Should I buy it??

[Ted Brown]

Thanks for the ideas guys! Sadly, it was just too big for my trailer whatever way we put it and my budget doesn’t allow for any room to hire a flatbed truck.

I should have jumped in before you went. I have moved things larger than my trailer by using 2" by 6" lumber boards to provide supports between the trailer and the item being carried. In your case you have a 6' by 10' coop to go on a 5' by 10' trailer. If you were to get 2-4 (depending on weight) boards that were 8' long (standard piece of lumber) and put them on the trailer 1st (will stick out 18" on either side) and then set the coop on the boards then Bob's your uncle! Rope or strap the coop down firmly.

I think that the price & fit to your need of this coop was a good deal. Might even be worth another trip?

 

[Cryss]

I should have jumped in before you went. I have moved things larger than my trailer by using 2" by 6" lumber boards to provide supports between the trailer and the item being carried. In your case you have a 6' by 10' coop to go on a 5' by 10' trailer. If you were to get 2-4 (depending on weight) boards that were 8' long (standard piece of lumber) and put them on the trailer 1st (will stick out 18" on either side) and then set the coop on the boards. Rope or strap the coop down firmly.

I think that the price & fit to your need of this coop was a good deal. Might even be worth another trip?

YES! GREAT IDEA
It seems like it would be worth it in the end.

 

[mowin]

I should have jumped in before you went. I have moved things larger than my trailer by using 2" by 6" lumber boards to provide supports between the trailer and the item being carried. In your case you have a 6' by 10' coop to go on a 5' by 10' trailer. If you were to get 2-4 (depending on weight) boards that were 8' long (standard piece of lumber) and put them on the trailer 1st (will stick out 18" on either side) and then set the coop on the boards. Rope or strap the coop down firmly.

I think that the price & fit to your need of this coop was a good deal. Might even be worth another trip?

I've done the same thing many times.

To the OP. A flatbed is going to be costly, did you look into renting a trailer at your local home improvement store or uhaul?

But I'd be putting the coop on my smaller trailer. It's doable.

 

[Mybackyardpeepers]

Not a bad price, some guy is selling tiny winy ones that fit maybe 4 chickens if your lucky for 350.00!

 

[Ted Brown]

@mowin OP said UHaul was too expensive in post #9. As you say her trailer is the way to go.

 

[mowin]

@mowin OP said UHaul was too expensive in post #9. As you say her trailer is the way to go.[/QUOT

Didn't remember that post.

 

[Bamabexchicks]

I’m looking at upgrading my coop but simply can’t build one. I found this, and it isn’t too far away. Look okay? It’s listed at $500, is that reasonable?

It looks pretty nice, but I would have to spray every inch of it down with permethrin a couple times to be sure I didnt buy someone else's mites.

 

[Peepsi]

It looks pretty nice, but I would have to spray every inch of it down with permethrin a couple times to be sure I didnt buy someone else's mites.

Exactly. I was wondering when someone would mention biosecurity and left-over pests. Also, what if the chickens that used to live inside were carriers of Marek's (or some other fowl disease?) Wouldn't it be hard to thoroughly clean a used coop to where the germs were certainly all dead?

Personally, I wondered about all that myself when I was looking for a coop, and ended up buying a brand new one that no other chicken had been in before.
Then again, I may just be paranoid. 0_o

 

[Ted Brown]

@BamaBees, @Peepsi I know you mean well and good to express your cautions.

I know a little something about practical and such but precious little about noxious boogers that infect the lives of folks who keep birds. I do know there are a number on here @Texas Kiki @casportpony @Wyorp Rock and others no doubt who do and can chirp in.

For myself your cautions are but another day on the road of life. dealt with often in these pages and solved, part of keeping chickens. [USER=538199]@southern chooks has found a coop that suits her fancy, is nearby and unlikely to find something better in her price range.

I say again it is worth another trip.[/USER]

 

[southern chooks]

Well dang that is a bummer.


How long do you have before you need a coop?

I have one. Only problem is that it is open air and only 4ft tall. I need to be able to walk in and they roost on the side where rain blows in...