Quail_Antwerp: Words from the Barnyard...

[Farmfresh]

Quail you need a animal hauler!

I made a box out of a cattle panel and joined it so that it collapses like a wire dog crate. I stick that in the back of the pickup and strap it down in the bed with tie downs. Worked great to haul sheep in last year and also to haul my big dogs if needed. Plus it was cheap to build.

 

[Quail_Antwerp]

I certainly need something! A dose of sanity, maybe?

We were discussing an animal hauler of sorts today. We have a trailer for hauling behind my Jeep. We need to get tags on that trailer, but we were talking about making some sides for it that would enable me to haul small animals (like goats, etc, but nothing much larger) when I need to.

For now, back of the Jeep works great!

 

[Blackbird]

!!!!!

If you do, make sure you tie it down good!!!

We made one out of cattle panels to take a goat to the fair, tied it down fairly well, but had a tarp on top of it. We were driving down a hill and the wind was just right, huge gust took the entire thing out of the back of the pick up, thanks to the tarp. Unfortunatly one corner didn't break from the ordeal so the entire mess was dragging behind, scratching the entire back of my mom's new pickup. Luckily to goat was ok.

Be careful!

 

[keljonma]

Sounds like a good trade up. Is the call duck owner holding for you?

I am glad I was in the Jeep BEFORE the goats!

 

[Farmfresh]

!!!!!

If you do, make sure you tie it down good!!!

We made one out of cattle panels to take a goat to the fair, tied it down fairly well, but had a tarp on top of it. We were driving down a hill and the wind was just right, huge gust took the entire thing out of the back of the pick up, thanks to the tarp. Unfortunatly one corner didn't break from the ordeal so the entire mess was dragging behind, scratching the entire back of my mom's new pickup. Luckily to goat was ok.

Be careful!

Definitely! We used a tarp on mine as well. I strapped the tarp tight to the carrier, completely covering the "front" and both sides to the truck bed. Then I had mine tied down using 6 straps that were rated for a motorcycle! I was not so much worried about the wind (although maybe I should have been), I was worried about one of the sheep freaking out while we were on the highway and jumping against the side of the carrier.

We have raised, shown and hauled a bunch of horses in my day. It is AMAZING how destructive a frightened (or mad) animal can be. The cattle panels do make a good sturdy pen however. If you were doing it a lot I would also get a rubber mat for the truck bed to help keep the animals more stable on the road. I used a rubber backed carpet for mine and it works but is stinky when done.

 

[Blackbird]

!!!!!

If you do, make sure you tie it down good!!!

We made one out of cattle panels to take a goat to the fair, tied it down fairly well, but had a tarp on top of it. We were driving down a hill and the wind was just right, huge gust took the entire thing out of the back of the pick up, thanks to the tarp. Unfortunatly one corner didn't break from the ordeal so the entire mess was dragging behind, scratching the entire back of my mom's new pickup. Luckily to goat was ok.

Be careful!

Definitely! We used a tarp on mine as well. I strapped the tarp tight to the carrier, completely covering the "front" and both sides to the truck bed. Then I had mine tied down using 6 straps that were rated for a motorcycle! I was not so much worried about the wind (although maybe I should have been), I was worried about one of the sheep freaking out while we were on the highway and jumping against the side of the carrier.

We have raised, shown and hauled a bunch of horses in my day. It is AMAZING how destructive a frightened (or mad) animal can be. The cattle panels do make a good sturdy pen however. If you were doing it a lot I would also get a rubber mat for the truck bed to help keep the animals more stable on the road. I used a rubber backed carpet for mine and it works but is stinky when done.

Yeah, the entire floor of the back of her pickup has a rubber mat in it, luckily..

When we originally made it it was larger and had a bottom on it (we were gonna use it for something else later), but when we measured out we forgot that there were brackets on each side for the cover to snap on, so we had to take smaller panel pieces and rearrange it a bit. So glad we took out the bottom, who knows what would have happened to the goat then.

She was actually pretty calm about the whole thing, but after we stopped she wanted to get down right away. She ended up sitting on my lap in the back seat. Lol.

 

[Farmfresh]

Yes, my box had an open bottom as well. I just made it that way to make it easier to clean.

 

[keljonma]

How is the family doing? Are the children feeling better? DH came home from work yesterday saying he feels like he is catching something. Blah!

How is the goat - call duck adventure going?

 

[Quail_Antwerp]

There's actually a lot to tell, I'm just not in the best frame of mind to post/tell. Made a little idiot out of myself on here already this morning.

So, I'm going to have a second cup of coffee, go sit with my chooks, and will share about last evenings adventures, and maybe some pics, later today.

 

[keljonma]

The Ladies love to have someone to sit with!