Help!!

[Mountain Peeps]

Ok I'm going to get Mary in two days!! Does a anyone else have advice? Also, do you hav any tips for keeping her calm and quiet during the car ride home?

Thanks!

 

[Aacre]

How exciting! What works well for me is transporting chickens in those 5 gallon plastic totes. Keeping it dark will keep the chicken calm. This is the only way I've ever transported chickens, but I have experimented with lids on versus lids off. Lids on seem to keep the chicken calmer because they tend to go to sleep when it's darker.

 

[Mountain Peeps]

How exciting! What works well for me is transporting chickens in those 5 gallon plastic totes. Keeping it dark will keep the chicken calm. This is the only way I've ever transported chickens, but I have experimented with lids on versus lids off. Lids on seem to keep the chicken calmer because they tend to go to sleep when it's darker.

Thank you for your tips!!! Do you think a dog crate could work also? That's what my grandma is getting ready for her to be transported in.



Any other advice is welcome!

 

[Aacre]

A dog crate would work just as well.

 

[Mountain Peeps]

A dog crate would work just as well. 

Great! Thank you much!

 

[Mountain Peeps]

Anybody else have advice for this big move, chance and introducing?

 

[Mountain Peeps]

Sorry, I keep asking, I'm just really anxious about getting my new chicken tomorrow. Do you all have any tips for keeping her calm on the way back? It's about 15 hours to where she is so obviously that's a long trip. Should I keep her in a dark crate or let light come through?

Thank you all so much!!

 

[Mountain Peeps]

Ok so I got Mary! I'll be leaving with her on Wednesday. She is broody at the time which will make traveling easier. (I think!) If she happens to stay broody once I'm done quarantining her, do you think she will accept pullets easier at all?

 

[Mountain Peeps]

Anyone have ideas/advice?

 

[Mountain Peeps]

Here she is!! We arrived home last night. All of today she has just been sitting on the nest. She has eaten and drinken a little but I haven't found any poops. Should I be concerned?