Callie I am sorry for your loss. Heart goes out to you. I had the same problem..mailing! I just go to the local feed store during the easter season and fall when they have chicks. They do much better that way! None of my feed store chicks have died (now 2 years old), but the mailed ones ALL died sooner or later. NO MAILING FOR ME! Or you might get some from local farms? My family is in Lake Charles by the way! Irion's.