transport

  1. RossAcres

    Transporter Services!

    Hello everyone! I just wanted to offer my services on here. I am starting my own transporting business and I would love to help out the breeders on here. There are many transporters out there, so I am trying to get my name out there too. I travel A LOT and never mind a long drive. My...
  2. RossAcres

    Need Transport for Birds or Small Animals?

    Hello everyone! I am transporting birds/small animals on August 9th-11th. It's too hot to ship birds via the post office, but I have air conditioned spots available! Give your birds the star treatment! The trip starts in Nashville, TN and ends in Iowa City, IA. Then from Iowa City back to...
  3. QuailTail

    Questions about transporting and acclimatising my new coturnix quail flock

    Good morning, afternoon and evening everyone. This weekend I am finally going to pick up my first little flock of 10 coturnix quail - all laying age hens. They're going into a brand new aviary and I have no other quail, so it will be all theirs. I have a couple of questions about how best to...
  4. darciegray

    Moving my 6 chickens interstate - what is the best mode of transport?

    Hi everyone :) My partner and I are relocating in December from Cairns, QLD to South Australia (about 2,600km). We have 6 hens, all around 2-3 years of age, who we love dearly and will definitely be bringing with us! I was wondering if anyone else here has transported their chickens similar...
  5. W

    Adding new chickens plus transporting them to our home

    Hello everyone! 🐥 We currently have four sweet Bielefelder hens that we’ve raised since chicks. We have offered to adopt three Red Sex Link hens (these ones are Rhode Island Red / White Leghorn) from a friend who has too many eggs to manage. They are healthy, about 1.5 years old, which I know is...
  6. buffy-the-eggpile-layer

    Transporting Easily Stressed/Overheated Hen to Vet

    Hi all, I'm anxious because I need to take my 2 y/o GLW to the vet tomorrow afternoon. She has double bumblefoot that hasn't responded to my care and recently started laying soft shelled eggs. On top of this, she overheats and gets stressed very easily (panting/wings held out)--I'm talking she...
  7. L

    Emu Sedation and Transport

    Hi there everyone, I am looking for some advice on how to possibly sedate our 2 full grown emus, in order to load them into a trailer that will be taking them across the country. I have a call in with a vet, but wondered more about how to best administer the medicine and if anyone has any...
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    Chickens going for a ride
  9. K

    Moving mother hen with chicks

    Hello everybody! This is my first post on the site and also my first question: I am planning to buy a mother hen with already hatched chicks, the problem is that I don't know how they will react to their transport. I am not so concerned about keeping the chicks warm - they should stay warm with...
  10. EMMYTR0N

    Seeking Advice- Moving a Raised Coop

    Hello all! We are hoping to move our coop across the yard, about a 40 ft. distance. Unfortunately we don't have access to any machinery to assist us. It's 4'x6' and I'm guessing it weighs around 600lb. Does anyone have any experience/advice for moving a raised coop? I have attached a photo of...
  11. TAM Farm

    Emergency evacuation plan

    Today there was a fire about a mile from our house, "as the crow flies". It got me thinking about an emergency evacuation plan. I have added lots of animals in the last year and I would not be able to transport them all if I had to "bug out" today. What are things that you need to do to get ready?
  12. Laylaloveschickens

    Transportation from Brisbane to Perth Australia rules

    hello I have fallen in love with an interstate bird I am in Perth Australia and she is in Brisbane. Has anyone transported a 10 week hen how did it go who did you use and what was the paperwork for quarantine I hear it is hard to get approvals is this true? Thank you :)
  13. G

    Transport of button quail

    Hi! I'm new to the site and looking for advice. I'm moving out of state and need pointers on how to safely transport button quail. It's at least a 10 hour drive. I've read on a prior post about putting them in a bag or a dark enclosure. But it seems to me that for such a long drive they'll need...
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