Unless you are NPIP certified and provide the legal paperwork Including the possibility of an import permit for Alabama, it would be illegal to ship your chickens to Alabama. Many people either don't know or forget that every state has import requirements for live animals (all live animals which includes hatching eggs). Not all states have the same requirements but almost all require the minimum of NPIP certification or a Veterinarian Certificate of Health if not both with some states also requiring an import permit.