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Livestock => Poultry & Waterfowl => Topic started by: Creagan on July 21, 2015, 06:05:53 pm

Title: Transporting geese in a trailer
Post by: Creagan on July 21, 2015, 06:05:53 pm

I'm (finally) picking up my six Geese this week. They've got about ten miles to travel and I was hoping to use my little garden trailer. It has a fibreglass top and whilst I think there will be enough space for them, is it OK to keep them in the dark for the journey? On the one hand I think this might keep them calm, but I just wanted to check. I could alternatively rig up some pallettes as a sort of pen in the trailer.

Title: Re: Transporting geese in a trailer
Post by: chrismahon on July 21, 2015, 07:53:08 pm

We always, if possible, move our chickens at night. Darkness calms them down so, if ventilation is adequate, your geese should be fine.

Title: Re: Transporting geese in a trailer
Post by: Creagan on July 23, 2015, 05:10:34 pm

Well in the end we put all the birds in a large dog crate- too much space in the trailer. My car kind of smells now...

Title: Re: Transporting geese in a trailer
Post by: devonlady on July 23, 2015, 08:11:32 pm

So do geese! :love:

Title: Re: Transporting geese in a trailer
Post by: Womble on July 23, 2015, 10:08:01 pm

My geese smell of duvets. Weird eh?  ;D

Title: Re: Transporting geese in a trailer
Post by: Kimbo on July 25, 2015, 10:39:05 pm

what do geese smell of? And please don't say "goose"  ::)

Title: Re: Transporting geese in a trailer
Post by: devonlady on July 25, 2015, 11:18:45 pm

I don't get my nose too close to my geese, dear as I love them but if not cleaned out at least once a week their house stinks something awful!! Like a duck's house :&>