Using the Facebook API, can I get the user's age (or age range) without first user_birthday permission from user_birthday or friends_birthday ?
user_birthday
friends_birthday
You can not (-_-;)
Age requires the permission of user_birthday or friends_birthday .
Example http://graph.facebook.com/68310606562?fields=id,name,birthday
If you just can’t get the founder’s age.
It depends; if you are creating a canvas application, you can analyze the * signed_request * parameter, which will have an age range (max / min) that should give you something to leave.