Whats the farthest you ever traveled to get a chicken/duck/anything?

[Tony]

I figured this would be a cool thread to share success and horror stories about going long distances just to pick up a bird or eggs or anything else.

The furthest I ever traveled would be from CT to PA to pick up my black split to lavender orpingtons from the Hinkjc family. I left my house at 8 a.m. and finally returned home 8 p.m. that night on New Years Eve Day. Through a snowstorm no less. lol Yes, I DID get lost a few times, but I finally made it there. It was soooo worth the trip.

Mapquest stated it was a 3 1/2 hour drive each way, I beg to differ. lol

 

[chickabator]

60 miles

 

[catfish/okie]

34 miles.

 

[RabbitMage]

Personally traveled for the sole purpose of getting an animal? 792 miles, according to Mapquest.

Technically we've purchased rabbits from England, but we have them shipped over.

 

[magikchick]

I havn't done it yet but this Spring I' going about 600 miles to pick up a puppy.

 

[Camelot Farms]

120 miles one way and the other BYCer did the same to meet me half way

 

[Boyd]

I don't know the mileage but 2 1/2 hours to meet citalk2much in grand rapids! We were delivering a duck, and picking up some roo's

 

[BarbK]

Back in the spring I drove a 450 mile round trip to pick up my four rabbits. I also drove a 200 mile round trip twice to pick up two different goats. You should have seen some of the funny looks I got. Driving down the road with a goat in the back of a SUV. I even heard one guy on a motorcycle say I had a deer in the back!!!!

 

[A.T. Hagan]

Seventy miles one way to pick up seven White Leghorns. About eighty on the way back because I took the scenic route.

.....Alan.

 

[DuckLady]

1200 round trip to adopt Miss Matilda Pekin Duck
Oregon Or Bust!