Catching my darned hens.

[PeachygirlGA]

My dad and I were just talking about this the other day! He said when they used to have chickens growing up they had a long wire with a hook on the end that they would put around the chicken's feet to catch them. I haven't tried it though.

 

[Highcotton]

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Take a wire coat hanger or a heavy piece of wire about 3 or 4 feet loong and bend a hook in the end and hook them by the leg. There are discussions on the Inventions thread. You can catch them before they realize you are trying.

 

[Highcotton]

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Hey Peachygirl. Iam from Peach County too. I live just outside of Powersville. I didn't see your post before I posted. We used these hooks when I was growing up and I use the now. I keep a couple hanging on my run fence. I can pull a chicken out of the flock before anyone realizes what is happening.

 

[Mathew544]

I purchased chicks off a gentleman that raised pheasants and he had a large net that he used to catch all his birds, even the babies. I thought it was quite innovative and it seemed to work well. Maybe purchase a net with a long handle, throw down some chicken scratch and when they get close nab them? I always catch my birds at night when they're roosting because they can't see well and they don't struggle as much. Good luck!