How to ship

I have never shipped birds.
But I have recibed birds.

and is very expensive for the buyer
since live birds will need to be shipped express

shipping cost more than the actual birds

make sure you tell this to your customers

plus they have to pay for the special box.

 

Quote:There are a couple of ways to ship live birds, they are both pretty reliable and cost is not too expensive but that is a relative term. The two ways I use are USPS express mail which costs about $45-60 per pair and you have to have an approved shipping container. There are several types of containers the most common is a bird shipping box, contact your local post office or bird supplier to find out where to buy them. They cost about $15 each so remember to add them to the cost when you quote a price.

The other way is to become a known shipper for the airlines. You have to be a known shipper for every airline you want to use, I am for Southwest, Hawaiian, and Delta, but not the others. Air freight has it's own boxing and packing rules and it may not be the same for every airline so check and follow their guidelines. Air freight costs a little more, usually starting around $80 per shipment but they get the birds quicker, sometimes the same day.

There are other things to consider when shipping birds, you have to prepare them to be shipped, I usually confine them for a week or two in a small cage or pen and feed and water them heavily before shipping because they will not get fed or watered in transit. Also you have to know the laws of taking certain birds across state lines, there are some restrictions especially for "native" pheasants (there are no true pheasants native to the western continents) such as ringnecks. Some states also don't allow the keeping of native birds, for instance even though a ringneck pheasant is not native to North America (they are originally from China and were brought over in the 1800's by the Chinese immigrants) wild type ringnecks are regulated in some states but most other pheasants are not. You are responsible for knowing which states allow what and if you do something illegal you are the one who will pay the price, the person receiving the birds may also be liable but that does not effect you or any laws you break.

 

You can get approved shipping boxes at [email protected] use to have auctions on eggbid.com before they went down.
In N.H.,Tony.