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In the Brooder
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one of my Rhode Island Red hens ran away!
Home description: House is a .25 Acre lot with a 7 ft fenced in backyard, and 8 mature oak trees lining the fence. House in on a subdivision off the highway. with a bean field across the street and corn on either side of the subdivision parallel the highway.
Situation: Already had 5 girls in my flock and added two Rhode Island Red hens two days ago. at first i had the two Rhode Island Reds in the run and the rest would come in and out using the human door. they were getting along fine so yesterday i opened the door. they established the pecking order and went about their business. everything was great. then a family emergency came up and i had to leave the property. I thought everything would be just fine. I came back after 4 hrs and all the hens were in the coop except for one of the new Rhode Island Reds. I looked all around the property in the trees and up and down the subdivision with no luck. At lunch today i went back and looked again and she was not back.
Help request:
What can i do?
How far can chickens run?
is there a way i can get her to come back?
Since she is new to my property will she even think to come back?
how long before i give up?
is there a good resource website that i can use to post lost pets info?
thanks in advance for your help! I love this community of chicken lovers who help each other out.
one of my Rhode Island Red hens ran away!
Home description: House is a .25 Acre lot with a 7 ft fenced in backyard, and 8 mature oak trees lining the fence. House in on a subdivision off the highway. with a bean field across the street and corn on either side of the subdivision parallel the highway.
Situation: Already had 5 girls in my flock and added two Rhode Island Red hens two days ago. at first i had the two Rhode Island Reds in the run and the rest would come in and out using the human door. they were getting along fine so yesterday i opened the door. they established the pecking order and went about their business. everything was great. then a family emergency came up and i had to leave the property. I thought everything would be just fine. I came back after 4 hrs and all the hens were in the coop except for one of the new Rhode Island Reds. I looked all around the property in the trees and up and down the subdivision with no luck. At lunch today i went back and looked again and she was not back.
Help request:
What can i do?
How far can chickens run?
is there a way i can get her to come back?
Since she is new to my property will she even think to come back?
how long before i give up?
is there a good resource website that i can use to post lost pets info?
thanks in advance for your help! I love this community of chicken lovers who help each other out.
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