The thousands of baby chicks rescued earlier this month after being left in a truck for days at a New Castle post office have ...

CAMDEN, Del. (AP) — Thousands of chicks found abandoned inside a postal service truck for three days have gone to new homes, ...

The chicks were left abandoned due to a "misdirected" shipment, according to the Delaware Department of Agriculture.

More than 12,000 chicks at a Delaware distribution center were found left in a USPS truck for more than three days.

The USPS says it has been working with hatcheries for more than 100 years to transport mail-order chicks and that it transports thousands of chicks every year, according to its website.

All the surviving birds, estimated as more than 5,000 chickens — it was too hard to get a specific count — plus some others like turkeys and quails, were primarily adopted by local families, rescues ...

Due to biosecurity concerns, the hatchery cannot take the chicks back. The spokesperson said it would have been best if USPS, after discovering the chicks, had completed delivery as the recipients ...

Due to biosecurity concerns, the hatchery cannot take the chicks back.The spokesperson said it would have been best if USPS, after discovering the chicks, had completed delivery as the recipients ...

Due to biosecurity concerns, the hatchery cannot take the chicks back. The spokesperson said it would have been best if USPS, after discovering the chicks, had completed delivery, as the ...