Moving a Yearling Doe to a new location?

Dear deer people,

The time has come that I have to move my yearling doe (now recovered from a tibia fracture) to a new farm.



PLEASE, CAN YOU GIVE ME ADVICE ON HOW BEST TO DO THE MOVE (I have a horse trailer), SHE IS BOTTLEFED, TOTALLY TAME, BUT SHE HAS NEVER LIVED OUTSIDE OF HER PEN AT MY PLACE.



BESIDES BEING TOTALLY DISTRAUGHT WITH HAVING TO PART WITH HER, I AM VERY WORRIED ABOUT HOW SHE WILL REACT TO BEING MOVED.



PLEASE, SOMEONE, ADVISE ME IF YOU CAN ON HOW YOU HAVE DONE SO IN THE PAST?



She is spoiled, has slept in a shed on her cushion and under her evergreen trees on straw all of her life. She has a nice winter coat started, I have de-wormed her, she is vaccinated, but I worry about HOW she will react when she joins the other deer at the farm. There they have no grass, just muddy woodchips and I fear that she will be cold and totally stressed out.



ALSO, HOW CAN I TRY TO ALLEVIATE HER STRESS?? PLEASE HELP ME.

I seriously think you guys are among the best people I've met in a long time- and from the bottom of my heart I thank you. Please, if you ever come to Chicago, please contact me so that I can at the very least take you to a nice place for a few cocktails. The advice from fellow deer lovers/people is priceless. Thanks out to my gf's and you wonderful, very busy deerfarmer men who find the time to write a few words despite your busy lives.



I've learned so much from my experience with Rosa and I've decided to try to buy a farm and to get her back when I do so.

So, I've searched the forums for advice and have found that I should construct a box for my doe with dimensions that will not allow her to turn around.



I am moving her 5 miles- 20 minutes away. I will place the box in a horse trailer.



WHAT DIMENSIONS SHOULD I USE PLEASE?



20" (wide) x 48" (Long) by 48" (high)? Is this ok? or should I give her more room:



30" (wide)? x 48 x 48.



I will not be moving her on the back of a pickup so I don't need to make the box "cab" height.



What do you seasoned farmers think? Need your input please.



Also: Did you frame your box with 2x4's?

Thank you Scott- I sense that you are absolutely right. Will try.