Chicken thought to be dead was seen in neighbors yard (.5 miles away). What can I do to get her back?

[NatJ]

Finders keepers. Losers weepers.

OP has already said that the chicken can stay there if the neighbor wants it, or OP can bring the chicken home if that's what the neighbor wants.

But OP needs to talk to the neighbor to sort that out, and is having trouble doing so.

 

[Peas4Ducks]

I'm sure the chicken would be happy to be reunited with her flock. Fingers crossed that your neighbors are reasonable and return her.

 

[AgnesGray]

Any updates today? If she's in a pen, she will hopefully be safe until you and the neighbor can have a conversation.

 

[McChooky]

Them having no other chickens points to it being hers but proving it is another story.

 

[Saltlifexo95]

Finders keepers. Losers weepers.

Not in the South.

 

[Saltlifexo95]

We had a predator (fox or coyote I think) that was able to get past and force open our 6 ft wooden fence's gate (a week or so ago). 3 hens missing after a count and some signs of a kill just outside of the fence. We looked around and didn't see any sign of our birds so eventually we assumed the worst. 4+ days later (tonight) my mother was going to take the dog to the park in town and on the way to the highway she saw, what she is pretty much positive was, one of the hens sitting on the interior fence of one of our neighbors property. It was already sundown and there were no cars parked at the house. She didn't know what she could do so she came home and told me about what she saw. She isn't on good terms with the neighbor. Anyways, I was hoping people here might give us advice on what we can do to save our hen from starving/freezing to death or being eaten by feral cats or coyotes/foxes. This has never really happened before (hens escaping) and this neighbor is so far away (about half a mile away and 3-4 homes between ours) that we never expected to be in this kind of a situation with them. My only concern is for the poor little hen that was likely attacked and chased from her home and is now facing a terrible fate. Any suggestions would be appreciated on how we/me could go about getting her back with minimal conflict. We are located in Colorado and are allowed to have chickens/roosters in the area we live (most of us here do have them). Thanks in advance and I'm sorry if I posted in wrong category or anything, I'm not a frequent poster on here.

I’m late here, did you get your chicken back?!

 

[Saltlifexo95]

Them having no other chickens points to it being hers but proving it is another story.

I would’ve just went and got MY chicken.. lol

 

[AgnesGray]

Not in the South.

Or in the Midwest

 

[AgnesGray]

Or in the Midwest

Actually there are federal laws about stealing other people's animals.

 

[aart]

Not in the South.

Or in the Midwest

I don't think integrity is a geographical attribute,
you'll find both a lack and an abundance in any part of the world.