Some animals are mailable under proper conditions. See the specific
instructions as noted for the following kinds of animals:
* Live bees
* Live, day-old poultry
* Live adult fowl
* Live scorpions (only under limited circumstances)
* Other small, harmless, cold–blooded animals
Popular Mechanics in 2010 sent packages through the mail with a variety of sensors. I was particularly surprised at the temperature stability they witnessed, important to shipping live animals: http://www.popularmechanics.com/technology/reviews/a6284/whi...
The mailing of scorpions is limited by the restrictions in 18 U.S.C. 1716. Under this limitation, scorpions are mailable only when sent for the purposes of medical research use or the manufacture of antivenin.
I haven't raised poulets in a while but when I was I would often get them delivered. They come in a big brown box with air holes cut along the top. Sometimes they are fancy like [0] and sometimes pretty plain [1].
They are usually a little stressed from the trip but a few hours in a refrigerator box (or the bathtub) under a heat lamp with access to fresh water and feed will put them at ease quickly.
Usually there's a minimum order because the body heat of two dozen chicks helps keep them warm.
I'd think twice before murdering an Intagliated Chicken [1], whose marked body bears witness to a family shame, and life belongs to a man whose lust for power is without limit.
No, these are closer to regular chickens, but all black. The ones used in those soups are called Silkies and are a more distinct breed of chickens. (Fluffy plumage, smaller, and apparently smarter.)
We had silkies growing up. I don't remember their meat being black, maybe we didn't eat those for some reason? (They're smaller than a standard chicken.)
The skin, meat, bones, and major organs are generally "black." Silkies are common at Asian markets here -- heck, I bought one this past weekend (for soup!) for $7.99, and there were literally hundreds available.
I wish we had them when I was a kid; they look pretty funky.
The Wikipedia article makes it sound as if they all have black meat (not just the black ones.) I guess that would be a good reason to not eat them (convincing children they taste good might not be worth the effort if you have regular chicken anyway).
We tried to keep some because they have a good disposition and because they're different, but we also had some Reds and the Reds just tortured them. It was ridiculous. The meat is blue/black.
Is it wrong that I feel it would be wrong eating it? It's feel like more than a mere animal to me. (I am black, btw, I have no idea if this played into my feeling)
GP could just turn it loose. One of ours escaped as a chick and survived more than a year running around our neighborhood. It was kind of amusing when people would mention seeing it. I think someone/something finally caught it.
I apparently had a whole family of opossums to feed, and they were a lot more resourceful than I had previously given the species credit for being. Where the roof met is one place that was hard to seal. Any other little crack they can find. I used 2" welded wire for the outer part around a 2x3 frame, plywood nest box, and 1/2" hardware cloth for sealing up nooks and around the doors. At the bottom, the chickens would scratch and pluck the grass away eventually digging away enough for a small one to slip under. -Good luck.
