Should i feed rooster before shipping?

[True Patriot]

Can you please speak English ? I have no idea what you are trying to say , and no I am not crazy.

 

[Gordenia]

Is this shipping like through the postal service? Or a 3 day long road trip? There’s no way a bird would handle a 3 day trip in a box without food/water; that’s why chicks are shipped next day air. If it’s a road trip where he’ll be in a crate where you can make sure he’s upright id do a small fish of food and water, to minimize the mess as it spills, and expect him not to eat much. If you’re mailing him you need to spring for next day air and, while I have no experience with shipping birds (ive shipped snakes and fish) typically you don’t feed before you ship but have water available. That way there’s less mess because he won’t poop as much. There’s really no way to send water as far as I know. How old is this rooster?

6 months

 

[Gordenia]

Folks do ship adult birds.
I'd do some serious due diligence first...especially during summer.
What shipper are you using...do they have any advice/guidelines??

Might find dome answers here:
https://www.backyardchickens.com/se...ping+birds&t=post&o=relevance&c[title_only]=1

USPS, and they have no idea

 

[Gordenia]

Folks do ship adult birds.
I'd do some serious due diligence first...especially during summer.
What shipper are you using...do they have any advice/guidelines??

Might find dome answers here:
https://www.backyardchickens.com/se...ping+birds&t=post&o=relevance&c[title_only]=1

Thank you!

 

[anna-newhampshire]

He's gonna die if you ship him, just so you understand.

 

[BlackHackle]

He's gonna die if you ship him, just so you understand.

He won't die...I am shipping adult Plymouth Rocks across the country from a guy who has been shipping adult birds for years

 

[Brahma Chicken5000]

Maybe contact a hatchery that ships juvenile fowl, they may be able to help you.

 

[Gordenia]

Thank you all,will keep you posted.

 

[Chickassan]

Feed him well before you ship, he probably won't eat or drink in transit but just to be safe freeze a bit of watermelon and put it in. This will hydrate and help beat stress and heat those things would kill him much faster than hunger.