Hen tracker???

[Karen Glatz]

Do they make tiny GPS trackers for hens.

One of my pullets (the only blue egg layer) hasn't left an egg in the nest box in almost a week. She was laying about 2 out of 3 days. She has found hidey holes before, and I've always found them. I've looked all over and can't find one this time. Everyone else is laying normally. No molts. And I don't see her stopping completely - suddenly.

It would be nice to see if she's jumping the fence or found someplace really strange.

 

[aart]

Do they make tiny GPS trackers for hens.

I doubt it...but the 6th result in this search show the BYC threads about it.

Easier to do this, IMO:
Free range birds sometimes need to be 'trained'(or re-trained) to lay in the coop nests, especially new layers. Leaving them locked in the coop for a week or so can help 'home' them to lay in the coop nests. Fake eggs/golf balls in the nests can help 'show' them were to lay. They can be confined to coop and maybe run 24/7 for a few days to a week, provided you have adequate space and ventilation, or confine them at least until mid to late afternoon. You help them create a new habit and they will usually stick with it. ..at least for a good while, then repeat as necessary.

 

[Karen Glatz]

She actually knows where I want her to lay. When I've found her previous little nests, took the eggs and trimmed back the brush so it wasn't as inviting - she would lay in the nest box for a while, then find another hidey hole. I've also had her jump the low fence into my kitchen garden, then jump back. I now have an electric fence around the kitchen garden, but I searched there too.

I don't want to cut back ALL the brush, but I don't want to waste the eggs (or find rotten ones) either. And she'd my favorite chicken. Silly girl.