Packaging Examples

Packaging Live Birds 

 

Packaging Supplies Needed:

  • USPS Approved Live Bird Shipping Box (Click Here To Purchase)
  • Sliced Apples (Not Pictured Above)
  • Wood Shavings (1-2 Inch Layer For Bottom Of The Box)
  • USPS Express Mail 1-2 Day Shipping Label
  • The Customer’s Phone Number To Place On The Box For The Post Office To Call For Pickup
  • The Sold Bird(s)

Packaging Day-Old Chicks

  

Packaging Supplies Needed:

  • USPS Approved Chick Shipping Box (Click Here To Purchase)
  • Excelsior Chick Pad For The Bottom Of The Box. (These come with boxes purchased on APA)
  • USPS Express Mail 1-2 Day Shipping Label
  • The Customer’s Phone Number To Place On The Box For The Post Office To Call For Pickup
  • The Sold Chicks

Optional But Recommended Supplies:

  • Gro-Gel
  • 2 oz Jello Shot Cups (For The Gro-Gel)
  • Elmer’s Liquid School Glue
  • 72-Hour UniHeat Packs (1-2 Depending On The Cold Temps)
  • Warning “Live Chicks” Stickers To Place On Box

Packaging Fertile Hatching Eggs

 

Packaging Supplies Needed:

  • Foam Egg Shipper (Click Here To Purchase)
  • Cardboard Box (TIP: Our Egg Foam Shipper Fits Nicely in Medium/Large USPS Flat Rate Boxes)
  • Bubble Wrap
  • “Warning/Fragile/Handle With Care” Stickers To Place On Box
  • USPS Priority Mail 1-3 Days Shipping Label
  • The Sold Fertile Hatching Eggs