Well I got the ok from Nifty and just wanted to say that this was originally desertgirl's idea.
This is the BYC Critter Sitter Exchange. Here's the thread where the idea was formed: https://www.backyardchickens.com/forum/viewtopic.php?id=182458. Basically a you watch mine and I'll watch yours kind of thing. Members can ask for other compensation but the main point of this thread is to help one another.
Please post with your name, location (you don't have to specify city but at least specify county please), how far you're willing to travel and what animals you have experience in. I'll edit the original post as people leave replies.
Arkansas
Rodriguezpoultry - Mikaela - Fayetteville and Tulsa, Oklahoma
Willing to travel anywhere within those confines...possibly 25 miles or so.
Can care for: horses, chickens, geese, ducks, pet birds, dogs, cats, rodents.
Rbamterry - Amanda - Malvern
Willing to travel into the local counties.
Can care for: horses, cattle, dogs, cats, ferrets, exotic, reptile, etc. Can care for at your home or mine.
California
Okiron - Rina - Cypress
Willing to sit for OC and LA counties
Have experience with dogs, cats, rabbits, rats, hamsters.
Debiraymond - Debi - High Desert Area
High Desert area: Phelan, Apple Valley, Hesperia, Victorville, Adelanto, Pinon Hills, Wrightwood
Dogs, cats, rabbits, chickens, ducks, turkeys, goats, rodents. No snakes or bugs please.
Florida
Eggs-Actly - Brian - Daytona Beach
Willing to travel up to 20 miles - Ormond Beach, Holly Hill, New Smyrna Beach, Edgewater.
Experience - dogs, cats, chickens, birds, snakes, fish, rodents - just about any domesic pet. It's been a loooooooooong time since I took care of horses and goats but it'll come back to me again with a little instruction. I'd like to try to take care of pigs.
TriciaHowe - Tricia - Gainesville Area
Can travel within 30 miles of High Springs.
I can do any livestock, pets (even creepy crawlies smile ) bunnies, rodents. Pretty much anything.
JupiterFarmer - Alexandra - Jupiter
Willing to travel all of palm beach county and lower parts of Martin county.
Experience in most types of exotic birds, ducks, chickens, cat and all sizes of dogs. But willing to learn your way of taking care of any other animal
DawnSusan - Dawn - Plantation
I would be able to do Davie, Cooper City, Fort Lauderdale, and possibly Hollywood.
I used to run a professional pet sitting business, but no longer do it.
Sillystunt - Heather - Winter Haven
Can travel in POLK COUNTY includes Bartow, auburndale, lakeland, eagle lake, winter haven, Dundee, cypress gardens.
I have experience with chickens, ducks, goats, dogs, cats, fish and birds.
Georgia
Drivegirl54 - Terri - Barrow County
Willing to travel approx 30 mile radius.
Can care for chickens, geese, ducks, pet birds, dogs, cats, rodents and pretty much anything else if you tell me how.
Indiana
CoopCrazy - Josh - Columbus
Willing to travel to Seymour, North Vernon, Hope, Greenwood.
Can care for about anything .
Kentucky
BluegrassSeramas - Jessi - Georgetown
Willing to sit for pretty much around this area.
Have experience with anything and everything. No spiders and no bugs.
Massachusetts
leitha2006 - Heather - Blackstone Valley
Willing to travel 25 miles Between Worcester to Franklin
Have experience with Dogs, Cats, Fish (freshwater), Chickens, rodents. Will not do snakes.
Montana
HarlansHollowFarms - Laura - Sidney
Will travel on weekends to Billings (270 miles), or Richland County on weekdays. If you live farther, I may be able to help, just ask.
Will sit for horses, cows, goats, pigs, cats and dogs, chickens, rodents, birds..NO snakes or spiders or children wink. Also would be willing to sit in my home with dogs, or horses, I have extra pasture.
