Shipping, end to end.

Every chick hatches with up to seventy-two hours of internalized yolk — a built-in lunchbox that gets it through the trip. We pack a minimum of three chicks per box; below three, body heat is the limiting factor and we cannot guarantee live arrival.

The transit box is a lined, ventilated cardboard carrier with a heat pad activated thirty seconds before seal. We do not use grub-pads or feed inside the box; the goal is keeping the bird quiet, warm, and dry, not stimulating it. Boxes are dropped at the Worcester regional sort facility before the 7 a.m. cutoff and routed Priority Mail Express overnight.

You will receive tracking by SMS the moment the parcel scans into USPS. Most carriers will hold the box at the post office for pickup rather than leaving it on a porch — we strongly recommend you pick it up at the counter rather than wait for delivery.