catching free range birds

[KyleD.]

i have 5 game hens loose well they have been for 4 days. i bought them from a guy who let them free range...easy way of catching them?

 

[Imp]

Wait till they roost at night.
Imp

 

[KyleD.]

they roost the highest i've ever seen a bird roost. they go from limb to limb about 30 feet up no joke.

 

[Indiana hens]

I have an old fish net that stands 6 feet and around 16 inches diameter and around 16 inches deep. It works great if you can get them cornered or against a fence so you just have to go left or right!

 

[Imp]

KyleD. :

they roost the highest i've ever seen a bird roost. they go from limb to limb about 30 feet up no joke.

Someone on here said to knock them off high limbs with a pole. I'm not so sure about that. Cornering them does work. I find I just have to be fearless and grab quickly. Can you feed them in the coop or run then shut the door?
Imp​

 

[KyleD.]

they refuse to get anywhere near the coop or me. i take a step towards them and they run.

 

[Imp]

KyleD. :

they refuse to get anywhere near the coop or me. i take a step towards them and they run.

Sounds like you got a job ahead of you. Don't know what else to suggest except a 30' extension ladder and a sack. Can you climb the tree? Get others to help? Maybe if you tag team them you can wear them out.
Good Luck,
Imp​

 

[enola]

Feed them corn in a dog crate for a few days, when they get used to eating there, you can catch them in the dog crate.

 

[Bluedog420]

clip their wing's when you DO catch them...lol

 

[Enchanted Sunrise Farms]

My husband trained our hens to come to the sound of him tapping on a plastic carton. Started with tapping on the carton then dispensing mealworms from inside it. Do that a couple times and they will come running. i've never known a chicken to not come running if they think they will be getting some yummy worms.