USPS embargo on live animals (chicks) through Feb 26, 2021!

[R2elk]

I believe that they are all going to be like that because all shipped egg's from the hatcheries have to go through the post office.

Live animals have to go via USPS. Hatching eggs can go through FedEx, UPS or USPS.

 

[BlueBaby]

Oh, and I wonder if it's also going to effect places that ship hatching egg's, like ebay?

 

[BlueBaby]

Live animals have to go via USPS. Hatching eggs can go through FedEx, UPS or USPS.

Every time I had hatching egg's shipped, they always came through the post office.

 

[Lacy Duckwing]

I think that everything may have slowed down due to something I heard of last year. It was something about switching mechanical mail sorting machines with people? As far a priorities, I understand with meds, but things like Amazon orders of useless things that people are pushing to have within a couple of days shouldn't be above any living creature. The baby chicks who needs to be shipped within 48 hours or less should be priority over something useless to survival such as something that can handle being in the mail a couple of days longer.

 

[R2elk]

Every time I had hatching egg's shipped, they always came through the post office.

That is normal. FedEx and UPS can also deliver hatching eggs. I have personally received hatching eggs through FedEx. Most people don't know that anyone other than the USPS can ship hatching eggs.

 

[Cattle dog Mom]

I think that everything may have slowed down due to something I heard of last year. It was something about switching mechanical mail sorting machines with people? As far a priorities, I understand with meds, but things like Amazon orders of useless things that people are pushing to have within a couple of days shouldn't be above any living creature. The baby chicks who needs to be shipped within 48 hours or less should be priority over something useless to survival such as something that can handle being in the mail a couple of days longer.

However, there is no way to know what is in packages. Doesn't Amazon either deliver their own or use FED-EX or USP anyway? Never seen an amazon package come thru the USPS. The chicks are in a "safe place" where they ARE. I understand that the hatcheries likely aren't set up for house them, Not as many as they hatch! but that isn't the USPS's fault either. SOMETHING needs to happen to try to get the USPS un-screwed! If this is what it takes, it is what it is.

 

[R2elk]

However, there is no way to know what is in packages. Doesn't Amazon either deliver their own or use FED-EX or USP anyway? Never seen an amazon package come thru the USPS. The chicks are in a "safe place" where they ARE. I understand that the hatcheries likely aren't set up for house them, Not as many as they hatch! but that isn't the USPS's fault either. SOMETHING needs to happen to try to get the USPS un-screwed! If this is what it takes, it is what it is.

Amazon uses Amazon, USPS, FedEx and UPS. I have had many packages come through USPS from Amazon including UPS SmartPost where UPS hands the package off to USPS for final delivery..

 

[BullChick]

I have read the first page, and the last. I’m sorry if what I’m saying is out of place or a repeat. My understanding is that live animals get precedence, but all mail is still backed up. They need a chance to catch up, and we are making it difficult. In addition to our usual poultry math, Covid has more live animals, as well as packages (90% of my Amazon, Walmart and Target deliveries have been USPS in the past several months) coming through. I’m not contacting anyone because it sounds reasonable to hold off on shipping for a while.
Editing to say I’m caught up.

 

[BlueBaby]

SOMETHING needs to happen to try to get the USPS un-screwed! If this is what it takes, it is what it is.

They probably want a raise in wages.

 

[Lacy Duckwing]

However, there is no way to know what is in packages. Doesn't Amazon either deliver their own or use FED-EX or USP anyway? Never seen an amazon package come thru the USPS. The chicks are in a "safe place" where they ARE. I understand that the hatcheries likely aren't set up for house them, Not as many as they hatch! but that isn't the USPS's fault either. SOMETHING needs to happen to try to get the USPS un-screwed! If this is what it takes, it is what it is.

My mail always comes through the local mail carrier. Anything big, comes through the UPS truck. That is includes Amazon for me. True, very true. There is no way to tell what's in the packages. (Is what everyone assumes, anyways. I've only heard rumors.) The part about no place to house them is only one of the reasons why they need to ship them. The other is that within the first 48 hours, chicks don't need that much. They might be provided with stuff to help them survive, but water can't be shipped with them. The older the chick gets, the harder it'll be on the chick for survival. That's why it's so important. Then for the ones they can't ship- overcrowdedness because of no place to put them. That will lead to unhealthiness, and waterer and feeders that can't be kept up with and possibly a lot of deaths of the chicks. As far as not shipping them out for their safety, it'd be safer not to even hatch them. But how is one supposed to know what will happen in 21 days?