Chicken Kitty Posted June 15, 2011 Share Posted June 15, 2011 Being new to all of this, I was wondering if anyone can tell me what size box would be needed to transport 3 bantams in?.......I have seen a cheap cat carrying box but it looks quite small, then again I have no idea how much room they will need!......Hopefully I won't always be this clueless! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pips_pekins Posted June 15, 2011 Share Posted June 15, 2011 Hi Chicken Kitty. I used cardboard boxes to transport my bantams. The boxes were free When I went to collect my first pair, I was told the box would be better than a cat box as the chickens would be calmer in the dark. I made some air holes, lined the boxes with newspaper and put aubiose in the bottom and they were fine during a 2 hour car journey. I would take a couple of boxes with you. It is difficult to give you an idea of size but I used the box that my 4-slice toaster arrived in for 2 small sized bantams You must be so excited. What bantams are you getting? Don't forget we will need pictures. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Redwing Posted June 15, 2011 Share Posted June 15, 2011 Aim for at least a square foot of space each, a cat carrier wouldnt be big enough for three - they'd fit but would be likely to get too hot if they are so close together a roomy cardboard box would be ideal or two cat carriers Cut some slits for ventilation if using a box though! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pips_pekins Posted June 15, 2011 Share Posted June 15, 2011 Cut some slits for ventilation if using a box though! That is what I meant - not air holes Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chicken Kitty Posted June 15, 2011 Author Share Posted June 15, 2011 Thank you pips_pekins and Redwing for the great advice I have a couple of large cardboard boxes so I will use those....hopefully they'll be deep enough! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chortle Chook Posted June 15, 2011 Share Posted June 15, 2011 If you are worried about depth / size of box, or the correct number of air holes, you might be able to pick up a cardboard box of the right size from your vet. Our vet has a set of good sized pet packing boxes available in case people bring in cats without cat carrying cases. This is what I used when collecting my first three chooks (a whole year ago now ). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
