The world’s oldest chicken lives in Portland. Her name is Gertie.

By Andrew Rice///4/14/2026

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![](https://www.pressherald.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/4/2026/04/43544527_20260414_Gertie004.jpg?w=1024) Guinness World Records has recognized a blind, jazz-loving, 15-year-old hen in Portland as the oldest living chicken on Earth.