Birdmom2020
Songster
Okay guys so my husband was doing alot of research as we alwant our babies to be free range. He found alot of posts on here saying that getting a roo would help keep our birds in the right place even if we had to keep them separated for a while at first. So we got a roo who is 8 months old. He was doing great. Very friendly and gentle with my kids but we kept him away from the babies to be safe. I went to give him some feed in the makeshift coop we made for him for the time being and he escaped. He took off thru our yard and flew (literally) into the woods across the street! Does anyone know of what I can do to try and hoax him back or is he just gone now?
UPDATE!!
Okay I finally caught my roo! (We named him Diffie after finding out my favorite singer passed away) so he is home now and he is fine. He wandered the woods and even crossed the road about 1/4 mile down and was hanging out perched in the trees!! The people that helped me catch him said to clip his wings.. I've never heard of that! I mean I have for house birds but not chickens!? Has anyone else heard of this??
UPDATE!!
Okay I finally caught my roo! (We named him Diffie after finding out my favorite singer passed away) so he is home now and he is fine. He wandered the woods and even crossed the road about 1/4 mile down and was hanging out perched in the trees!! The people that helped me catch him said to clip his wings.. I've never heard of that! I mean I have for house birds but not chickens!? Has anyone else heard of this??
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