dreamofwinter
Songster
We have bought a larger property (hooray!) and will be moving this week. I've read many moving threads but would still like to hear any tips, tricks, advice, or reassurance. For context, I have 17 chickens and 9 ducks and we're moving about 30 minutes away.
Our 10x14 chicken coop will be moved Friday morning. My plan is to keep the birds contained here in their poultry net fence while we move the coop. They will have our secondary coop to shelter in and to lay in, and many places to hide etc. Once the coop is moved I'll set up fence around it as well.
We'll move the birds Friday, probably in the afternoon. I have a large dog crate and two canvas/mesh pet playpens. I figure I can fit most or all of the ducks in those. But then what to do with the chickens? I think maybe I move in two batches - first ducks then chickens, or vice versa. My plan is to put them into their coop and leave them closed in there until Saturday, when I'll let them out to explore.
I won't be able to electrify the fence at first, at the new place. Am I overly optimistic thinking I probably have a day or two before predators discover the new residents and I have to get things super secure? They'll be locked up tight inside at night, so it's only daytime predation I'm concerned about.
Our 10x14 chicken coop will be moved Friday morning. My plan is to keep the birds contained here in their poultry net fence while we move the coop. They will have our secondary coop to shelter in and to lay in, and many places to hide etc. Once the coop is moved I'll set up fence around it as well.
We'll move the birds Friday, probably in the afternoon. I have a large dog crate and two canvas/mesh pet playpens. I figure I can fit most or all of the ducks in those. But then what to do with the chickens? I think maybe I move in two batches - first ducks then chickens, or vice versa. My plan is to put them into their coop and leave them closed in there until Saturday, when I'll let them out to explore.
I won't be able to electrify the fence at first, at the new place. Am I overly optimistic thinking I probably have a day or two before predators discover the new residents and I have to get things super secure? They'll be locked up tight inside at night, so it's only daytime predation I'm concerned about.