>I'M moving from Michigan to Florida with 3 adults, 1 child,3 Moluccas
>Cockatoo. I wood like to do this and not stress all. Can anyone help me
>with this  I wood love to hear from you thank you Karla Potter
Here's the repeated post, I hope this helps you!
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Date: 03-18-95
From: PATTI JONES
  To: JAN THOMAS
Subj: Re: parrot transport           Conf: PARROTS
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Jan,
   Well first off, you have to understand that I transported 7 parrots, <2
Macaws, 2 Amazons, 2 Congo African Greys, and 1 Grey Cheek Parakeet> along
with their cages, and 4 dogs , 4 cats  and 25 house plants.  Months
before the move, I would take all of the birds frequently in the
car...couldn't do anything else, as I wasn't about to rent a truck to be
able to get them used to the ride.  I also started all of the birds on
bottled water..fearing that the change of water would make them sick, and I
could always get plenty of bottled water anywhere in the U.S.. I purchased
plenty  of extra food for all of the animals..just incase  that
the  truck should break down. I also purchased a fan that plugs into the
cigarette lighter, to be able to help circulate air into the back of the
truck.  I also rented a house where I would be moving, just so I wasn't "in
transit" with all of the animals once I got there. Then I started checking
on prices for a truck.  I found that the Ryder trucks that have the door
that opens into the cab of the truck  was the
ticket for me....that way you can block the door open and have access to the
back for the animals.  When I called to first check on the truck, I told
them that
I had severe allergies, and the truck couldn't be cleaned with ANY cleaning
agents...would that be a problem?  They stated that it wouldn't, and when I
called to reserve the truck, to be sure and let them know.  When I got the
truck, I first measured the width of the truck for the ".fence" that I was
going to put up to separate the dogs from the birds.  Having gotten it
measured, I cut pieces of wire to secure the fencing to the inside of the
truck.  Things were packed in above the cab, and blocked and tied down, so
they wouldn't come loose.  At the appointed time, mind you the sale of the
house has closed, and the side of the Mtn 1/2 mile away is burning...ashes
falling everywhere, so we had to work FAST.....the birds were put in first,
and their cages were wired to the sides of the truck, leaving a center isle.
Then across the back of the truck I put the dogs, and closed the back door.
The trailer to tow my vehicle was quickly attached to the truck, and the car
was pulled up on the trailer, and we were off, in about 25 minutes at the
most .
The cats were placed in the second vehicle, along with misc stuff.  The
plants were in the truck with the birds, I figured that the extra oxygen
from the plants would help in such closed quarters.  I think the only
mistake that I made, was that I didn't take enough covers for the
cages...the birds did fine without them, but after leaving 80 degree weather
in L.A., we hit a snow storm in Kingman, AZ, and drove through snow all the
way to Liberal,KS...so my bird babies were cold.  We got here  at 2 a.m., unhitched the trailer, and rolled the birds
down the ramp into the house.  I plugged in a night light that I had stashed
for this very moment,  then threw my sleeping bag down right next to the
cages and fell asleep, that way if they got startled, then I would be right
there for them.
    The driving arrangements were shared with a friend of mine, which
allowed  one of us to sleep while the other drove.  We only stopped for food
and gas,  and never left the truck out of our sights.  The trip turned out
wonderful...the inside of the back of the truck had a homey resemblance, and
 everyone had plenty of room to get up and move around.
                   WARNING :  Do **NOT** close the door that opens into the
cab of the truck....you will suffocate your animals !!!!
                                   Patti
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