New Mexico
desertgirl - Jamie - Albuquerque
Willing to travel anywhere around the Duke City
I can help with chickens, dogs, cats and am more than willing to follow instructions on other critters.
North Carolina
CrazyChickieMama - Angelica - Bolton
In and up to 45 miles away from Wilmington
Willing to take care of pretty much anything.
Oklahoma
Rodriguezpoultry - Mikaela - Tulsa and Fayetteville, Arkansas
Willing to travel anywhere within those confines...possibly 25 miles or so.
Can care for: horses, chickens, geese, ducks, pet birds, dogs, cats, rodents.
Oregon
Clport - Carol - Damascus
Will travel within 30 minutes.
Will sit anything that breathes. www.ScootersBedAndBiscuit.com
Pennsylvania
Dun chick - Jane - Butler
I can travel 25 miles or therabouts(lawrence, butler, mercer counties)
I have experience with chickens(of course), and horses but can feed/care for just about anything except rodents or snakes.
Equine623 - Jill - Near East Stroudsburg
Willing to cover NEPA, Lehigh Valley and into NJ.
Have experience in everything. Currently a vet tech student and work as a zookeeper
Texas
BFeathered -- Michele -- Tarrant County (Ft Worth area)
I'll drive 25 mi or so (N Dallas, Denton, Arlington).
I have experience with dogs, cats, birds (finches, parrots, not just chickens) rodents and snakes. Willing to care for horses/goats if you'll show me what they need. (former vet asst-- you name it, we saw it!)
Havi - Holly - Waco Area
Willing to travel around 25-30 miles. Let me know if you're a little farther out, I might be willing to help.
Have experience with dogs, cats, rabbits, chickens, hamsters, and I will help with other animals if you let me know how.
Utah
Hen-thusiast - Need Name - Salt Lake City Area
Willing to travel around 30 miles or so.
Familiar with horses, rabbits, cats, dogs and other small animals.
Virginia
SimplyForties - Mary - Carroll County
Willing to travel to the adjacent counties.
Experienced with horses, cows, chickens, ducks and the usual pets including reptiles and random small animals.
This is the BYC Critter Sitter Exchange. Here's the thread where the idea was formed: https://www.backyardchickens.com/forum/viewtopic.php?id=182458. Basically a you watch mine and I'll watch yours kind of thing. Members can ask for other compensation but the main point of this thread is to help one another.
Please post with your name, location (you don't have to specify city but at least specify county please), how far you're willing to travel and what animals you have experience in. I'll edit the original post as people leave replies.
Arkansas
Rodriguezpoultry - Mikaela - Fayetteville and Tulsa, Oklahoma
Willing to travel anywhere within those confines...possibly 25 miles or so.
Can care for: horses, chickens, geese, ducks, pet birds, dogs, cats, rodents.
Rbamterry - Amanda - Malvern
Willing to travel into the local counties.
Can care for: horses, cattle, dogs, cats, ferrets, exotic, reptile, etc. Can care for at your home or mine.
California
Okiron - Rina - Cypress
Willing to sit for OC and LA counties
Have experience with dogs, cats, rabbits, rats, hamsters.
Debiraymond - Debi - High Desert Area
High Desert area: Phelan, Apple Valley, Hesperia, Victorville, Adelanto, Pinon Hills, Wrightwood
Dogs, cats, rabbits, chickens, ducks, turkeys, goats, rodents. No snakes or bugs please.
Florida
Eggs-Actly - Brian - Daytona Beach
Willing to travel up to 20 miles - Ormond Beach, Holly Hill, New Smyrna Beach, Edgewater.
Experience - dogs, cats, chickens, birds, snakes, fish, rodents - just about any domesic pet. It's been a loooooooooong time since I took care of horses and goats but it'll come back to me again with a little instruction. I'd like to try to take care of pigs.
TriciaHowe - Tricia - Gainesville Area
Can travel within 30 miles of High Springs.
I can do any livestock, pets (even creepy crawlies smile ) bunnies, rodents. Pretty much anything.
