Same goes for Michael Ball... he's alleged to be gay and it's an open secret in theatreland, according to a pal who's a west end musician, having played in the orchestra of two musicals that Michael has been in!Ignore the fact that he lives with Cathy McGowan... could tell you a few things and name names but don't want to embarrass MB if he looks on here! I know... it was Little Chicken who added the bit about dressing up in women's clothes which is not what made Michael Ball gay...
Chickens naturally can live up to 12 years. Yet egg laying chickens are usually killed before 2 years of age (when they cease to turn a profit), and chicks raised for their flesh are killed at just 6 weeks of age.Male chicks have no economic value to the egg industry.hickens naturally can live up to 12 years. Yet egg laying chickens are usually killed before 2 years of age (when they cease to turn a profit), and chicks raised for their flesh are killed at just 6 weeks of age.
Much depends on the care your chicken receives as well as hereditary factors. However, lifespan doesn't equal egg laying and old chickens lay infrequently, if at all. According to the Montana State University Extension, no one knows a laying hen's lifespan. Commercial egg producers cull layers (called battery hens) when they're one to three years old. Meat birds are slaughtered at six to eight weeks. Backyard flocks see hens living more than five years, with a few living to eight or more years. The oldest recorded hen lived to a ripe old age of 16. How old a layer will live depends on care. Hens fed a balanced diet will live longer than one that is malnourished. Proper parasite management, internal and external, can keep your hens healthy.