Chicken Coop Moving Day!
So, you’ve read about our chicks, their coop, and the upcycled run. Now it’s time for the real adventure: chicken moving day . Looking back, I can laugh. At the time? I was nervous , stressed , hot , cold , muddy , anxious , and eventually just tired . From Cute Chicks to a Full-Grown Logistics Problem When I bought those fluffy little chicks back in late February, the store handed me a box, I set it on my car seat, and off I went. Easy. I did not think about how I would eventually move twelve nearly full-grown chickens six miles down a bumpy country road to our property. Not one of my better “thinking-ahead” moments. I had heard people use dog crates or giant moving boxes. So once I realized I had to get them from Point A to Point B, I started researching like a madwoman. When I finally brought it up to my husband, his suggestion? “Just keep them in the coop..” Uh, what? I quickly warned him: If a chicken breaks a neck, a leg, or dies in transit, YOU are handling the aftermath. Co...
