Chickens go Postal
“What the hell is that noise?”
That was my first thought upon entering the post office in the small Wisconsin town yesterday. I was there to mail a package of tax documents. The small post office was overwhelmed with the chirping of birds. Baby birds. Chicks. The post office was full of chirping chicks.
The chicks were all in small cardboard boxes with holes and one of the attendants was weighing each one and posting it. Yes, the chicks were being mailed. It was a bizarre sight and sound. The postman even gave me a look inside one box.
Apparently, the USPS calls this “special handling,” which “is for unusual items that need to be handled specially through the mail – like live poultry and bees. For these items, Special Handling is required. Your package will receive preferential handling to the extent that it’s practical in dispatch and transportation.” (Bolding, mine)
Mail order your poultry today!