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gnique t1_jcimn9y wrote
I raised 50 Ring Neck Pheasants for release when I lived in Idaho Falls, Idaho. They came in the mail in two boxes of 25 each. Not much bigger than a cigar box. Pheasants love watermelon BTW. I was a member of a retriever field trial club. We released probably 500 twelve week old pheasents at a family pic-nic day. 500 pheasents, kids and puppys way out in the desert. I don't know if it's widely known but Ring Neck Pheasants were introduced to the US by a foreign service officer serving in the Theodore Roosevelt administration. The first ones were released near Salem Oregon at what is now a wildlife preserve.
Zach202020 t1_jciln7z wrote
Reply to comment by Squishycoffin in TIL that many species of spiders can fly through the air with a technique called ballooning by last_air_nomad
He was definitely doing something like kiting after that science fair project
Zach202020 t1_jcilgrj wrote
Reply to TIL that many species of spiders can fly through the air with a technique called ballooning by last_air_nomad
Imagine a fully grown Funnel Web spider aggressively flying towards you.... fangs fully bared and dripping with venom; a wild look in all of its eyes... all focused on you.
Darqologist t1_jcilgaz wrote
With how long it takes mail to arrive anymore...probably not such a good idea.
Ulgeguug t1_jcil6f4 wrote
As a former postal worker from a high agriculture area I can confirm
pm_me_ur_demotape t1_jcil48o wrote
Reply to TIL that the NFL made a committee to falsify information to cover up brain damage in their players by KirstenTillson
Why does everyone get mad about concussions in football, but MMA just keeps on trucking?
Pharoacious t1_jcik4rk wrote
Reply to comment by tronic50 in TIL that USPS ships day old baby chicks in the mail by shelovesbackshots
Honestly the post office people are always so good with chicks. They flex and communicate. It is really a nice feeling.
personalhale t1_jcijtqf wrote
Reply to comment by erishun in TIL that USPS ships day old baby chicks in the mail by shelovesbackshots
Reddit loves to post a headline without context though. It'll be upvoted way beyond the actual story because some person read a snippet before and thought they were "smart."
Outrageous_Ear_6091 t1_jciiw95 wrote
Reply to comment by kshump in TIL that the NFL made a committee to falsify information to cover up brain damage in their players by KirstenTillson
My only regret, is that I didn't find a cure, for concussions
drowsydrosera t1_jciiunu wrote
Reply to comment by meatloafingcat in TIL that USPS ships day old baby chicks in the mail by shelovesbackshots
Lol I do the same when customers get bees and reptiles
erishun t1_jciis9s wrote
Reply to comment by personalhale in TIL that USPS ships day old baby chicks in the mail by shelovesbackshots
And they were prearranged and fully planned in close conjunction with the postal service. It’s not like they licked a stamp and stuck the kid in a box.
The parents worked with post office staff to choose the appropriate day and route well in advance.
ArcFurnace t1_jciiclx wrote
Reply to comment by Disneyhorse in TIL that USPS ships day old baby chicks in the mail by shelovesbackshots
Girls Mailmen like swarms of lizards, right?
imthepizzastrangler t1_jciicl0 wrote
Reply to comment by terrifying_clam in TIL that the NFL made a committee to falsify information to cover up brain damage in their players by KirstenTillson
Not gonna happen. Money talks unfortunately.
Papadocbama t1_jcii62r wrote
True! I have bought many baby chucks by mail. Just have to be able to show up at the post office when they arrive.
New_Age_Caesar t1_jcihjye wrote
This is how we got our first chickens as a kid. It was around Easter so they were all dyed different colors. Come to think of it my mom probably did that, not the company. Anyway we ended up naming some of them based off the colors so the pink one was pinky pie.
Well, pinky pie grew up to be a very mean rooster so we’d always be yelling his name along with some choice words when he attacked us. I remember one time climbing up on the fence to get away from him and being stuck there surrounded by like 3 pissed off roosters.
But roosters are sweet compared to male peacocks. We had some of those too but that’s a story for another time
[deleted] t1_jcigqx7 wrote
Reply to comment by BazilBroketail in TIL that USPS ships day old baby chicks in the mail by shelovesbackshots
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Reply to comment by nuclearswan in TIL that USPS ships day old baby chicks in the mail by shelovesbackshots
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terrifying_clam t1_jcig31g wrote
Reply to TIL that the NFL made a committee to falsify information to cover up brain damage in their players by KirstenTillson
Can we just stop playing American football? I know 3 people who went D1 for it. None made it through college without a career ending injury. Lost scholarships and all but one dropped out of it.
I know so many friends who have chronic pain due to a football related injury. It's so fucked. And we let kids do it.
SmolPandas t1_jcig1q3 wrote
My family received these packages several times when I was a kid. It was awesome every time.
HarmlessHeffalump t1_jciftv1 wrote
My mom raises chickens and has gotten quite a few calls from her county’s animal control after the post office received shipments of chicks that couldn’t be delivered.
Shipping chicks that young is really risky and most sadly don’t make it.
Synkope1 t1_jcif3fi wrote
Reply to TIL that the NFL made a committee to falsify information to cover up brain damage in their players by KirstenTillson
Don't worry, when they finally agreed to pay a settlement to the players, they made the threshold for black players to get money higher than for white players.
Responsible_Smile789 t1_jcif1ln wrote
Reply to comment by whattaninja in TIL that USPS ships day old baby chicks in the mail by shelovesbackshots
Your humor is near math-teacher level, beyond dad jokes, Bravo!
legalcarroll t1_jcieykg wrote
They mail full grown roosters here. My PO is noisy!
Responsible_Smile789 t1_jciegno wrote
Reply to comment by mattgen88 in TIL that USPS ships day old baby chicks in the mail by shelovesbackshots
Learned from the article: that was when Trump blocked federal aid for the USPS because he didn’t want to support mail-in election voters, the money prolly would of prevented a slow down in the USPS facilities
Louis was the top official of the USPS and should have known about the consequences of slowing the mail process in the affected facilities, therefore preventing the thousands of chicken deaths/casual and professional chicken farmers losses or at least been able to explain better
So Louis dropped the ball, but Trump for personal , not conservative reasons failed to support USPS funding(wages, new facilities, maintenance) Refusing the plan of 3B specifically for mail-election and the 25B asked in general for USPS
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Reply to comment by pm_me_ur_demotape in TIL that the NFL made a committee to falsify information to cover up brain damage in their players by KirstenTillson
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