Hen named Peanut breaks world record. This year, Guinness World Records formally recognized Peanut, a 21-year-old chicken, as the oldest living chicken in the entire world.
Additionally, she is the star of a children’s book written and published by her owner, Darwin, titled. “My Girl Peanut and Me – On Love and Life From the World’s Oldest Chicken.”
In Chelsea, Michigan, Darwin, a retired librarian, and her husband Bill manage Darwin’s Eden, a 37-acre farm. They have dogs, parrots, chickens, ducks, guinea pigs, peafowl, and other animals on their farm.
Darwin noticed that Peanut’s egg tooth, which chicks use to break out of their eggs, was missing when she first hatched in May 2002.
Peanut nevertheless seemed in good health. Darwin raised Peanut by hand after her mother rejected her. When Peanut very young, she initially kept in a cage in the living room.
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Hen named Peanut breaks world record. As Peanut grew, she joined the farm’s other chickens and spent 13 years living in a coop. She even her own chicks at that time, many of which fathered by Lance, her favorite rooster.
Despite being too old to have any more chicks, Peanut has recently found companionship in Benny, a one-eyed rooster who takes care of her.