JupiterFarmer - Alexandra - Jupiter
Willing to travel all of palm beach county and lower parts of Martin county.
Experience in most types of exotic birds, ducks, chickens, cat and all sizes of dogs. But willing to learn your way of taking care of any other animal
DawnSusan - Dawn - Plantation
I would be able to do Davie, Cooper City, Fort Lauderdale, and possibly Hollywood.
I used to run a professional pet sitting business, but no longer do it.
Sillystunt - Heather - Winter Haven
Can travel in POLK COUNTY includes Bartow, auburndale, lakeland, eagle lake, winter haven, Dundee, cypress gardens.
I have experience with chickens, ducks, goats, dogs, cats, fish and birds.
Georgia
Drivegirl54 - Terri - Barrow County
Willing to travel approx 30 mile radius.
Can care for chickens, geese, ducks, pet birds, dogs, cats, rodents and pretty much anything else if you tell me how.
Indiana
CoopCrazy - Josh - Columbus
Willing to travel to Seymour, North Vernon, Hope, Greenwood.
Can care for about anything .
Kentucky
BluegrassSeramas - Jessi - Georgetown
Willing to sit for pretty much around this area.
Have experience with anything and everything. No spiders and no bugs.
Massachusetts
leitha2006 - Heather - Blackstone Valley
Willing to travel 25 miles Between Worcester to Franklin
Have experience with Dogs, Cats, Fish (freshwater), Chickens, rodents. Will not do snakes.
Montana
HarlansHollowFarms - Laura - Sidney
Will travel on weekends to Billings (270 miles), or Richland County on weekdays. If you live farther, I may be able to help, just ask.
Will sit for horses, cows, goats, pigs, cats and dogs, chickens, rodents, birds..NO snakes or spiders or children wink. Also would be willing to sit in my home with dogs, or horses, I have extra pasture.
New Mexico
desertgirl - Jamie - Albuquerque
Willing to travel anywhere around the Duke City
I can help with chickens, dogs, cats and am more than willing to follow instructions on other critters.
North Carolina
CrazyChickieMama - Angelica - Bolton
In and up to 45 miles away from Wilmington
Willing to take care of pretty much anything.
Oklahoma
Rodriguezpoultry - Mikaela - Tulsa and Fayetteville, Arkansas
Willing to travel anywhere within those confines...possibly 25 miles or so.
Can care for: horses, chickens, geese, ducks, pet birds, dogs, cats, rodents.
Oregon
Clport - Carol - Damascus
Will travel within 30 minutes.
Will sit anything that breathes. www.ScootersBedAndBiscuit.com
Pennsylvania
Dun chick - Jane - Butler
I can travel 25 miles or therabouts(lawrence, butler, mercer counties)
I have experience with chickens(of course), and horses but can feed/care for just about anything except rodents or snakes.
Equine623 - Jill - Near East Stroudsburg
Willing to cover NEPA, Lehigh Valley and into NJ.
Have experience in everything. Currently a vet tech student and work as a zookeeper
Texas
BFeathered -- Michele -- Tarrant County (Ft Worth area)
I'll drive 25 mi or so (N Dallas, Denton, Arlington).
I have experience with dogs, cats, birds (finches, parrots, not just chickens) rodents and snakes. Willing to care for horses/goats if you'll show me what they need. (former vet asst-- you name it, we saw it!)
Havi - Holly - Waco Area
Willing to travel around 25-30 miles. Let me know if you're a little farther out, I might be willing to help.
Have experience with dogs, cats, rabbits, chickens, hamsters, and I will help with other animals if you let me know how.
Utah
Hen-thusiast - Need Name - Salt Lake City Area
Willing to travel around 30 miles or so.
Familiar with horses, rabbits, cats, dogs and other small animals.
Virginia
SimplyForties - Mary - Carroll County
Willing to travel to the adjacent counties.
Experienced with horses, cows, chickens, ducks and the usual pets including reptiles and random small animals.
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