Shipping boxes - need a couple suggestions

[sizerdarkegg]

I am looking for USPS shipping boxes for minimum-weight past day-old chicks (what is it - six oz?) to approx. eight week old welsummer crossbred. Usually at this age, they'll weigh around a pound or a little more (based on weighing one or two I have left, but that weight might be off), and they would fit in a 10" tall box, so I suppose it would be best to get boxes that will be about that tall. I get calls for varying numbers - anywhere from one or two to ten or more. I'd like to stick to just one or two styles of boxes - something that'll accommodate two or three and something that'll accommodate ten or more. I'm wondering for the larger boxes if I should get slightly taller boxes to accommodate older chickens, but honestly I almost always sell out by the time they get to be about six weeks, so I'm not sure I'd need them very tall.

Suggestions? I want them to be comfy and safe without having too much extra space.

Thanks,

Cathy Sizer
http://chickens.sizerfarm.com
Welsummer crossbreds
New Castle, VA

 

[ValleyPoultryFarms]

Styrofoam layer on the bottom and a small amount of pine shavings on top
If it's cold there, try a shake and rub warming pack underneath the styrofoam.

Trust me, i have experience with shipping chicks.

Best of luck

 

[sizerdarkegg]

Thank you for your reply, actually I had not thought to use styrofoam (sheeting?) in the bottom of the box for day olds, I'll keep that in mind.

But I really wanted to know about what size boxed to pick out for started chicks. (-: