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Farmers blame delays by U.S. Postal Service for birds dying during shipments

By Kavahn Mansouri
Published October 15, 2024 at 3:43 AM CDT

For more than a century, the United States Postal Service has shipped baby birds through the mail. Breeders, hatcheries and customers blame postal slowdowns and delays for birds now dying in transit.

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