You should always relocate chickens at night. Far less stressful on the chicken movers.

Good point! Our girls are awfully well trained, though --- when I rattle a bit of laying pellets in a container, they come running, and I've had no trouble getting them to go where I want in the past. The addition of the rooster is a big question mark, but I suspect he'll probably follow along. We'll see... Feel free to say "I told you so" if things don't go as planned.