Slightly confused....

[Boiled Octopus]

Hello all,

I have a bit of a problem with one of my Dutch Bantams. I have 4 in all, plus one 'mongrel' bantam!

One decided not to join the rest of the girls in the coop a couple of nights ago. I searched everywhere until it was really dark and couldn't find her. Rather upset I retired to the house. Next morning, out she popped from some bushes clucking away and joined the rest of the clan.

When I went to put them all to bed again, she was nowhere to be seen again. I haven't seen her for the last couple of days now.

I live in the middle of nowhere and there are plenty of places she could hide, but wonder whether she may have been killed by now? Generally these bantams are pretty quick and have unlimited flight, but I just don't know. I don't have cockerels, but I have heard that sometimes chickens can go missing for weeks and then suddenly just turn up!

Any thoughts/suggestions?

 

[Boiled Octopus]

Odd...I did put paragraphs in my post??

 

[Highlander]

Could she be sitting on eggs somewhere?

 

[Boiled Octopus]

She could be, but I have no idea where. She hasn't laid eggs before, and is about the time she would be doing so. Just seems odd she hasn't re-joined the rest of the girls. Unless she's dead of course...