Help - brand new hen escaped and hiding in hedge. How do I get her back?

Rainbowflower0

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May 24, 2025
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Hi all,
We bought 3 hens this morning to restart our flock. They’d only been in the enclosure (that has an electric fence) about 20 minutes when the neighbours cat walked past, scaring them. One managed to get out and has run into a dense hedge. Can’t see her in there or reach to see! She was afraid of us and running away too.

Is there any hope she might head back to the other 2 chickens at some point? She won’t have “bonded” with them yet or have any idea where her hen house or food is…

I put some corn near where she she went in and she hasn’t come even towards that
 
The best time to capture her would be in the dark when she can’t see you. If you have a red head lamp, it is easier to see her in the dark without spooking her. But I would leave food and water right there where she is during the daylight. I hope that you capture her. When I add new chickens, I place them inside their coop for 7 days, so they understand where they sleep.
 

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