Im very excited to get our first order for a coop that needs to be shipped. I've been thinking of contacting UPS freight to price things out but, til now, never really got motivated. If I can keep the size down to 5' long and under 150 lbs. it can go ground. (3 of those feet is just a run so that may be possible) If it is over 150, it has to go freight... most of my coops will have to go this way. I can drive them to the facility and they head down the road from there.
How should I package them? Tape everything together and wrap with cardboard then tie to a skid? make a lightwieght crate around it while it's on the skid? I guess I'll get to googling but any help on that would be much appreciated. The coops Im selling are here
http://designercoops.blogspot.com/2009/10/coop-designs.html The one I need to ship is the "cottage coop" ..please, no complaining about my prices. I've slowly raised them to what they are as we've been realizing how much time and effort my husband puts into them. The basic construction does not take much time but all the little stuff takes two entire days to complete. ...nesting boxes, trap door, run, roofing, staining/painting, stapeling hardware cloth, auto-feeders, TRIM, restoring old windows, etc. One coop can take 36+ hours to build. And, the materials alone for the cart coop is $350
How should I package them? Tape everything together and wrap with cardboard then tie to a skid? make a lightwieght crate around it while it's on the skid? I guess I'll get to googling but any help on that would be much appreciated. The coops Im selling are here
http://designercoops.blogspot.com/2009/10/coop-designs.html The one I need to ship is the "cottage coop" ..please, no complaining about my prices. I've slowly raised them to what they are as we've been realizing how much time and effort my husband puts into them. The basic construction does not take much time but all the little stuff takes two entire days to complete. ...nesting boxes, trap door, run, roofing, staining/painting, stapeling hardware cloth, auto-feeders, TRIM, restoring old windows, etc. One coop can take 36+ hours to build. And, the materials alone for the cart coop is $350
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