[header] How to catch a chicken [title] Consider waiting until nighttime to catch your chicken. [step] It is often easier to catch chickens at nighttime. [substeps] Chickens roost at night, making them less mobile and easier to catch off guard. 
If you have a coop you can catch them after they roost for the night on the roosting rods. If a chicken has escaped, find where it is roosting and catch it there.