packaging chickins?

[chicklover16]

when you ship a chicken... HOW DO YOU PACKAGE IT? I've been trying to figure it out and I just can not understand how on earth you would go about packaging a chicken. please help me out.

 

[ChicKat]

Although I can't answer your question, I bet a phone call or visit to your local post office and a talk with the post master/mistress could be helpful. (Providing you don't have a frantically busy post office like some of them are. )

It seems like the U.S.P.S would be one of the best sources for how to ship a live bird through the mail, or if you choose another carrier, like UPS then they should be able to give you answers.

Thinking back to the day when I had an antique piece of glass arrive is shards... postal travel can be brutal.

good luck.
Perhaps you will have a chance to post back when you get your answer if no experienced BYCers provide the definitive method.

I guess you could also phone a hatchery or internet source that sells live grown birds, incase they would be kind enough to give you tips.

 

[Oregon Blues]

Pack and ship a live chicken, or a dressed chicken? It makes a difference.

There are specially made shipping containers for live birds.

For a dressed chicken, I'd freeze it and package it with blue ice and pay for overnight delivery.

 

[Mac in Wisco]

There are companies that sell containers for shipping live animals: