Most chickens live for 5 to 10 years. However, the oldest chicken ever, Muffy (USA, 1989 - 2012), lived to be 23 years 152 days old!
A hen named Peanut, from Michigan, USA, is now confirmed to be the world's oldest living chicken, over two decades after surviving a brush with death when she was abandoned by her mother. Born in the spring of 2002, Peanut is at least 20 years 304 days old as of 1 March 2023.
According to the official Guinness Book of World Records, the oldest rooster died of heart failure at the age of roughly 12 years. Compare this to Matilda, a Red Pyle chicken who worked as an assistant to magician Keith Barton, and lived to be 16 years old.
"He just lived underneath the porch, and I'd come outside and lay with him and act just like a dog." The Hunt family said Snort is now 24 years old -- older than Baby Jane, a pig that died at age 23 and is listed by Guinness World Records as the oldest-ever pig in captivity.
CONQUEIROS, Portugal (AP) — The world's oldest dog recently celebrated his 31st birthday, according to Guinness World Records. Bobi, a purebred Rafeiro do Alentejo, a breed of Portuguese dog, celebrated during a party Saturday at his home in the Portuguese village of Conqueiros, where has lived his entire life.
Spike, the Chihuahua, turned 23 years old in December, beating Pebbles, a toy fox terrier, the previous record holder who died at 22 years old in October, just five months before her 23rd birthday.
The oldest age recorded for a cow was 48 years and 9 months for Big Bertha (1944–93), a Dremon owned by Jerome O'Leary of Blackwatersbridge, Co. Kerry, Republic of Ireland.
Alfie, a pet rabbit that belongs to Billie Laing, has exceeded the 12 year maximum life expectancy for a rabbit. A half Dutch and half Lionhead rabbit most commonly lives no longer than a little over eight years, but Alfie has outlived this lifespan by four years.
Suzy died in 2002, during her 54th year. Suzy was originally bought in 1949 as a yearling (thus born in 1948) and lived on Moon Ranch, New Mexico until 1968. Suzy was bought by her current owner in 1973, who had her checked by a vet.
In compiling this list, we accepted the owner's word as reported in the media for the age of their beloved animal. The oldest cat ever was named Creme Puff who passed away aged 38 years and 3 days. Read on to see the top 10 list of oldest cats ever! If playback doesn't begin shortly, try restarting your device.
Oldest animal ever
The longest-lived animal ever discovered is a quahog clam, estimated to be 507 years old. It had been living on the seabed off the north coast of Iceland until it was scooped up by researchers in 2006 as part of a climate change study.
Many laying hens can live several years into retirement with average life expectancy between 8 and 10 years. The world's oldest chicken on record is was an Old English Game hen named Matilda who lived to 16 years of age.
The oldest age recorded for a sheep was 28 years and 51 weeks  for a crossbred sheep, owned by Griffiths & Davies of Dolclettwr Hall, Taliesin, near Aberystwyth, UK.
The oldest domestic ducks on record were a pair owned by Gladys Blackbeard of Grahamstown, South Africa. They had been given to her in 1917 by a young soldier, and in June 1966 they celebrated their 49th birthday. Moreover, they were still in good health except for their failing eyesight.
The classification of today's chicken (Gallus gallus domesticus) recognizes its primary origin, the Red Junglefowl. Domestication probably occurred 7,000-10,000 years ago in Southeast Asia and Oceana.
Guinea pigs live for an average of 5-7 years, but some have lived much longer. In fact, according to the Guinness Book of World Records, the oldest known guinea pig was almost 15 years old!
Rabbits mature quickly during the first year, and a 1-year-old rabbit is already 21 years old in human years. After the first year, each rabbit year is equal to 6 human years. So by the age of 10 years a rabbit is 75 in human age.
The oldest goat was McGinty who lived to the age of 22 years and 5 months until her death in November 2003 on Hayling Island, UK. A wild rabbit named Flopsy was caught on August 6, 1964, and died 18 years and 10 months later in Tasmania, Australia.
All cattle are descended from as few as 80 animals that were domesticated from wild ox in the Near East some 10,500 years ago, according to a new genetic study.
A cow is pregnant for around nine months (or 279 to 292 days). The gestation length varies depending on several factors, such as the breed of the cow and the sex of the calf.
The greatest age reliably recorded for a horse is 62 years for Old Billy (foaled 1760), bred by Edward Robinson of Woolston, Lancashire, UK.