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Hi everyone,
I searched this folder going back several years and got some good ideas on the logistics of the move (wire dog cage, carpet on bottom for traction, etc.). My question is specific to the heat during the move. I have 8 barred rocks and 1 rooster. We are moving back to our home town of Austin and I'll be driving from San Diego to Austin in the 3rd week of August. Temps here are 70s, sometimes close to 80. Usually during July & August here we hit 90 in my microclimate, but this summer has been very cool. So we'll be going from 70s/low 80s to 90-95s. I have three questions:
1. Is it possible to move them safely (i.e. without killing them from heat)? I would rather give them to a friend than kill them on the move.
2. What can I do to protect them during the drive? (frozen water jugs, a battery-powered fan, trying to avoid driving during the hottest part of the day - although where would I park during the heat of the day and wouldn't it be better to be moving and thus generating air flow?)
3. Once I arrive in Austin, will the overall change in temp be too much for them to acclimate to? Going from a balmy cool climate to a hot humid one? Fortunately by September temps begin to drop in Austin (to 90 rather than 95) so I hope our timing means they'll have fall and winter to get used to the new climate.
Thanks,
Shannon
I searched this folder going back several years and got some good ideas on the logistics of the move (wire dog cage, carpet on bottom for traction, etc.). My question is specific to the heat during the move. I have 8 barred rocks and 1 rooster. We are moving back to our home town of Austin and I'll be driving from San Diego to Austin in the 3rd week of August. Temps here are 70s, sometimes close to 80. Usually during July & August here we hit 90 in my microclimate, but this summer has been very cool. So we'll be going from 70s/low 80s to 90-95s. I have three questions:
1. Is it possible to move them safely (i.e. without killing them from heat)? I would rather give them to a friend than kill them on the move.
2. What can I do to protect them during the drive? (frozen water jugs, a battery-powered fan, trying to avoid driving during the hottest part of the day - although where would I park during the heat of the day and wouldn't it be better to be moving and thus generating air flow?)
3. Once I arrive in Austin, will the overall change in temp be too much for them to acclimate to? Going from a balmy cool climate to a hot humid one? Fortunately by September temps begin to drop in Austin (to 90 rather than 95) so I hope our timing means they'll have fall and winter to get used to the new climate.
Thanks,
Shannon