************************************************************************************************************** Iona McCormik's Experience
I got the hen at about 6 months old. She came from Greenville, NC. A fellow had 2 hens and a cock in his chicken yard and sold 3 big chicks to a fellow I was dating. They were a Christmas gift. The birds were one of the nicest gifts I have ever gotten.
As a young hen she produced a bunch of eggs and chicks every year. Since at that early stage I only had 3 peas and both hens brought up chicks each year I know she was doing her job.
About 3 or 4 years ago I notice she had began to grow longer tail feathers than the other hens and they had green in them like a young male. Since I knew she was an old gal I just watched her do her thing. She was the boss hen and had not produced any eggs in several years probably because her ovaries were no longer functioning due to her advanced age. She was a post menopausal hen so to speak.
Last week she died at the age of 16-17