First time shipping grown quails...please I need your adivice

[jm93030]

Hi there guys

I have 10
6 months old quails I like to shipp to a place about 6 hours from here, Buyer is not willing to drive but is interested in getting the shipped.

What size box do I need?

Can I put all 10 in 1 box?


Thank you

 

[TedJan92_in_Idaho]

I just got some quail in the mail. LOL. It was a 6 stall box and 2 quail to a stall. They have to be shipped Express mail and that will run you $75-$140.
What kind of quail are you shipping?

 

[TedJan92_in_Idaho]

like this

http://www.hm-e.net/p4omni.htm

 

[rittert3]

Have never shipped quail but for that kind of shipping I think I would give them the option to just pay for the gas and me deliver them, it would come out about the same.

 

[jm93030]

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I really dont feel like driving 6 hours to sell 10 birds for 90 dls
I rather shipp them

 

[jm93030]

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This are bobwhite quails
Silvers
orange
whites

 

[rittert3]

Well with that kind of shipping that will boost his cost from $9 a bird to $16.50-$23 a bird, I think that kind of cost will probably discorage him from the purchase all togather.

 

[shelleyd2008]

It makes a big difference knowing what type of quail you are sending. Bobwhites are easily spooked, so you can't just toss them all in together, somebody would probably die. I believe the Omni NEST is the best choice. With the dividers, it cuts it down into 2, 4, 6, or 8 separate compartments. I would make it into the 8-compartment and put 2 females together in 2 of the compartments.

However, you can ship 3 of the single NESTS together, just connect them with tape real well. You'd probably have to make dividers for them, but those boxes are cheaper on this site: http://poultry2.tripod.com/id3.html

Actual shipping should not be that much. Including the price of the box(es) you'd be around or below the low end ($75)