For real they are so cute ❤❤❤

@@pchick yes she is getting old ;w;

@@lulzBrownie i had an australorp that was the last survivor of her flock and she started looking really youthful when we got new chicks so she wouldn't be lonely. but after they all grew up she eventually started showing her age again :(

@@pchick aww poor girl, do you still have her? at first when mine started showing signs of old age i thought something was wrong. she started off by appearing very broody, like not wanting to leave the coop/incubate even if there wasn't any eggs, fluffing up and making those defensive clucking noises towards the other hens, wanting to be alone... her broodyness felt like it went on for weeks, months, just mostly sitting, i thought maybe this is why she started limping cuz she wasn't walking around much, as i saw no signs of scalemites, injury or bumblefoot. i was wondering if giving her more chicks would finally end this cycle, but I'm honestly not in a position to have more chickens. eventually she stopped trying to incubate, but still acts broody, broody hen noises, and defensive fluff ups when other hens approached. even a while after that she still wasn't laying eggs (? I've only witnessed her laying an egg once when i happened to check the coop)and just moving around slowly... I've come to realize she's probably just getting old, she's a bit over 7yrs old which seems to be the average for some chickens... she still acts a bit broody, overall like a normal chicken, but at the pace of an old lady... comes for treats, loves to lie in the sun, take dirt baths, etc. she raised a handful of the other chickens in the video since they were chicks like 4 years ago. unfortunately due to her loafing around a lot, especially on the concrete part of our backyard, she's developed a callus on her chest which im not sure how to treat 😭

@@lulzBrownie no, we don't have her anymore. we gave the flock away a couple years ago and she was still fairly active, just a bit slower and far less pristine feathers. also going to bed early so she could secure her position on the perches. your girl sounds like she aged a lot more than mine. it's interesting that she stayed broody because mine stopped caring about eggs entirely, let alone lay one. hopefully your old girl's callus doesn't get too bad, it sucks when even resting hurts ;-;

@@pchick aww i hope she's living a happy rest of her life in her new home... but yeah mine seems like she's aged quite a bit, she's one of last ones to go up into the coop, usually i help her by putting her up at the top of the ramp so she doesn't have to walk up the slope. despite the weakness, she still has a bit of strength to fly up onto the roosts!