Moving a setting goose

[Adirondake]

Need some help with this one.. I have experience with many farm animals but have never needed to move any from one state to another. We are moving and thought that we were outside of the time frame for any babies. We should have moved the geese first but started moving chickens first. We discovered a week or so ago the geese sitting on eggs (goose and duck ironically). We have the XL large carriers that I would like to be able to make a home for them to move them in a leave them as a "coop" until the babies are born. I am severely hesitant in moving them but have other options (husband offered options) but I don't consider them safe enough to hopefully insure the baby's survival or my geese comfort. Any suggestions, thoughts, ideas to help??

 

[Debbie292d]

Hi!

Wow, what a dilemma! I don't have geese, but if I had to move a sitting hen, I would use a laundry basket. I would take her off the nest, have someone hold her, then put her nest and her eggs in the laundry basket, then set her in it and carry her to the car. I would do this right before I left. I'd put something like a blanket over part of the top/sides so she feels more protected. If she's going to get hot back there, then maybe try skip the blanket.