Transporting chickens to processing facility

[prov31mom23]

We have 32 meat birds to process. We can do it ourselves but I'm looking into the possibility of having somebody else do it. The one thing I haven't figured out is how to get them there. My husband and I each have SUVs - no pick ups. No cages. What do you recommend for transporting? We would be traveling at least one hour, possibly over two depending on where we take them.

 

[Chick Charm]

Rent a trailer. Maybe 25 bucks from Uhaul. You don't want meat chickens in your SUV. They are kinda nasty. Smelly.

Wish ya the best.

 

[osbmail]

Borrow a truck in return give the person a chicken ,should not be hard to find some kind of cage ask around I am sure someone has a couple dog cages you could use.

 

[redsoxs]

Put an ad in Craiglist. Maybe someone will transport for a nominal fee (or a chicken or two).

 

[978Lexi]

I transported 17 birds today about 1/2 hour away, we have a pick up truck, my husband built a short long box out of chicken wire and wood, it had a removable cover and we bungie tied it to the truck, it was rather long so I wasn't able to shut the tail gate. It ended up costing us $3.50 a bird to have them processed, plus gas to get there, then gas to pick up later on in the day when they were done, etc. I hope to be able to process myself next time. Good luck finding someone with a pick up truck, it is probably best bet.

 

[daneblackburn]

Sure sounds expensive. I guess it all depends how much time a person has.

 

[osbmail]

2.00 the place I went to make appointment processed them while you wait clean place to