Proposed Changes to USPS Charges for Shipping Chicks

Would you be willing to pay an additional $10 per box to ensure your chicks are handled safely while

  • Yes

    Votes: 11 44.0%

  • No

    Votes: 6 24.0%

  • Maybe (it depends on what else is done with them.)

    Votes: 9 36.0%
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There are proposed changes afoot that may bring an increase of $10 per shipment for any box of chicks shipped by hatcheries (and, presumably breeders) via the USPS, according to Andy Schneider (the "Chicken Whisperer"), backed up by info I was shown at this link at The Postal Reporter News Blog: http://www.postal-reporter.com/blog/usps-seeks-to-expand-mailability-of-live-animals/

Apparently the USPS is seeking to change the manner in which all "live animals" are handled, including chicks and bees, which would be a good thing I suppose, (having just had a box of chicks left overnight in a sort center in Cincinnati I'd like that to be improved), but not sure about having to pay an additional $10 for something I'm already theoretically paying for anyway.

There will be more information provided soon, once I get it I'll update this thread, but thought folks should know about this. If anyone has any more info, please add it here!

Thanks.
 
I'll assume that $10.00 per box will go toward employee training on how to handle a box marked "LIVE", which in addition to chicks and honeybees would include started birds and hatching eggs marked 'live embryos'. When you ship a box, you're paying to get it from point A to point B. Paying extra for express just means it gets there faster. If a small fee means that box won't be stacked on the bottom of a pile in the back of a truck, or that it might be hand carried rather than perhaps tossed along a sorting line, I'm all for it. It's still cheaper to ship birds across the country than it is to go pick them up and drive back.
 
The Murray McMurray blog doesn't think so. Here's their post about it: http://blog.mcmurrayhatchery.com/20...proposes-increased-shipping-rates-on-poultry/

Their blog says "The proposal outlines the new fees to be charged but it does not include any new rules to insure us that service would also improve. Nor does it offer how additional funds would address their concerns about; Protection of Postal Service employees, mail and the environment, or animals against death."

And here's the actual proposal:https://s3.amazonaws.com/mmh-graphi...rds+for+live+Animals+and+Special+Handling.pdf

Where it talks about the circumstances which will require "special handling" but doesn't say what that special handing will actually be. Which I find rather obtuse. It says when it will require it, but won't say what we'd be paying for. Why not?

Sounds like more governmental bafflegaff to me.
 
I personally do not think it has anything to do with teaching employess to better handle our babies. In my town as soon as it arrives the postman gives me a call so I go right down and get them and they don't spend anytime at the post office or riding around in the truck all day. It works very well as it is. I believe they are jsut looking t other ways to raise a little money for a system that is in financial constraints. Stop mailing on Saturdays like they are suggesting. Who cares if we have to wait until monday to receive the electric bill.
 
I posted a comment via email, basically said What is this offering that is new or different from what is done now? Because reading over the new regs, it does not say anything about how they would be handled differently, or exactly what "special handling" entailed.
 
1muttsfan said:
I posted a comment via email, basically said What is this offering that is new or different from what is done now? Because reading over the new regs, it does not say anything about how they would be handled differently, or exactly what "special handling" entailed.
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I agree, there's too little (like, none) info about what will be done differently. What are we getting for our additional $10?
 
What bugs me is why did they want to close on Saturdays for? I mean it seams they get every third Monday off for some holiday many other people don't get unless you work for the government or finance sector you know what's usually called "banking holidays". I guess it's only 5 Mondays a year (2 "normal" Monday labor day and memorial day holidays) but if they MUST close one day a week why not Monday? But that being said, cut some "floating" holidays off like Flag day,, and new years day.
 

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