How long do Silkies live?

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themagicaltoad1

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How long do Silkies live?
« on: December 13, 2012, 11:13 »
Out of my odd bod collection of hens I have one golden silkie. She is one of my original 1st 3 hens who are all coming up to about 4yrs old. The 3 of them stopped laying a few months ago after some very iffy looking eggs, and are like 3 old ladies pottering around the garden. I've noticed "Penny" the silkie is spending a lot of time in the coop these days, not nesting, just sitting on the bar. Her eye sight has never been great and she doesn't seem to hear that well now either, other than that she's fine, certainly not showing any signs of illness. I'm wondering if this is likely to be her last winter. Can anyone advise me on how long silkies tend to live for?

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Re: How long do Silkies live?
« Reply #1 on: December 14, 2012, 07:50 »
they can to be 8 - 9 years so yours are mere youngsters.
Staffies are softer than you think.

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Re: How long do Silkies live?
« Reply #2 on: December 14, 2012, 15:12 »
they can to be 8 - 9 years so yours are mere youngsters.

Thanks Joyful, I thought it was between about 3 and 5 years, I guess she's just feeling the cold more than usual then.


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