Chicken coop on a bus!

[wanderlust94]

I wanted to share with you guys this converted school bus I saw today on the streets of Eugene, Oregon. It's a little hard to tell in this pic, but it  has a chicken coop on the roof! Has anyone ever tried something like that? Reminds me a little of Ken Kesey and the Merry Pranksters' psychedelic bus "Further".

 

[wanderlust94]

I just realized that I should've put this in the "Seen on the road" section, but I can't figure out how to move or delete it. Sorry about that!

[moved by mod, 11/6/15]

 

[surfer]

Huh,  a new twist on a mobile chicken coop! the fresh eggs  at your fingertips would be awesome!

 

[highdesertranger]

well all righty then. highdesertranger

 

[Gary68]

was doing 60 down the road and hit the wash from an on coming semi and poof,the chicken where bald

wonder how long till the p.e.d.a types file a suit

 

[TMG51]

...surely you guys have seen chicken trucks on the road? By comparison that bus coop isn't even close to abusing any birds.



I am curious how they get up there to tend to the chickens though. Bet that looks pretty comical.

 

[surfer]

was doing 60 down the road and hit the wash from an on coming semi and poof,the chicken where bald

wonder how long till the p.e.d.a types file a suit

Hahaha! That was a great visual, LOL...

 

[wanderlust94]

The photo is actually a little misleading! At that angle you don't see the covered part of the coop. The hens had a little house, and then the cage you see on this side. I still question how humane it is, but they at least have shelter from the wind!

 

[Patrick46]

Ahhhh yes...ya gotta love Eugene!!

 

[MrNoodly]

I saw a family in Slab City living in a school bus and keeping chickens. I don't know where they had a coop, but they must have put them away somewhere at night to keep them safe from coyotes and feral dogs. And thieves. It must have been a fairly mobile solution, though, because one day they packed up and left.

 

[TMG51]

It must have been a fairly mobile solution, though, because one day they packed up and left.

Maybe that was the day the coyotes and thieves got to their chickens!

 

[sushidog]

Transporting poultry across state lines can be tricky. Many states require having a current health certificate for chickens (within 10-30 days of entering the state) with negative tests for both Pullorum-typhoid and Avian Influenza (bird flu). Commercial shipments also require Salmonella testing. In addition to these tests, turkeys also require testing for Mycoplasma gallisepticum and Mycoplasma synoviae. Sometimes Newcastle’s Disease can be a problem too, as some states issue quarantines from time to time and frequently destroy animals found in violation of the quarantine. This often includes parrots and game birds too.

You open up a can of worms when travelling with livestock (pun intended).

Chip

 

[Canine]

Saw people living in a bus with a goat at the beet harvest.Potty trained?

 

[TMG51]

Transporting poultry across state lines can be tricky. Many states require having a current health certificate for chickens (within 10-30 days of entering the state) with negative tests for both Pullorum-typhoid and Avian Influenza (bird flu). Commercial shipments also require Salmonella testing. In addition to these tests, turkeys also require testing for Mycoplasma gallisepticum and Mycoplasma synoviae. Sometimes Newcastle’s Disease can be a problem too, as some states issue quarantines from time to time and frequently destroy animals found in violation of the quarantine. This often includes parrots and game birds too.

You open up a can of worms when travelling with livestock (pun intended).

Chip

That's something I hadn't even thought of. But how often do you think the powers that be really zero in on a bus full of hippies vs a commercial operation? Surely those regulations are in place for the latter...

 

[Canine]

Choking your Chicken?

 

[highdesertranger]

TMG51 if you come into Kalifornia you WILL get stopped(at one of the agricultural check stations) and you better have the right paper work, no matter who you are. doesn't matter if you have one horse or 50 head of cattle. or for that matter an orange, cherries, firewood, or weeds stuck to your vehicle, in fact any citrus and a whole list of other things. highdesertranger

 

[wanderlust94]

I saw a family in Slab City living in a school bus and keeping chickens. I don't know where they had a coop, but they must have put them away somewhere at night to keep them safe from coyotes and feral dogs. And thieves. It must have been a fairly mobile solution, though, because one day they packed up and left.

I talked to a friend of mine who actually knows the owners of this bus and apparently they're family from California. Who knows, maybe they're the same people!

 

[Spirituallifetime]

I lived in Eugene, this doesn't surprise me!

 

[buckwilk]

That's Mitt Romney, last time it was a dog!

 

[buckwilk]

WriterMs, I think your're the only one who got it. Cool