Poultry Talk Ontario (pto.ca)

Hi: I'm down to one hen. I think she is lonesome. Should I get another for her?
thanks,
Jack

What happened to the others?

The white one escaped, I couldn't catch her, 3 days later, only feathers.

that sucks, sorry. They do well as a flock animal-she's likely enjoy a friend or two, but if you spend time with her, she may end up like one that i have that enjoys just being around the place....if you have any other critters they do make friends-my lone outside chicken (rest are cooped) like the ducks i have....if you do decide to get another, just do 1 or 2...let them get to know each other instead of trying to dump her into a full huge flock where she doesn't know anyone.

So, I got a new hen. Now they won't go into their cage at night, and I can't find their eggs.
Jack

Lock um in for a week

Make sure there's alight on in the coop. They can be too scsared to go in.

ross wrote: ↑

Thu Sep 14, 2023 12:28 pm

Lock um in for a week

I agree. And put their food and water in there. That way, they know where the food is. To get our chickens to go into their fenced-in yard, we sometimes need to herd them in (slowly) by using a couple of broom sticks and we always say, "In ya go" as we do that. They have gotten quite used to it.

They lay their eggs in the garage, on the front porch, eat and drink in their cage, and wander about the rest of the time. This will have to change when it becomes colder.

Is your chicken coop in the garage ?
If you want to protect your hens and collect their eggs, their "home" is going to have to be more clearly defined.