Chicken Boarders

[sixsojourners]

Hi everyone! We are moving from Colorado to Idaho, Boise Meridian area. We don't close on our home for 14 days and I have no idea where to board my chickens. ANY ideas??

 

[silkiecuddles]

Hi, and welcome to BYC!

Have you talked to any of your current neighbors about it? What about friends or family?

 

[QueenMisha]

Welcome to BYC! It's great to have you.

Sadly no one really boards chickens. Largely due to disease concerns; there'd be no feasible way to keep multiple flocks on the same premises with correct quarantine measures. I'd agree with @silkiecuddles regarding contacting neighbors and family.

 

[Pork Pie]

Hi and welcome to BYC. I wish you the best of luck finding a temporary home for your flock.

All the best
CT

 

[drumstick diva]

Thank you for joining us at Backyard Chickens.

 

[redsoxs]

Greetings from Kansas, sixsojourners, and . Great to have you aboard! Hope you find someone to board your birds or enlist a neighbor to care for them in your absence. Best of luck!

 

[BantamFan4Life]

Welcome to BYC! I'm glad you joined us!

 

[CuzChickens]

Hi there and welcome to Backyard chickens! I have to say, if you are planning on moving that far, you might want to just sell them and get more in Idaho, that is a long trip for chickens, and chickens never do well on long trips like that. I had a friend that moved about 4 hours, borrowed a livestock trailer and put her 24 chickens in it, drove carefully, and when she got to her new house, only 8 were still alive. Good luck!

 

[sixsojourners]

Thank you everyone for your help! We found a boarder for our chickens - our first call was a success. I must say the folks in Boise and Meridian are so friendly and welcoming! Thank again everyone!