Office Work.......

[wegotchickens]

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I have DH's subdued negativity to counter-balance ya'lls opinions.

Shipping is actually about $65 per box, 3 birds per box. And the boxes themselves can run about $25-40 each since the USPS requires special boxes. So if I only used 4 boxes for the 13 birds is would be around $360 bucks, best case. Worst case around $500. And shipping is REALLY hard on adult birds.

 

[NellaBean]

I was looking into shipping some bantam cochins recently and the guy said he could fit 2 birds per box and could tape 3 boxes together per shipment. I didn't go ahead and do anything so I don't know how it would actually work.....

Where are these birds again?

 

[wegotchickens]

These are d'Uccles, so they weigh less than a pound each.
The flock is in TX.


I off-handedly asked the owner of the company I work at if he still had a horse being trained in TX. He doesn't, and wondered why I asked. So I told him about the birds. He suggested I talk to a lady he works with from time to time, who I've seen in the office frequently. Turns out she headquarters in TX. And she happened to be in the office the afternoon of SAME DAY that I mentioned the flock.

And I think she really is going to have an employee pick up the birds this weekend, and bring them to me on Monday.

So now I'm figuring out how to wire $ to the owner of the flock!

These birds have never been on dirt. 'In-house' only. So now I need to find out what kind of health concerns I could face since my babies are in the dirt every day, and free-range regularly.

 

[NellaBean]

I bet they'll need a good round of corid........mine always seem to pick up cocci pretty quickly around here. Wonder if it would help putting them on medicated food for the first bit? I have no idea. Maybe ask on the managing your flock section?

Yay new birds! I am really needing to not ever buy any more new birds......but I still am tempted. Sigh.

 

[wegotchickens]

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I did post under the flock managing section, to see if I get any suggestions. I tried to do a search, but there are so many variables and I did not want to sift through a billion posts for a few nuggets of info.

I don't need new birds. I have too many already and will have to sell some to make room for these. But the hens are from the same line as ALL my millies, and the roosters are from 2 different lines. So if I get them I will automatically be able to rotate roosters for a closed flock, without the inbreeding issues I face now. I had been looking for a new roo from another line when I found this flock.
Part of why we're going to the Ohio Nationals is because I had planned to shop there LOL. We'll still go so I can check out the competition. And maybe meet a few customers to take some of the current birds off my hands....

 

[Orchid]

Good morning all! It's Friday!!

I have a FB friend from Wales. Every Friday, at 10 a.m. CST, without fail, he posts "It's Friday, I'm off work, and I've got beer! Hurrah!" Still haven't decided whether I love or hate the guy.

It's going to be a good Friday for me, though. Lunch with a good friend and a date with DH tonight!

wegot, I have no advice. I'm just wondering what it would be like to be in a car with a whole flock of chickens for 10 hours. We do have a van here at work that I think would be an excellent poultry transporter. It's a little old minivan with two seats up front, a full headache rack divider and an entirely open back with a rubber floor. Wouldn't that work great for hauling poultry? Hmmm, maybe a new line of business just opened up for me...

 

[wegotchickens]

Orchid, you have the perfect van for transporting chickens or alpacas...

No, 10 hours wouldn't be much fun in a car with 13 chickens. They are bantams, which helps. And they will be on reduced feed prior to travel. The person transporting them was talking about opening the boxes to feed & water them. I envisioned a baker's dozen of millies flapping around the car. I doubt she would find that as funny as I would...

And they will be in boxes, not open cages. That will minimize aromas...

We've hauled birds from TN to KY. After the first hour or so you really don't notice the aroma. But heaven help you if you stop for any reason and get out of the car. Climbing back in will be a gasp-worthy experience!



I have European FB friends to. It is interesting!

 

[AK Michelle]

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I haul birds from Mrs. Ak Bird Brain for myself and others up here where I live. 4 or more hours in the car (depending on stops along the way) I've not yet thought they were too noisy or smelly. And no losses to date. Pine shavings in the bottom of the box keeps the aroma to a minimum and once they all seem to settle in once the music starts.

 

[Buff Hooligans]

"gasp-worthy experience" - Lori you have a great way with words!

I am sitting here at home with ice on my wrist and ice on my lower back. I cleaned houses for 3 hours and 45 minutes this morning. One of the things I look forward to is seeing what vacationing people leave behind accidentally. Today I scored some dried up orange peels in a drawer and a pair of men's undies. Envy me.

 

[Buff Hooligans]

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Let me guess, you play country music, right?

Hi Michelle! Love the news about Gooey!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!