Apparently you can send live animals through the US mail. A few weeks ago, I took a trip to the local Post office to pick up a box of 34 live chicks. The Post office had just closed, but I could see the postal worker though the window. I made a flapping motion with my arms and she got the message that I was here for the small box that kept chirping. When I say box I really mean small box. It's just a bit larger than a shoe box. The postal worker proudly told me she had kept them in a quiet dark corner. THANK YOU US POSTAL SERVICE!
They were chirping loudly as I put them into the car (as I am sure I would have been after a long trip in a small box). I had the rolling stones "moonlight mile" in the CD player. The minute the song came on they went silent. They were probably just startled by the sound, but I like to think that our chickens are fans of the Rolling Stones. We put them in a small pen in the barn with plenty of food, water, and a nice warm heat lamp. Luckily they all made it, apparently casualties are common when you send live animals though the mail. (how strange...)
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