Novice question about cockerels

[redinator]

Not to sway your decision or anything, but . . .

 

[redinator]

what is transport train? no way am I going to drive 20 hours for 1 chicken

Where people along the route volunteer to drive a few hours each to get him to his destination.

 

[ChickQueen77]

oh that would work

 

[redinator]

This is what I do, it might help - at least it could be worth a try!

In the evening when I go out to secure the coop, I grab the cockerel and put him in a cardboard box that is just a tiny bit bigger than him (but preferably not tall enough to stretch out his neck and crow.) I have bedding in the bottom of the box. Then I fold the flaps down so they are interlocking and so it is pretty dark in there (because the box isnt airtight, they can still breathe through small cracks between the flaps.)

The box is inside the coop. I would put each boy in a separate box, or if they don’t mind being together you can put them in one box large enough to hold the two of them.

Then when I go out in the morning around 9 am (to ensure that the neighbors had enough time to sleep in a bit) I let the boys out of the boxes. It works super well, and while it doesn’t eliminate crowing completely, it does help greatly - I can’t hear them in my house during the night or early morning.

I will give this a try if I can't convince @ChickQueen77 to take him, lol.

 

[Slothinc]

I will give this a try if I can't convince @ChickQueen77 to take him, lol.

Lol It would be nice if she can! But a 40 hr round trip drive for a cockerel just seems almost impossible in my mind. It would end up being probably $1000 for gas. You could ship him but even then, I think shipping fees are normally over $100. She could probably find a bunch of free local boys. I personally would suggest rehoming him to someone local to you. Continue to advertise them on Craigslist and local fb chicken pages! It can be done! But probably not feasible to rehome such a long distance

 

[redinator]

oh that would work

Should I start the post, or do you want to think about it?

 

[ChickQueen77]

is Taz healthy? I don't think you would do this but when I am looking for chickens I got ones that die shortly after getting here they just get sick and die if I am shipping one I want to be sure it is healthy

 

[redinator]

Lol It would be nice if she can! But a 40 hr round trip drive for a cockerel just seems almost impossible in my mind. It would end up being probably $1000 for gas. You could ship him but even then, I think shipping fees are normally over $100. She could probably find a bunch of free local boys. I personally would suggest rehoming him to someone local to you. Continue to advertise them on Craigslist and local fb chicken pages! It can be done! But probably not feasible to rehome such a long distance

It can'T hurt to try a transport train, lol . . .SHHH!

 

[redinator]

is Taz healthy? I don't think you would do this but when I am looking for chickens I get ones that die shortly after getting here they just get sick and die if I am shipping one I want to be sure it is healthy

He's never had any health issues and never been around other chickens that weren't hatched and incubated indoors. I do strongly suggest quarantining before putting him with your birds though.

He'll need to adapt to his new environment. He'll be like a toddler that starts pre-k and comes home with a runny nose.

Edit: especially if the transport train thing happens he'll be getting handled to some degree by other people that also have chickens.

 

[ChickQueen77]

is there any way you can like guarantee that he will be alive when he gets here?