The rescued chicks are available for adoption for those looking to raise chickens.

Adopt a Chick: thousands of baby birds rescued after USPS shipping error

Jarek RutzHeadlines, Culture

More than 10,000 orphaned baby birds were rescued last week in Delaware after a shipping mishap left them stranded at a postal distribution center. The Delaware Department of Agriculture (DDA) and the First State Animal Center (FSAC) stepped in to save the birds, which were discovered in undeliverable boxes at the USPS Delaware Processing and Distribution Center on May 2. …

Take break from tweeting to help Delaware count birds

Betsy PriceCulture, Headlines

  A state project aimed at finding as many different bird species as possible in two Delaware parks is asking for help from citizen scientists. The Delaware National Estuarine Research Reserve wants people visiting Blackbird Creek and the St. Jones reserves to take photos of birds and upload them so they can be counted. The year-long project will help create …