about a production leghorn, then generally they don't live past 3 because they're culled for lack of production. I wouldn't be surprised to see that same hen live much longer in a less stressful environment. Many hens like Rhode Island Reds and Barred Rocks can definitely live to ripe old age if they're taken care of. Stress and heavy production reduce the lives of hens, so hens in a backyard type environment will definitely live that long.
 
ArkRescue

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Based on what she looked like (and her sisters that I still have), I believe that Floppy was (or in part) Buff Orpington (sp?).

Cowgirl said:
I'm going to disagree. If you're talking about a production leghorn, then generally they don't live past 3 because they're culled for lack of production. I wouldn't be surprised to see that same hen live much longer in a less stressful environment. Many hens like Rhode Island Reds and Barred Rocks can definitely live to ripe old age if they're taken care of. Stress and heavy production reduce the lives of hens, so hens in a backyard type environment will definitely live that long.
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Busterduck

Busterduck

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ArkRescue said:
I miss her already.
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Sorry I didn't get you the number. My harddrive died and I have been offline for a while.

My mother's hen (was mine when I lived home) lived to over 18 years of age. She was an Aracana. All of the other hens I had died off one by one but that old hen lived so very long. After all of her buddies had died, she started hanging around my mother's german shepherd. She would sleep in his doghouse with him. We were surprised about how long she lived. Never in my wildest dreams did I think a chicken would live so long. She was very special. It was very sad when she finally passed.
 
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