Chicks
All breeds are sold on a straight run basis - we do not sex them for you. In order to assure the best chance of survival, Chicks will be boxed according to the weather. Because of this, (if ordering multiple breeds) breeds will be mixed. Unless indicated by you, breeds will not be marked. Poultry will be shipped with GROGEL + B, which is a nutritional supplement that will sustain them throughout the shipping process and will ensure a more successful delivery of live, healthy chicks. During the months of February through November, chicks will be shipped on Monday . Chicks will be shipped Air Parcel Post (Priority Mail) and can be safely delivered to all 50 states. Minimum chick order is 15 chicks.
Postage & Handling Chart
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Number of
Poultry
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Zone
1&2
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Zone
3
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Zone
4
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Zone
5
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Zone
6
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Zone
7
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Zone
8
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25
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$7.00
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$9.00
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$10.00
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$17.00
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$19.00
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$21.00
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$22.00
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50
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$10.00
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$11.00
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$12.00
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$24.00
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$26.00
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$27.00
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$29.00
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75
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$12.00
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$14.00
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$17.00
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$34.00
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$37.00
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$41.00
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$45.00
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100
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$14.00
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$16.00
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$19.00
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$41.00
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$43.00
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$46.00
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$50.00
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Please see The Table below to determine your Shipping Cost
Zip Code Chart (use the frist three numbers of your zip code to find your zone)
Zip Zone Zip Zone Zip Zone Zip Zone Zip Zone Zip Zone
004-005 5 166-232 4 387 5 497-499 3 620-623 4 822 5
006-009 8 233-237 5 388 4 500-516 4 624-627 3 823-826 6
010-069 5 238-259 4 389-399 5 520-524 3 628-667 4 827 5
070-076 4 260-261 3 400-402 3 525 4 668-679 5 828-832 6
077 5 262-277 4 403-405 4 526-528 3 680-687 4 833 7
078-083 4 278-279 5 406 3 530-534 2 688-722 5 834 6
084 5 280-282 4 407-409 4 535-539 3 723-726 4 835-838 7
085-086 4 283-285 5 410 3 540 4 727-732 5 840-847 6
087-089 5 286-289 4 411-427 4 541-547 3 733 6 850-864 7
090-104 4 290-292 5 430-433 3 548 4 734-767 5 865-885 6
105-108 5 293 4 434-436 2 549 3 768-772 6 889-898 7
109-113 4 294-295 5 437-457 3 550-566 4 773 5 900-921 8
114-115 5 296-297 4 458 2 567 5 774-775 6 922-925 7
116 4 298-304 5 459-462 3 570-572 4 776-778 5 926-934 8
117-119 5 305 4 463-468 2 573-577 5 779-789 6 935 7
120-123 4 306 5 469-475 3 580-581 4 790-792 5 936-960 8
124-126 5 307 4 476-477 4 582-588 5 793-799 6 961 7
127-128 4 308-328 5 478-479 3 590-592 6 800-802 5 962-976 8
129 5 329-349 6 480-487 2 593 5 803-805 6 977-984 7
130-160 4 350-355 5 488-491 1 594-597 6 806-807 5 985-986 8
161 3 356-359 4 492 2 598-599 7 808-816 6 987-994 7
162-163 4 360-369 5 493-495 1 600-609 2 820 5 995-999 8
164-165 3 370-386 4 496 2 610-619 3 821 6
*Special shipping arrangements may be made for International shipments under the three following conditions:
1. Purchaser will be responsible for doing any and all research needed to ship to their country.
2. Purchaser will make sure that shipment(s) is 100% legal for all parties involved and will do the research necessary to come to this conclusion.
3. Purchaser will be 100% responsible for any and all additional costs involved.
Please contact us as soon as your chicks arrive and continue to contact us with any comments and or concerns you may have with your chicks. If the chicks arrived in poor condition immediately notify DarkEggsDaily.com. If the shipment was insured immediately inform your postmaster and complete Postal Form 1000. Every effort will be made to replace your loss; however, DarkEggsDaily.com MUST BE NOTIFIED BY PHONE OF LOSSES WITHIN 4 DAYS FOLLOWING THE HATCH DATE FOR ANY ARRANGEMENTS OF COMPENSATION TO BE MADE. We cannot reship replacements of less than 5; however, the cost of the loss will be refunded. Our goal is to make raising your young chickens a rewarding and successful experience.
Domestic Mail Manual
(DMM) 601.9.0-11
(we will always be adding to the DMM, and all it's addenda)
9.0 Perishables
9.1 Time Factor
Mailable perishable matter may be sent through the mail only if it can reach its destination in good condition in the normal transit time between the mailing and address points. Mailable perishable foods that do not rapidly decay or generate obnoxious odors in the mail may be sent at the mailer's risk.
9.3 Live Animals
9.3.1 Animal Fighting Prohibition
Under 7 USC 2156, the mailing of a live animal for the purpose of participating in an animal fighting venture is prohibited (regardless of whether such venture is permitted under the laws of the state in which it is conducted). The term state means any state of the United States, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, or any U.S. territory or possession. Violators can be subject to the criminal penalties in 7 USC 2156.
