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i have a problem

joethenuts — Thu, 27 Aug 2015 00:15:38 GMT

i have an item ready to be picked up [by the way this is 100% true if someone can help me download the picture here on this post i will] i have a chicken on my roof ,its been there for nearly 3 weeks , there is a large tree at the front of my house hanging over the front of my roof, cant catch the chicken which we have free to a good home .found a person who has a small farm with chickens ready to take it there . but i cant get the chicken on the ground so that i can put it in a large box for transport. any ideas.

by the way i feed it everyday with a bowl of food and water . even my cat has been on the roof and this chicken is too smart , even pidgeons go up to his food ,and the chicken chases it.

thank you if you can help

ps i have a good exuse if i get a defect to ebay if i cant deliver on time lol.

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beautbots01 — Thu, 27 Aug 2015 00:23:56 GMT

Had a similar problem some time back with one of my new chickens on the roof. My husband got up on the roof to try and catch her but she could move faster around the roof and was dangerous for him. We used bread to entice it close to the edge.

Can it fly? Because you can perhaps get it off by making it fly off the roof. The other thing might be to make it come down for food. Is she laying? Could be a good sized omelette up there.

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*tippy*toes* — Thu, 27 Aug 2015 00:30:37 GMT

Probably the easiest way would be to get up on the roof after dark, say after 9pm. Chooks can't see real well in the dark. They also aren't very mobile when it's dark. They become very docile and are far easier to catch. Don't use a torch because that will give her enough light to become active. That's what we do when the neighbours chooks escape into our yard and can't be caught.

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bookloversbonanza — Thu, 27 Aug 2015 00:33:27 GMT

While 8 months pregnant I watched my husband's escaped cockateil fly up a very large tree to the top!

The postman suggested I climb the tree! We got it down with a blast from a hose! Yes it survived unhurt.

I'd try that.

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cathyjoyjoy — Thu, 27 Aug 2015 00:35:31 GMT

..... best post ever ..........

Make sure you post a video of the results here ......... In fact, I bet there are some solutions on Youtube

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joethenuts — Thu, 27 Aug 2015 00:39:45 GMT

hi it can fly no eggs , in 3 weeks that we have seen it came down once as soon as we got there it flew to the fence and then on the tree , it sleeps on the tree branch and also the roof , the tree branch goes over the part of the roof,

if it was a flat roof ok i would go up there but not on a tiled roof ,

do you think i should stop putting its bowl on the roof and keep the bowl on the ground, but she sometimes knocks the plastic bowl off the roof ,but does not bother that i know off come down. my wife has called it patricia.mmmm

even had the baker across the road come over with a knife and fork.

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joethenuts — Thu, 27 Aug 2015 00:41:50 GMT

good idea i might try that and look in youtube. i even try everyday talking to the chicken , but maybe i sound like a turkey

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beautbots01 — Thu, 27 Aug 2015 00:47:43 GMT

Well if it can fly you might find a nice long broom or branch and sweep it off the edge. Lucky there isn't a fox around it would soon come down in a hurry then. It isn't summer so not putting water up there would not cause her any stress, particularly when she can see it on the ground. Yes and you could also show it the axe. She might get the message.

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beautbots01 — Thu, 27 Aug 2015 01:16:16 GMT

Joe, just a thought. Your problem could cause you another problem. That being if your chookie is pooing on the roof and it rains your rainwater (if you collect it) will be contaminated. So best to get that girl off the roof asap.

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harley_babes_hoard — Thu, 27 Aug 2015 01:16:43 GMT

hose it off the roof

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joethenuts — Thu, 27 Aug 2015 01:18:59 GMT

if i show it the axe , my wife would use it on me......

i tryed the broom ,and she just got up the tree like a monkey,

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go-tazz — Thu, 27 Aug 2015 01:28:50 GMT

@joethenuts wrote:
hi it can fly no eggs , in 3 weeks that we have seen it came down once as soon as we got there it flew to the fence and then on the tree , it sleeps on the tree branch and also the roof , the tree branch goes over the part of the roof,
if it was a flat roof ok i would go up there but not on a tiled roof ,
do you think i should stop putting its bowl on the roof and keep the bowl on the ground, but she sometimes knocks the plastic bowl off the roof ,but does not bother that i know off come down. my wife has called it patricia.mmmm
even had the baker across the road come over with a knife and fork.

Just stop feeding it,(when it gets hungry it will come down).

Remove all bowls from the roof,(if you want to feed and water it then do it on the ground near the back fence).

Put something on the fence to stop it from using it as a jump off spot once it's down.

It's become comfortable up there and it's getting fed,(it's got no reason to come down).

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go-tazz — Thu, 27 Aug 2015 01:34:23 GMT

I would get that branch cut down because when it snaps it will damage the house.

You have all your info on the picture as well,(which is never a good ID to post that on an open forum).

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joethenuts — Thu, 27 Aug 2015 01:36:11 GMT

i will try to convince my wife about that, , she feels sorry for it , once its down it would be easier to catch mind you we saw it down only once ,and as soon as we came close it just jumped on the tree, if we did not have a tree ,we would be smiling.

apparently we have a small group of shops accross the road and about a month ago a chicken maybe the same one walked in to the supermarket , so now i get everytime i go there is why did the chicken cross the road , to go on joes roof. i have the baker donating bread , its not how are you today anymore its how is the chicken mmmmmm

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joethenuts — Thu, 27 Aug 2015 01:37:49 GMT

yes i saw that but that info is available on all my listings anyway.

the tree thats another problem which has to be looked at. but i will try the food part thanks

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harley_babes_hoard — Thu, 27 Aug 2015 01:45:32 GMT

was going to say the same thing about that tree. It needs to go,That is a hazard.

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saarzi — Thu, 27 Aug 2015 02:55:18 GMT

I have about 30 chooks at home.

I dont really understand why youre considering pushing it off the roof with a hose, which will hurt and stress it, or just not feeding or giving it water. Thats really cruel. Chooks arent the brightest... it may just not come down and die of thirst up there.

Of course its going to fly or run away during the day time if its not used to being picked iup regularly.

All chooks start roosting before sunset. When its roosting you can literally just pick it up, it wont move because they cant see in the dark and they go into a type of trance when its roosting time.

You can get a ladder and go up and pick it up when its dark enough (no need to wait until night, dusk is fine). If it doesnt work the first time, the next evening wait until its a little darker and use a torch. Or, do it early, early morning.

Its only on the edge of a the roof. Its right next to the gutter, theres no need to get onto the roof. Fiind a friend with a ladder. If I was close to you, Id come and pick it up myself.

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padi*0409 — Thu, 27 Aug 2015 03:15:50 GMT

I reckon a .22 rifle and a crock-pot in that order..................( though that could raise similar issues with your wife like the ax solution)

Seriously though, I agree with the others, that tree needs some very serious pruning or it's going to cause real problems soon - I imagine the first problem will be blocked gutters/downpipes (before they rust out that is.....).

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cathyjoyjoy — Thu, 27 Aug 2015 03:56:25 GMT

...... I just love these discussion boards .........

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joethenuts — Thu, 27 Aug 2015 05:34:50 GMT

Hi sars I go everyday on a ladder and feed the chook as soon as I make 1 step on the ladder the choock walks backwood as soon as I go down tge chook goes to the gutter this is a smart chook remember it has prob crossed a main road on its own