Transporting Chickens

What is the preffered way to transports chickens?

I have 4 pullets ordered and was in tending on putting all 4 in my dogs cage in the car. I was planning on taking the dogs bedding out, newspaper on the tray, and then through a cover over it to keep it dark.

Is this OK?

Or would I be better trying to seperate them on the journey somehow?

That a good idea about the straw Roughlee, I'll maybe see if I can do something like that in the cage.

 I'm not worried about it smelling, it's only a removeable metal tray in bottom of cage, very easy to clean. I'll maybe see if I can get some cardboard to line it up the sides a bit though to hold the straw in.

Yeah dont worry abour transporting them too much, normally they just sleep the whole journey.

They don't need too much room as they can sometimes fall and hurt their legs if you brake suddenly or go roind corners a bit fast.  They are better having just enough room to sit side by side and as Henry says, they will lay down and sleep anyway, with the occasional cheepcheep!!