Transporting Chickens

[black_dove2]

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How do you keep them from rolling and sliding around the seat? It seems alot of work for them to still get hurt in a short distance ride.veey short distance

 

[MagpieDucks]

How do you keep them from rolling and sliding around the seat? It seems alot of work for them to still get hurt in a short distance ride.veey short distance

Haha! Yep, not sure if it would be worth the trouble.

 

[Sassysouth]

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I don't think I would EVER think to do that to my babies and if I did think it, I doubt I would do it!

 

[Nyla]

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[peckpeckpeck]

How do you keep them from rolling and sliding around the seat? It seems alot of work for them to still get hurt in a short distance ride.veey short distance

I saw this!
This photo is actually from when hurricane Irma hit Key West. Some good samaritan did this to rescue the local feral chickens in an emergency.

I'm following this thread so that I can be a responsible chicken owner & not have to resort to that because I didn't have a plan!

 

[path.otto]

I saw this photo of the birds wrapped in newspaper and my first thought was, "Wow, that is thinking outside of the box."

Loved the article about Monique, will be following them on facebook and marinetraffic.com. At the end of Sept. they were in the San Francisco area. We are lake sailors and when I showed this article to my husband he gave me his "don't even think about it" look. I guess we really don't need more bird crap to clean off the deck!

This summer I bought an Omlet Go Up with run from a woman in Minneapolis, 4 chickens came with the deal. We live about 2 hours south so we just loaded the birds in the Go Up, strapped it securely in the back of the PU and went hurtling down the interstate. The birds arrived at their new home with nary a feather out of place.

 

[black_dove2]

I saw this photo of the birds wrapped in newspaper and my first thought was, "Wow, that is thinking outside of the box."

Loved the article about Monique, will be following them on facebook and marinetraffic.com. At the end of Sept. they were in the San Francisco area. We are lake sailors and when I showed this article to my husband he gave me his "don't even think about it" look. I guess we really don't need more bird crap to clean off the deck!

This summer I bought an Omlet Go Up with run from a woman in Minneapolis, 4 chickens came with the deal. We live about 2 hours south so we just loaded the birds in the Go Up, strapped it securely in the back of the PU and went hurtling down the interstate. The birds arrived at their new home with nary a feather out of place.

This sounds like it's worth the investment!

 

[peckpeckpeck]

I saw this photo of the birds wrapped in newspaper and my first thought was, "Wow, that is thinking outside of the box."

Loved the article about Monique, will be following them on facebook and marinetraffic.com. At the end of Sept. they were in the San Francisco area. We are lake sailors and when I showed this article to my husband he gave me his "don't even think about it" look. I guess we really don't need more bird crap to clean off the deck!

This summer I bought an Omlet Go Up with run from a woman in Minneapolis, 4 chickens came with the deal. We live about 2 hours south so we just loaded the birds in the Go Up, strapped it securely in the back of the PU and went hurtling down the interstate. The birds arrived at their new home with nary a feather out of place.

I didn't even think about that!
We have an Omlet Eglu Cube. It's bigger than the Go Up but at least that way the girls will still be in their "home" if we do have an emergency where we have to pack up & move indefinitely.
Not something to take them on a weekend to the lake tho!

BTW you could try chicken diapers. Your chicken could roam around the deck & poops would be contained!
(Note: I just got mine & trying to get them used to it. They act like they're possessed or drunk with it on. It's funny and pathetic at the same time. TBD on whether it will work or not!)

 

[Lazy Farmer]

What is the best way to transport chickens? In the spring I will be giving friends a Mama with 1-2 week or older chicks, a few pullets and a rooster. The friends are 5 hours away and we would pack them up in the afternoon, 2-3pm, and driving until we arrive. What would be the best way to transport them? I was thinking rubbermaid totes with holes in the sides or cardboard boxes large enough for them to stand in.

We use large dog kennels and hydrate the birds with electrolites prior to transport.

 

[mfuqua]

My chickens were snowbirds for the last five years traveling from Chicago to Florida. Dog crates work great with newspapers in the bottom. We changed papers at rest stops and at night so they were relatively clean and dry. The girls would even give us an egg or two on the road and the rooster would announce himself at every stop!