Chick Packaging and Shipping
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What happens here
The video shows the final stages of preparing chicks for shipment. This involves placing wood shavings as bedding into shipping boxes, carefully transferring chicks into these boxes, and securing the boxes for travel. Different breeds of chicks, including Barred Rock females and Delaware females, are shown ready for shipment. Some chicks are also shown being leg-banded for identification.
Goal: Understand how chicks are prepared and packaged for safe transport.
Tools and materials
- Crates — Temporary holding of chicks before packaging
- Leg Bands — Identifying individual chicks
- Shipping Boxes Meyer Hatchery — Transporting chicks to customers
- Chicks — The product being shipped
- Wood Shavings — Bedding in shipping boxes