The World's Oldest Pet Chicken

From 5 Good News Stories - happiness and fun by Caloroga Shark Media / Happiness Good News Lab

April 30, 2026 · 4 min

About this episode

The episode shares five uplifting stories including the world's oldest pet chicken and a young girl's bravery during a house fire.

Johnny Mac shares five good news stories: Gerie, a pet chicken in Maine, is recognized as the world’s oldest living pet chicken at 15 years and 100 days, with owner Frank saying she became flock leader and now enjoys an indoor life and human company ahead of turning 16 in July. In Georgia, 12-year-old Macy is praised for running into her burning home to alert her two older brothers and help them escape as firefighters contained the blaze and the cause remains under investigation. In England, archaeologists surveying for a wind power project unexpectedly uncovered a Roman villa and bathhouse, an Iron Age farming estate, a bronze handle nicknamed “Norfolk Na,” plus Neolithic, Bronze Age, and medieval finds. In the UK, recycled urine from major events is processed into fertilizer to grow 4,500 trees. In New Zealand, 101-year-old Neville becomes the world’s oldest competitive croquet player. John also hosts Daily Comedy News Unlock an ad-free podcast experience with Caloroga Shark Media! For Apple users, hit the banner which says Uninterrupted Listening on your Apple podcasts app. Subscribe now for exclusive shows like 'Palace Intrigue,' and get bonus content from Deep Crown (our…

People in this episode

Host: Johnny Mac

Topics covered

pets
heroism
archaeology
recycling
age milestones

Keywords

oldest pet chicken
heroic actions
archaeological finds
recycled urine
competitive croquet

Mentioned in this episode

Places: Maine, Georgia, England, UK, New Zealand