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A few things that I learned shipping my roosters this week: 1. Always ship on Monday. I shipped my roosters from Maryland to Arizona last Monday (guaranteed overnight). They landed in Tampa, Florida early Wednesday. Tampa, thank goodness, could ship live animals, but only Mon-Thur. If I had...

Chirpy, Only certain flights on FedEx are equipped and allowed to take live shipments. I'm not sure, but I would imagine that this is because they must use pressurized compartments and some temperature control. The exterior air temperature outside of the plane at 35,000 ft ranges from -5 down...

Glad to hear that they got through alive. I agree with RR that perhaps this post should be a sticky. Or perhaps someone could set up a tutorial or FAQ webpage somewhere? It's tough getting info on shipping. I just spent a half an hour on the phone with our local USPS, who had no idea of what...

Wow. Thanks Eggchel for that informative (and a little scary) response. I hope that your geese faired ok. I have two cockerels to ship to Arizona from Maryland, and I'd hate to think of them being waylaid somewhere in a cramped little box. I will definitely check with folks at the USPS...

I am interested to hear anything people might know about shipping chickens across the US. I've heard that it can be done through the USPS, but if this is true, are there any limits in distance? Is USPS the best or safest choice or are there other options? I am mostly concerned about how the...