Found a chicken on road - Help!

[TwoCrows]

Hello there and welcome to BYC!

Oh poor thing! Do your best to lure it in, chickens are not easy to catch. You are not alone, another new member just had the same issue and did eventually catch this rooster in a crate with food in it, (a cinnamon roll of all things. )Click here to read about it... https://www.backyardchickens.com/threads/how-to-catch-a-rooster.1339899/

Good luck and keep us posted!

 

[TwoShepherds]

Good luck! Let us know if you catch it.

 

[noellexx]

Thank you again everyone! I saw her again briefly, but she seems to have run into the bushes. My brother and I and waiting out for her, and we're pretty sure we've found her roosting spot, so if we're not able to lure her out right now with some food, we'll probably come back tonight to check there.

 

[ValerieJ]

Thank you again everyone! I saw her again briefly, but she seems to have run into the bushes. My brother and I and waiting out for her, and we're pretty sure we've found her roosting spot, so if we're not able to lure her out right now with some food, we'll probably come back tonight to check there.

You are so kind to do this for a helpless creature who can never repay you. That is the true measure of a person.

 

[HomesteaderWife]

@noellexx - Oh please do keep us updated on how it goes with this sweet girl!

(Psst, welcome to BYC by the way! So glad you're here, and talking to fellow chicken lovers. Hopefully you can already see everyone is concerned and offering advice. So if you do manage to get her, folks here will be more than happy to help you figure out where to proceed.)

 

[cluckmecoop7]

I hope she will stay safe! So many wild animals out there....

 

[ronott1]

I hope you can get her before a predator does!

 

[sourland]

Welcome to BYC. Hopefully you have managed to catch the bird.

 

[fldiver97]

Welcome! Thanks for looking out for the poor chicken! Good luck!

 

[noellexx]

We went back to the tree where she was roosting, and just about managed to get her! She kept going back to it, but after a couple of attempts, we've decided to go back tomorrow after we're sure she is totally asleep. In the mean time, it doesn't seem she is going anywhere. Once we've (hopefully) got her, we'll probably try and see if one of our friends that owns chickens can take her, if no one claims her. Thank you for the help everyone!