Good plan.
In the meantime, order some Nutri Drench.
Bad things can happen when most of the shipping process is automated. For an extra special handling fee, one can insure the package is handled manually.
USPS usually contracts with other vendors for the air handling so during that time it is out of their control. I truly appreciate the PO. Without them, we'd have to drive our birds across the country to hand deliver them.
Well, there's your problem. It is against USPS regulations to ship anything other than DAY OLD chicks and ADULT birds. 4 days old, 10 days old are not deemed to be able to survive shipping. That's the reason for the rules. Most of your chicks failed to survive because they were
shipped outside of the mail-able parameters.
Were they shipped overnight yesterday morning?
The following live, day–old animals are acceptable for mailing when properly packaged: chickens, ducks, emus, geese, guinea birds, partridges, pheasants (only during April through August), quail, and turkeys. All other types of live, day–old poultry are nonmailable. Day–old poultry vaccinated with Newcastle disease (live virus) also is nonmailable.
The specific types of day-old poultry named above are mailable under the following conditions.
- Poultry that is not more than 24 hours old and is presented for mailing in the original, unopened hatchery box from the hatchery of origin.
- The date and hour of hatching is noted on the box by a representative of the hatchery who has personal knowledge thereof. (For Collect on Delivery (COD) shipments made by a hatchery for the account of others, the name or initials and address of the hatchery or the Post Office box number and address of the hatchery must be prominently shown for this standard.)
- Box is properly ventilated, of proper construction and strength to bear safe transport in the mail, and is not stacked more than 10 units high.
- Day–old poultry is mailed early enough in the week to avoid receipt at the office of address (in case of missed connections) on a Sunday, a national holiday, or the afternoon before a Sunday or national holiday.
- Day–old poultry can be delivered to the addressee within 72 hours of the time of hatching.
- Day-old poultry sent via surface transportation, must include special handling service fees, in addition to regular postage.
- Day-old poultry sent via air transportation must meet all provisions of the airlines. Delivery of the mailpiece is dependent on the availability of air carriers having available equipment to safely deliver the day–old poultry within the specified time limit.
- Day–old poultry that is first shipped via a commercial air express or air cargo service and then presented for mailing to a final destination must be in good condition and properly packaged as specified in526.32a-e.
- Boxes of day–old poultry of about identical size, securely fastened together to prevent separation in transit, may be accepted for mailing as a single parcel, provided the total length and girth combined does not exceed Postal Service limits.
I disagree. 10 day old chicks should never be shipped.
Regulations.
https://pe.usps.com/text/pub52/pub52c5_008.htm#ep184002
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