Update: our neighbours two houses down just spotted it. Mealworms, patience, and my trusty butterfly net brought the chicken home.
I had written it off when I hadn’t gotten it back by the second night. But, it lasted three full nights alone in the bush, impressive!
Thanks gang! I couldn’t find it or hear it, but it will be dusk shortly. I’ll keep an eye / ear out for it until it’s too dark.
I took the loudest chicken I had tucked under my arm hoping it would draw the other one out, holding my kids neon green butterfly net in my other hand. Quite a sight!
Sending this from the woods outside my house. I have 13 x 6 week olds just adjusting to their coop. We let them out to sun in the run after their third day locked in. One jumped out the run door when my son was coming in.
Took off like a bullet. I have 12 accounted for, and one in the wind...