Catching chickens

[dr1939]

I am a newbie and I would like to know the easiest and safest way to catch chickens. They free range and I need to get them to go into the coop at night to protect against predators. I guess the only way I can do that is catch them and place them in the coop at night. Thank you.

 

[Happy Chooks]

You can wait until dark and they are easy to catch. Otherwise, go to home depot and get yourself a net in the garden section. It's made for fish, but has a long handle you can extend. It works wonderfully on stubborn little chicks.

 

[dr1939]

Thanks for the reply but at dark they are already nesting. One on the window sill and the other way up in a tree.

 

[dr1939]

one is about 7 months old and the other the bantam , I don't know how old she is, but she was laying eggs, but not now they are both molting