Chicken bald back

[ClaudetteDay]

to hold three chickens?

 

i'm just wondering what size i should buy to transport my chickens.

 

i found a good deal on amazon for a 24 inch crate £19.99.

 

I've been wanting one of these for a while, for rescuing wild animals.

 

or should i get the 36 inch? that seems pretty big though... nearly a metre!

 

i don't want to get cardboard boxes because they won't last and i want to use the crate for different reasons. so i'd be investing my money into something much needed.

 

many thanks

[Raina]

a pet carrier will do fine, i use the cat carrier that came with a kitten starter pack from argos

[Guest]

I think a 24 inch would be good for 2 chickens to be honest, if you want to put 3 in I'd for the larger one. Or a 24 inch one and a cardboard box.

[Guest]

oh, hang on, do you mean a 24 inch square crate or a cat carrier? If it's a crate then I should think it would be big enough for 3 chickens, I thought you meant a cat carrier. It's late

[ClaudetteDay]

a pet carrier will do fine, i use the cat carrier that came with a kitten starter pack from argos

 

for three chickens? or just one?

 

i think i'll probably buy a 24 inch crate

 

many thanks all

Edited December 9, 2009 by Guest

[ClaudetteDay]

oh, hang on, do you mean a 24 inch square crate or a cat carrier? If it's a crate then I should think it would be big enough for 3 chickens, I thought you meant a cat carrier. It's late

 

haha don't worry

 

this is the crate i'd be going for

 

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Dog-Training-Cage-Carrier-24/dp/B002PWNOLI/ref=sr_1_22?ie=UTF8&s=kitchen&qid=1260316454&sr=8-22

[Guest]

that will be fine for transporting 3 chickens

[Raina]

a pet carrier will do fine, i use the cat carrier that came with a kitten starter pack from argos

 

for three chickens? or just one?

 

i think i'll probably buy a 24 inch crate

 

many thanks all

 

 

I used it for 2 hens it could of easyly fit another chook

[ClaudetteDay]

many thanks

then i think the crate i've got my eye on should easily fit 3 chooks!

 

much appreciated

[sandyhas3chucks]

stick an old bit of carpet or underlay on the plastic bottom. It will stop them sliding about.

[sjp]

my transport boxes are 18x12x12 I made them from a photo out of a catolque both the places I got mine girls from put all 3 in one box been dark the settle down quickier I just put a couple of hand fulls of bedding in the bottom

[quickcluck]

I used a cardboard box!!!! I put 2 in each.

 

Whatever you use though, the darker the better, as in the dark they will just settle and go to sleep for their journey home. It is far less stressful for them..... especially if you've a fair journey...

[debbier]

I used a cardboard box!!!!

 

Me too. Mind you, my newbies now hav access to a dog crate as part of their living quarters. I've made it nice and cosy and weatherproofed, with an aubiose litter tray and roosting bars.

 

The pesky creatures are completely ignoring it and roosting on the top.

[The Dogmother]

I just use an archive box if I'm moving more than one chicken. TBH, they are better off being slightly tighter packed if the journey isn't too long as they don't fall about so much.

[ClaudetteDay]

thanks all for the replies

 

i haven't bought the crate just yet.

 

but i think i'll go for a cardboard box instead.

 

i did think about them being use to the dark, so being in a crate might be slightly stressful for them. and purchasing a cardboard is much cheaper than buying the crate, which would have set me back £27!

 

much appreciated

[The Dogmother]

They'll be much calmer being transported in the dark, just make sure to have plenty of air holes and a good bungee or tape to keep it closed.

[ClaudetteDay]

thank you

[Lewis]

Cardboard boxes are also good, because you can dispose of them and any nasties that might be left with it hen you take the chooks out

[sandyhas3chucks]

thanks all for the replies

 

.i did think about them being use to the dark, so being in a crate might be slightly stressful for them. and purchasing a cardboard is much cheaper than buying the crate, which would have set me back £27!

 

much appreciated

both would be good, esp if you wanted the crate for rescuing other animals., as I suggested keep your eyes on freecycle... Plastic transport boxes and crates do come up on my local one.

Just one little thing, the ex bats are not used to being in the dark, I have seen this commented before.

They are kept in artificial daylight for longer than is natural, I think they only get something like 4 hours of night time in which to rest, if they can all crammed into that tiny space

This ensures that the poor little souls keep laying and laying.

[coco]

I bought my chickens home in a cat carrier, they were nice and snug, the breeder said she liked to put them in quite tight as it was safer for them to travel this w3ay.

[beulah59]

I've just brought three new girls (Light Sussex) home in a pet carrier ... it was a tight fit, but they settled and travelled happily ... one of them even managed to find space to lay an egg!!

 

(I'm so chuffed ... as they are POL birds, I wasn't expecting an egg for ages yet!)

[ClaudetteDay]

thanks all.

very helpful advice!

 

many thanks