Thanks for the advice! Believe it or not, poking around and making loud noises was my first option. About fifteen minutes ago I drug my brother and I outside and we tried using the stick end of a mop to scare them out of the bushes (we didn't hit them of course). I was very surprised that it did...
Okay so I'm a first time chicken owner and I've had this flock for a bit over a year. Last night the chickens (7 in total) had all fit into the smaller coop that I own which has a very tiny run- for some odd reason they like that one better than their own. So this morning before i left for...
I do have 4 other chickens that are the same age as her but they are usually outside most of the day doing what they would do regularly. We got all 5 of them together at the same time so its not like she's new to the flock or anything.
I have an Old English hen who is about 22-23 weeks old and has not started laying yet. However, for the past few days she has been spending most of her time alone in the coop on her roosting perch. I have never noticed this behavior from her before and this is my first time having chickens...