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Delaware Department of Agriculture recovers orphaned chicks

By Emily Parcell, Poultry Times Content Writer - emilyparcell@poultrytimes.com

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DOVER, Del. — The Delaware Department of Agriculture and First State Animal Center have joined forces to rehabilitate thousands of orphaned chicks recovered from a misdirected USPS shipment.
“DDA received a call on Friday afternoon May 2nd from the USPS Delaware Processing and Distribution Center that they had an undeliverable box of baby birds,” DDA said in a statement. “DDA facilitated the transfer of the orphaned chicks to First State Animal Center and, upon arrival, found multiple shipments with shipping destinations all over the U.S. DDA and First State Animal Center staff worked tirelessly into Friday evening sorting and. . .

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