A lonely hen.

[lostflight]

This morning I let my cocks out for their morning exercise and two of them didn't come home. This is extremely odd because they have been flying the area for about a month now and has always trapped quickly. However, today the wind was a little rough and the kit drifted a little from the loft.

Another odd thing is, all this season not A SINGLE EGG and just today I went into the loft and there was an egg. The one of the cock that did not come home with the rest of the group was this laying hen's mate.

So my questions are: will they come back? Is there ANYTHING I can do to increase the chances that they will come back?
Will she sit and raise the babies on her own?
I REALLY don't want to lose these babies they are the FIRST ones this year for me.

IDK what to do. Any help?

I spent all day whistling for them before and after I came home for work. I threw two of their loft mates down three blocks the direction they drifted and those two guys came home empty handed. Not a sign of the lost ones. I am very frustrated and worried. I don't think I will be able to sleep tonight.