Why the chicken crossed the road

Of our 7 hens, one (a buff orpington named "Paris") keeps crossing the road to wander around in the woods.

Usually, all 8 chickens trot around the farm in a giant flock - until lately. At early dawn, Paris likes to slink across the road like a moonshiner running whiskey. She's constantly on watch to see if anyone spies her, as she makes her run for the first stand of trees. Then she'll stay hidden in the woods all day. By evening, we go after her to lead her back to the coop (we have some coyotes around here that would love a chicken dinner). If she is "uncooperative" we sic our four year old, Grady, on her. He's quick and fearless. Last week, when I was driving straight into the woods, he flanked left - came around from due West, slid under a low-hanging white pine and tackled her. All you could see were feet and feathers, until he emerged from the underbrush - scratched up, but grinning. Yesterday, when it was about time to go and fetch her again...she came back to the farm, trotting low & cautious along the feed bunk. She zigzagged her way to the coop, and was just about to round the corner when the rooster caught site of her. He came out flapping and pecking at her furiously. She managed to dodge him (I think all that practice trying to evade Grady helped) and she made it to the feeder. Alas, we now know why the chicken crossed the road... to get away from that bully rooster. I don't think we'll be seeing that much of him in the future.