Hazel_L Posted September 4, 2007 Share Posted September 4, 2007 Hi Bit of advice please. We're emigrating to Ireland next month and taking our girls with us (they're classed as pets rather than poultry ) Anyway - we'll be taking them on the ferry overnight but were wondering if it would be OK to pop them into the eglu in the back of the car in the evening - travel overnight and we'll be at our new place the following morning. The eglu is sturdy enough but also familiar to them so we figured it'd be less distressing than a travel cage Any ideas or opinions or experience on this matter would be most welcome Thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KeymerKim Posted September 4, 2007 Share Posted September 4, 2007 Good luck with emigrating! Don't see why you shouldn't transport them in the eglu - as you say, it is familiar to them and will probably be less stressful because of that. Just make sure they have plenty of water (more important than food) coz you don't want them becoming dehydrated. All the best. KeymerKim xx Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Florrie Posted September 4, 2007 Share Posted September 4, 2007 I transported my two girls in their eglu, and they were quite happy. Mind you it was only a few miles when my friend looked after them while we were on holiday. I think it would be in preference to a cardboard box as they wouldn't slide about so much. They would have something to grip their feet to. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rachel19 Posted September 4, 2007 Share Posted September 4, 2007 Probably much better than a cage as it will be dark and they have the roosting bars to hang on to! They'll prob sleep the whole way and think the eglu is a magical transporter waking up somewhere different in the morning Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hazel_L Posted September 4, 2007 Author Share Posted September 4, 2007 They'll prob sleep the whole way and think the eglu is a magical transporter waking up somewhere different in the morning I can see my daughter painting the eglu blue with a blue light on top and a "Police Box" sign on it now........... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Dogmother Posted September 4, 2007 Share Posted September 4, 2007 They should be fine, I recently helped a friend to re-home their chooks and we transported them in the eglu. Just make sure that they have food and water. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hazel_L Posted September 5, 2007 Author Share Posted September 5, 2007 daft question... but how (or where) can I put the food and water in the eglu ? and any suggestions on how to include water without the eglu resembling a swimming pool halfway through the car journey ? Thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Dogmother Posted September 5, 2007 Share Posted September 5, 2007 I haven't looked into it, but I'd suggest putting a bowl (with a lip) of water in the nest box and some food in a margerine tub, wired down to the roosting bars. The trip I did was only a couple of hours, so we didn't bother with food and water - they were fine. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
feemcg Posted September 5, 2007 Share Posted September 5, 2007 If you're travelling overnight could you make sure they had something to eat and drink before you board the ferry, then as soon as you come off. When they're in the eglu overnight they don't eat or drink anyway, and in the winter some chooks are locked up from 4pm till 8am with no ill-effects. How long is the ferry journey? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hazel_L Posted September 5, 2007 Author Share Posted September 5, 2007 the ferry journey is about 3 1/2 hours (but there's the 5 hour drive to Holyhead and the 3 hour drive from Dublin to add on as well) That's part of the reason for taking them overnight so they'll just go to bed in the eglu as normal. It's not like we can let them out at the services like a dog although hmmmmmm Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sir Kit Breaker Posted September 5, 2007 Share Posted September 5, 2007 I haven't seen one for a while but I have seen dog owners with non spill drinking bowls. This might be an answer to the drink issue. Try pet shops, Lakeland Plastic, Scotts of Stow, or one of those annoying catalogues that keep dropping through my door unasked....!! Betterware I think they are called. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cinnamon Posted September 5, 2007 Share Posted September 5, 2007 This may sound a bit out there but................. How about a bunny drinker strapped to the outside of the Eglu,with the drinker bit poked through one of the vent holes in the frount? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hazel_L Posted September 5, 2007 Author Share Posted September 5, 2007 This may sound a bit out there but.................How about a bunny drinker strapped to the outside of the Eglu,with the drinker bit poked through one of the vent holes in the frount? d'you know I was thinking about getting one of those for the girls as I'm fed up of the fact that they kick the hemcore into their water making it really manky on a daily basis... will give it a go and see if they can get the hang of it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cinnamon Posted September 5, 2007 Share Posted September 5, 2007 My 2 Bantams use one of those & it works fine for them. It is so much easier for them to keep their feathery wigs clean & dry! That said,I now have a Superglug for the big hens & I don't think a couple of them have been using it at all Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Dogmother Posted September 5, 2007 Share Posted September 5, 2007 My glug always gets full of hemcore and mud as they like to perch on the edge - it's not too high for them at all, I think they just like washing their feet! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pinkkat Posted September 5, 2007 Share Posted September 5, 2007 I can see my daughter painting the eglu blue with a blue light on top and a "Police Box" sign on it now........... You are a genius - thanks for the idea! That's my next creative project sorted. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hazel_L Posted September 5, 2007 Author Share Posted September 5, 2007 post pics when you do it....... (I predict my next chickens will be named Rose and Martha) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
