Yes, you can ship two in a crate, but there are some limitations, such as weight, which vary by airline. You can find the answer by reading their web pages.
I don't sell them til they are 2 months. I wouldn't ever think about shipping then before that. Is there a requirement if you wanted to ship 2 in 1 crate? Sorry for all the questions. Trying to figure all this out.
We've been shipping goats for years. The specific requirements vary by airline. We've only used American or Delta because they're the closest for us. We once received a goat shipped via Alaska Airlines. I prefer Delta, but there are other people who hate it. I think it probably varies by your local airport. You can find info on their websites. Here is the info from Delta:
The cargo compartments in the planes ARE heated and cooled. If they were not, you would arrive at your destination with exploded toiletries in your suitcase in the winter when the air temp outside of a plane in the sky is 40 degrees below zero. The airlines do have rules about shipping when the temperatures are too hot or too cold because they worry about them during the transfers. But they have all of that information and won't let you ship when the temperatures are not safe -- less than 10 degrees or more than 85 degrees. I think all of the airports have temperature controlled holding areas for animals now because the lower limit used to be 40 degrees for most airports.
We don't ship kids younger than two months of age, and we have never had any type of problem at all. There are a lot of breeders who bottle-feed who ship at two weeks, but those are the people whose goal is to get their kids on two bottles a day by that age, which I personally don't agree with.
I've never shipped goats, but back in my dog training days it was pretty common. We shipped them in Vari-Kennels, and they go in the cargo hold. Cargo holds are not heated or cooled, so the season is an important factor to consider because they can freeze or overheat pretty easily in there. The airlines charged us the cargo rate plus a premium for live cargo because they have to look after it until it's picked up.
I have a feeling that goats would have a much harder time being shipped, especially kids. They need to be able to eat frequently, and because they are a prey animal they would probably find the ordeal much scarier than a dog would. But that's just my opinion, I don't know for sure.
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Yes, you can ship two in a crate, but there are some limitations, such as weight, which vary by airline. You can find the answer by reading their web pages.
We've been shipping goats for years. The specific requirements vary by airline. We've only used American or Delta because they're the closest for us. We once received a goat shipped via Alaska Airlines. I prefer Delta, but there are other people who hate it. I think it probably varies by your local airport. You can find info on their websites. Here is the info from Delta:
https://www.deltacargo.com/PetShipment.aspx
The cargo compartments in the planes ARE heated and cooled. If they were not, you would arrive at your destination with exploded toiletries in your suitcase in the winter when the air temp outside of a plane in the sky is 40 degrees below zero. The airlines do have rules about shipping when the temperatures are too hot or too cold because they worry about them during the transfers. But they have all of that information and won't let you ship when the temperatures are not safe -- less than 10 degrees or more than 85 degrees. I think all of the airports have temperature controlled holding areas for animals now because the lower limit used to be 40 degrees for most airports.
We don't ship kids younger than two months of age, and we have never had any type of problem at all. There are a lot of breeders who bottle-feed who ship at two weeks, but those are the people whose goal is to get their kids on two bottles a day by that age, which I personally don't agree with.
I've never shipped goats, but back in my dog training days it was pretty common. We shipped them in Vari-Kennels, and they go in the cargo hold. Cargo holds are not heated or cooled, so the season is an important factor to consider because they can freeze or overheat pretty easily in there. The airlines charged us the cargo rate plus a premium for live cargo because they have to look after it until it's picked up.
I have a feeling that goats would have a much harder time being shipped, especially kids. They need to be able to eat frequently, and because they are a prey animal they would probably find the ordeal much scarier than a dog would. But that's just my opinion, I don't know for sure.