Oh please, lol. My PO guy brought the scissors to cut them open. And actually, Meyer requests they be opened in the PO and an employee act as witness. Then they can't say they arriced at the PO alive and died on the way home. Although, we were refunded even 2 days after, too.
Your chicks are {most likely} coming from Privett's in Portales. I, personally, wouldn't worry about it too much, but if you do, you can always drive up there and get them. We just moved from Roswell, and the ones I ordered here from TSC are coming from Privett's. Love it!
Some of this, I wonder, is that they are closing processing/sorting facilities left and right. It's no wonder things are taking an unnatural and convoluted route to get to where they are going.
I absolutely would not ship USPS during the winter or colder months- I would spend the extra $$ and...