I’d been expecting articles like this to pop up soon. USPS has long been known for its efficiency in moving poultry around the country. All our birds arrived by mail as day-old chicks and like the article indicated, it isn’t uncommon to move hundreds at a time with very limited loss. That said - it’s only possible to make this work because the USPS has had a functioning, effective system for decades, where birds are born Monday and typically to their destination somewhere in the country no later than wednesday. The boxes have a chemical warmer and the birds have just enough food in their tummies to make it across the country. When I started hearing about these delays, I knew this would be a problem as their little lives are on a time-sensitive system that works because everyone from the hatchery to the receiving farmer understands the criticality.
