Please help with Tree Huggers

[Sunbonnets]

Aloha from Hawaii-
We have had one Roo and one hen after losing our second hen to a neighborhood dog about 6 months ago.
They are aprox 1 year old.
Since losing one hen, the Roo and remaining hen started wanting to sleep outdoors on top of the coop.
They then started sleeping on the neighbors wall.
Then the neighbors tree.
They have just recently totally stopped free ranging in our yard and only come to the coop in the morning to eat.
They now sleep and spend most of the day free ranging with the wild jungle fowl and sleeping full time in the neighbors plumeria tree.
The hen has stopped laying eggs in her coop but is definable not sitting on a nest.
They are really enjoying their newfound freedom but we would like them to start coming home to roost and lay eggs again in the coop.
We have an unusual situation since we have lots of wild chickens always around and weather is never an issue.
Any tips or suggestions of how we can get back to our regular routine?
Mahalo nui!

 

[EggSighted4Life]

Any tips or suggestions of how we can get back to our regular routine?

Confine them to the coop for at least a week or maybe longer.. to "home" them to it again.

You could build a run attached to your coop, even covered in wire.. and confine them to that space longer term. Alternatively, clipping wings might stop them from being able to hop the neighbors wall.. they can still jump pretty good though so it partly depends on how tall the wall is.

Otherwise.. it sounds like they've found better things to do.. it's probably pretty natural for them to join the wild fowl.. there's safety in numbers and they're flock animals.. usually that means more than just 2.

You might include a fake egg in the nest where you'd like her to lay, if you don't have one already. That shows that it's a safe place and others approve also.

I like to see the birds free ranging and otherwise enjoying life.. but I also like fresh eggs!

Best wishes finding a solution that works for you.

 

[The Moonshiner]

I'd say at this point they're like anything else. Once they've been running the streets it's a pretty much lost cause trying to get them to stay at home.