Nighttime Chase

[Royal Chicken]

What do I do if one of my chickens gets loose and escapes? Lots and lots of trees surrounds my house, not to mention the creek a few yards away. I read in a book that chickens go into a stupor at nighttime and also that they try to go back to the same spot to sleep each night. Where would be a most likely place for a chicken to hide? In a tree? On a fence post? In the middle of the field? Would it be OK for me to take my dogs with me to find it?

 

[sumi]

Chickens are good at finding their way home when it gets dark and it's unlikely they'll run far enough away to get lost. Unless they get a really big fright or something chases them.
If one does sleep outside I'd suggest looking in trees. Roosting behaviour. Sleep high up.

 

[chfite]

My chickens always come to the coop at night, after foraging for the day.

Chris