I read enough stories on this forum to know that I didn’t want to order chicks from a hatchery.
“One study of long airplane flights revealed that when chicks were delivered to their final destination at 72 hours old (which includes the time spent at the hatchery and all transport times), 11% were dead-on-arrival, and almost 50% died within 7 days. This same study showed that even chicks who were delivered within 48 hours of hatch could have a high mortality rate of 2% dead-on-arrival and 18% dead within 7 days.”
https://fortune.com/2020/08/20/baby-chicks-are-dying-in-the-mail/amp/
Where can I read about this study? Following the link takes me to an article that does not seem to mention the study at all.