This little b-hole was the cutest, most infuriating thing on the planet. He didn't care if your back was turned or not; he'd come to get you. I just scooped him up when I was out there feeding and watering because I was terrified I'd step on him. He was always a brat. But very small, so it...
That's neat. I've had finches, softbills, and various species of hookbills shipped through the airlines and picked them up from the airport. I've had fish, live plants, and invertebrates shipped to me through USPS. I don't think I've ever had an experience with shipping started or adult birds...
You can absolutely ship a chicken.
https://pe.usps.com/text/pub52/pub52c5_008.htm#ep198129
When eggbid.com was a thing, I used to ship started pairs and trios of many breeds. I got my Bantam Black Sumatras shipped to Texas from Florida. It's fairly simple. The shipping boxes are costly.
https://www.feathersite.com/Poultry/CGD/Grubbe/BRKGrubbe.html
Here are the ones I was thinking of. They are soooo cute!
I want to cuddle those real bad. One of y'all get those imported. lol