This is the fifth batch of pheasants raised here at Two Mile and they arrived today by US Postal service at the post office. I stopped by yesterday and told the postmaster they were coming, and this morning, I got there before the delivery arrived.
Some people don’t know that most baby chicks of all species are shipped by US Mail. A certain number, based on the size of the bird, are put in a box so that their internal body heat keeps them all warm, and usually, they can survive for a day or two before they need food and water.
NPR’s Scott Simon did a story last weekend on chicks by mail.
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- A single Ringneck Pheasant chick
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- The pheasant brooders on the left and turkey brooder cage on the right
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- The turkey brooder cage. The turkeys need less heat and more space at their age.
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- 25 chicks on each side of the partition help keep each other warm during shipping
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- The box as it arrives from the hatchery
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