That's the #1 reason why I won't ship. I waited to ship a rooster last year until we were going to have a cool couple of weeks (70s max). The person bought him in July and didn't get him until September, but he arrived perky and alive.
I'm about 2 hours from Hannibal.
I have 10 Jersey Giants and 9 Appenzeller Spitzhaubens needing new homes. They're only 4 days old. Hubby said my chickens have to go. Email me if interested.