9.3.2 Day-Old Poultry
Day-old poultry vaccinated with Newcastle disease (live virus) is nonmailable. Live day-old chickens, ducks, geese, partridges, pheasants (pheasants may be mailed only from April through August), guinea fowl, quail, and turkeys are acceptable in the mail only if:
a. They are not more than 24 hours old and are presented for mailing in the original unopened hatchery box from the hatchery of origin.
b. The date and hour of hatching is noted on the box by a representative of the hatchery who has personal knowledge thereof. (For COD shipments made by a hatchery for the account of others, the name or initials and address of the hatchery or the post office box number and address of the hatchery must be prominently shown for this standard.)
c. The box is properly ventilated, of proper construction and strength to bear safe transmission in the mail, and not stacked more than 10 units high.
d. They are mailed early enough in the week to avoid receipt at the office of address, in case of missed connections, on a Sunday, on a national holiday, or on the afternoon before a Sunday or holiday.
e. They can be delivered to the addressee within 72 hours of the time of hatching, whether the addressee resides in town or on a rural route or highway contract route.
f. The shipment bears special handling postage in addition to regular postage, unless sent at the First-Class Mail or Priority Mail rate.
g. When live, day-old poultry is to be transported by aircraft, all provisions of the airline tariffs are met and air carriers have equipment available to safely deliver shipments within the specified time limits, allowing for delays en route in air and ground transportation.
h. Day-old poultry, originally shipped by air express or air cargo and then presented for mailing, must be in First-Class condition and prepared as specified in 9.3.2a. through 9.3.2e.
i. Boxes of day-old poultry of about identical size, securely fastened together to prevent separation in transit, may be accepted for mailing as a single parcel, if such parcel is not more than 100 inches in length and girth combined.
9.3.4 Adult Fowl
[4-12-07] Disease-free adult fowl may be mailed domestically when shipped under applicable law in accordance with 1.7. Adult chickens, turkeys, guinea fowl, doves, pigeons, pheasants, partridges, and quail as well as ducks, geese, and swans are mailable as follows:
a. The mailer must send adult fowl by Express Mail in secure containers approved by the manager of Mailing Standards (see 601.8.0 for address).
b. The number of birds per parcel must follow the container manufacturer limits and each bird must weigh more than 6 ounces.
c. Indemnity may be paid only for loss, damage, or rifling, and not for death of the birds in transit if there is no visible damage to the mailing container.
9.3.10 Packaging
Any mailing container used for mailable animals must be made of at least 275-pound test, double wall, corrugated, weather-resistant fiberboard (W5c) or equivalent and must be adequately ventilated. The container must be constructed to prevent escape of the animals while in the mail and to preclude the container and its contents from being crushed in normal handling. The outside of the container must include a return address and a description of the contents. A container marked "If Undeliverable, Abandon" is not accepted.
9.3.11 Acceptance
The USPS does not accept any shipment of animals that the USPS reasonably believes cannot reach its destination in a viable condition. Such a determination is based on factors including the expected temperatures (weather conditions) while the shipment is in the mail; the types of vehicles on which the shipment is to be transported; the expected transit time; and the types of packaging used for protection against suffocation, crushing, and handling.
Please note:
The Postal Service's Traffic Control System is used to advise
destination and transfer offices when any significant quantities of animals
are moving through the mail. Postal field personnel should ensure that the duration
of ground transportation (via trucks) is limited to a four-hour time period.
Any mailpiece identified as containing live birds must be handled
with care and sensitivity by postal employees.
Eggs
Hatching eggs will be delivered by 2-3 day Priority Mail with delivery confirmation. The eggs will be individually wrapped in bubble wrap, placed large side up to safeguard the air cell, as well as packed in bubble wrap and double-boxed. We make every effort possible to assure your eggs will arrive in a safe condition. However, as with any shipped hatching eggs, we make no guarantees to the success of your hatch rate due to circumstances beyond our control. We ship 3 extra hatching eggs per dozen in order to compensate for any loss that may occur during the shipping process. Please contact us as soon as your hatching eggs arrive and continue to contact us with any concerns you may have throughout the hatching process. Our goal is for you to have a rewarding experience and successful hatch.
Shipping Prices
Flat rate for 1 dozen (+3 extra =15 eggs) - $10.95
Flat rate for 2 dozen (+3 extra = 27 eggs) - $12.95
*You may order more than 2 dozen eggs at a time, but they will ship in separate boxes.
*We currently ship only to the lower 48 states. Special shipping arrangements may be made for Alaska, Hawaii and International shipments under the three following conditions:
1. Purchaser will be responsible for doing any and all research needed to ship to their state or country.
2. Purchaser will make sure that shipment(s) is 100% legal for all parties involved and will do the research necessary to come to this conclusion.
3. Purchaser will be 100% responsible for any and all additional costs involved.
*ATTENTION! ALLOW HATCHING EGGS TO "REST" AFTER SHIPMENT. Allowing them to “rest” will aid in the stabilization of the air cell and possibly make your hatch more successful. When you receive your eggs in the mail remove them from their package(s), store them large side up at room temperature for 12 to 24 hours, then place them in your preheated incubator.
*Please see our Care Info link on our Home Page for more information and tips regarding hatching eggs.*
*HEALTH CONCERNS*
Precautions must be taken when handling and caring for live poultry, which can be a source of potentially harmful microorganisms. Adults please supervise children when they handle poultry to make sure they do not put their hands or fingers into their mouths and always wash your hands with soap and water after handling poultry to prevent fecal/oral transmission.
*Please see our Care Info link on our Home Page for more information and tips regarding raising chicks.*
Our birds have been tested under the federal USDA National Poultry Improvement Plan disease screen and have been found to be disease-free for Salmonella
pullorum, and fowl typhoid. (Our NPIP # 34-578)