How to trap an escaped chicken

[kelser01]

Well I almost got her last night. But she got away and will have NOTHING to do with me today. I bought a live trap and will try that option. The main problem is I live in the suburbs and she is in the front yard about 1/4 mile down from me. There isnt really anywhere to corner her and I know she can fly over a 6 ft fence. I would hate to scare her into someones yard with a big dog etc. Fingers crossed this trap works.

Im glad she is ok, but Im getting tired of trying to catch this stupid bird. She has been on her own for several weeks and seems to be doing just fine. If she wasnt tearing up the garden of this guy I might be tempted to let her run wild!

 

[Pele]

You can do what me and my chicken buddies do: Hold a chicken-catching party.

My friend lost a roo, but she had a pool net, and we all lined up and held our part while another two people flushed the bird out of the bushes with water (you could try super-soakers). Much laughter and fun was had, and we got our bird after a time.

Of course, giving your guests food and drink afterwards while you reminisce about your hunting prowess wouldn't hurt

 

[naillikwj82]

Gee whiz, why not just use a salt shaker. They (old folks) used to tell children to catch a robin was to sprinkle salt on the tail! LOL. That bing said another suggestion besides all previously mentioned is a long leg hook. They are offered in several catolog's but quite easy to do homemade. Good Luck.

 

[shugaskull]

Get a few friends to join the hunt. Circle around her at a greater distance, have your friends herd her to you. Then catch her with your hands.

 

[smarsh]

just watch and see where she roost. she would be easy to pick from the roost after dark, assuming it is reachable.

 

[ChickInDelight]

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Yup. Once mine go to roost, I can just scoop them up, 2 at a time. Watch her until then. Meet some neighbors, enlist children as chicken spies. Secret Agent double egg BAWK!

 

[Tracydr]

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Really, this is so much easier.

 

[kari_dawn]

odly enough, you can actually buy chicken/bird traps.

http://www.wildlifecontrolsupplies....01&Product_Code=WCSRC24&Category_Code=NWSBT00

It's like a snap trap that encases them in a net instead of hurting them. Since you are having a hard time locating her roost spot, it sounds like you need another solution.

Is your hen bonded to your other birds? Even if she isn't, this may still work. Chickens are social, and want company. When our guinea got away from us, she was lost for two weeks before people in the next neighborhood over came knocking on our doors saying she has been living in their front yard (to this day, we still have no clue how they knew she belonged to us!).

After two weeks, she was EXTREMELY skittish. With the cooperation of the neighborhood, This is how we caught her. Her favorite treats in a dish (live mealworms)? Check. One medium sized dog crate with the divider? Check. Blankets? Check. Her best buddy in the whole wide world? Check. We placed her buddy in the back half of the dog crate, and set up the divider to keep him in. We placed the dish of mealworms on the other end, with the front crate door opened. Covered one side of the crate with a blanket (the side where the door hinge was), to block her view of us walking up to the crate.

We walked out of the yard, and watched and waited, and let her mate do the work. She saw him, he saw her. Her whole demeanor changed. They began calling to eachother, and slowly, she started coming towards the crate. The instant she realized that her companion AND food (her whole world) were in that crate, she was determined to get in there....now, guineas are not the brightest, so it took her a minute to figure it out, but she finally walked in. I slowly crept up on the blind side of the crate, and quietly shut the door.

We covered the entire crate with the blanket (to keep her calm), walked it out to the car and drove the whole crew home. We shut her in the coop for two weeks, just to make certain she knew where to go, and to treat her...she had a bad limp, and we wanted to get her back up to a healthy weight. Since then, those two were insepearable, and Snow Pea never wandered again. Good luck catching her...

 

[P-Funk]

Treats. My girls won't leave me alone if they see a plate in my hand. Good luck!

 

[fowlsessed]

Try the one i sugested it is a sure fire method
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