TRANSPORTING REINDEER
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What about calling Santa?  (Sorry, I couldn't resist!.....lol)Cindy |
Good one, Cindy!!  |
I didn't even know we actually had reindeer in upstate NY  And just how would one get the reindeer to transport? Sorry to sound like a city-slicker, but, do people have reindeer like horses??? |
| We have a reindeer farm not too far from where we live. I was surprised too but think they're used for meat. |
4 my OES wrote: What about calling Santa? (Sorry, I couldn't resist!.....lol)Cindy dang i was just gonna say that |
well, that's what our local reindeer farm transports in. horse trailers that is.  |
| I'm assuming your cousin is also in NY?? I would check with some of the smaller haulers. A horse or stock trailer would certainly be on the large (tall) side, but there are so many out there. On one end (NY or MI) there have to be some trailer owners who would be willing to hire out for the trip. |
ICH wrote: We have a reindeer farm not too far from where we live. I was surprised too but think they're used for meat. No need for surprised. I grew up in Norway where reindeer meat is considered a bit of a delicacy. Too gamey (though mildly so) for me, but what I'd give for some mountain range lamb...sigh Sorry, no help on the transportation end of things. I was thinking stock trailer as well, but probably some private hire. Kristine |
I walked right into that Santa  joke. She actually uses the reindeer as part of her Christmas tree business. they have reindeer, goats, sheep, a yak, and new this year emus. Not really sure how emus figure into a Nativity scene. The reindeer are listed as Santa's reindeer. 2 years ago she did use my horse trailer to get two new reindeer which immediately after unloading into the pasture the male and female jumped the 5 foot tall fence and ran across the adjacent fields. VERY VERY hard to catch and boy to they move fast. they eventually got close enough to catch the female but had to get a tranquilizer gun to get the male. They have never done that again but I guess they were a little skittish in their new home. they were just thinking of options rather than do the 2 day drive there and back. Plus if she wants more than two I don't think my trailer could more unless she went with babies. |
| gail, maybe there are some closer to home, lists several in new york. http://www.reindeer.ws/index.htm |
sheepiegail wrote: I walked right into that Santa joke. She actually uses the reindeer as part of her Christmas tree business. they have reindeer, goats, sheep, a yak, and new this year emus. Not really sure how emus figure into a Nativity scene. The reindeer are listed as Santa's reindeer. 2 years ago she did use my horse trailer to get two new reindeer which immediately after unloading into the pasture the male and female jumped the 5 foot tall fence and ran across the adjacent fields. VERY VERY hard to catch and boy to they move fast. they eventually got close enough to catch the female but had to get a tranquilizer gun to get the male. They have never done that again but I guess they were a little skittish in their new home. they were just thinking of options rather than do the 2 day drive there and back. Plus if she wants more than two I don't think my trailer could more unless she went with babies. OK, it seems to me that there might be an easier way to get more reindeer, since she has a male and a female. Not quicker, but would be very adorable. |
| she was looking to improve the genetics. they usually have one fawn a year but reindeer can be prone to some very strange and quick acting diseases which is why she was thinking about getting new deer from a different stock. |
| Makes sense to introduce new genes into the pool. Is reindeer semen a viable option? Easier to transport. I know nothing about reindeer genetics so perhaps the doe is too old. |
tgir wrote: Is reindeer semen a viable option? I think that's exactly what she's trying to accomplish, just that the container would be a male reindeer. LOLAre we talking caribou? We saw these in Denali National Park. This guy was a bit shy...  This girl was being tormented by mosquitoes during molting    Will this magnificent beast do? (Not my pic, from wikiPeeingYa)  |
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