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9.3.2 Day-Old Poultry
Day-old poultry vaccinated with Newcastle disease (live virus) is nonmailable. Live day-old chickens, ducks, emus, geese, guinea fowl, partridges, pheasants (pheasants may be mailed only from April through August), quail, and turkeys are acceptable in the mail only if:
a. They are not more than 24 hours old and are presented for mailing in the original unopened hatchery box from the hatchery of origin.
9.3.4 Adult Fowl
[12-6-10] Disease-free adult fowl may be mailed domestically when shipped under applicable law in accordance with 1.7. Adult chickens, turkeys, guinea fowl, doves, pigeons, pheasants, partridges, and quail as well as ducks, geese, and swans are mailable as follows:
a. The mailer must send adult fowl by Express Mail in secure containers approved by the manager of Mailing Standards (see 608.8.0 for address).
b. The number of birds per parcel must follow the container manufacturer limits and each bird must weigh more than 6 ounces.
2-4 week old chicks are NOT mailable. Only day olds or ADULTS over 6 ounces in weight. Your mailer's post office should not have accepted them. Did your mailer tell the clerk that these were not day old nor were they adults over 6 ounces? NOT a good idea, even Express Mail. Too much risk of death. 2-4 week olds should not go that long without water or food. I repeat NOT mailable, and NOt a good idea....
9.3.2 Day-Old Poultry
Day-old poultry vaccinated with Newcastle disease (live virus) is nonmailable. Live day-old chickens, ducks, emus, geese, guinea fowl, partridges, pheasants (pheasants may be mailed only from April through August), quail, and turkeys are acceptable in the mail only if:
a. They are not more than 24 hours old and are presented for mailing in the original unopened hatchery box from the hatchery of origin.
9.3.4 Adult Fowl
[12-6-10] Disease-free adult fowl may be mailed domestically when shipped under applicable law in accordance with 1.7. Adult chickens, turkeys, guinea fowl, doves, pigeons, pheasants, partridges, and quail as well as ducks, geese, and swans are mailable as follows:
a. The mailer must send adult fowl by Express Mail in secure containers approved by the manager of Mailing Standards (see 608.8.0 for address).
b. The number of birds per parcel must follow the container manufacturer limits and each bird must weigh more than 6 ounces.
2-4 week old chicks are NOT mailable. Only day olds or ADULTS over 6 ounces in weight. Your mailer's post office should not have accepted them. Did your mailer tell the clerk that these were not day old nor were they adults over 6 ounces? NOT a good idea, even Express Mail. Too much risk of death. 2-4 week olds should not go that long without water or food. I repeat NOT mailable, and NOt a good idea....
