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Livestock => Poultry & Waterfowl => Topic started by: bucketman on April 28, 2012, 11:28:37 am

Title: moving
Post by: bucketman on April 28, 2012, 11:28:37 am

Hi All
Me and the wife will soon be moving to Scotland (fingers crossed). The thing is we have 6 chucks the wife is very fond of them in fact they have names. But the move will involve an 8.25hr drive with out stops so what would be the best way to move the chucks.
rob

Title: Re: moving
Post by: Fowlman on April 28, 2012, 11:38:56 am

A large dog cage with water and bedding they should be fine.

Title: Re: moving
Post by: chrismahon on April 28, 2012, 04:37:07 pm

Move them at night as Fowlman suggests but then you don't need the water. Least stress for the chickens as to them it's just a windy night. Difficulty is the coop. They have to come out and go in which takes extra time loading and unloading. We have this issue with a move to France so we are doubling up on coops. Loading the new ones for France into the trailer a few days before and then assembling them down there. May even take them first, as it is a 12 hour drive, then the coops have to be assembled whilst the chickens are still asleep in the blacked-out but ventillated van.

Title: Re: moving
Post by: goosepimple on April 28, 2012, 09:25:15 pm

They should be just fine, except they may wonder why it's suddenly got colder when they get out ( :o)

Title: Re: moving
Post by: bucketman on April 29, 2012, 09:57:55 am

Thanks for there replies will have a look round for a large dog cage
rob

Title: Re: moving
Post by: princesspiggy on April 29, 2012, 12:40:00 pm

where in scotland are u heading? wer in aberdeenshire  :wave:

Title: Re: moving
Post by: goosepimple on April 29, 2012, 03:02:55 pm

...and I'm down in the Borders  :wave: and I bet I'm not as cold as princesspiggy  :D

Title: Re: moving
Post by: bucketman on May 03, 2012, 09:29:17 am

The move will be right up to the top Sutherland

Title: Re: moving
Post by: Victorian Farmer on May 03, 2012, 10:37:43 am

Wer on the highlands moved rabbat cat and chickins 6020 miles from paington south west .i move chickins all over a good pen lots of straw and at night is best.

Title: Re: moving
Post by: bucketman on May 03, 2012, 12:15:02 pm

dont know how to the quote thing but 6020 miles wow

Title: Re: moving
Post by: Victorian Farmer on May 03, 2012, 01:19:51 pm

Yes its 420 to birmingham then m 5 to exiter thats a nother 170 then dawn into paighnton.