Evie Gholson, 18, speaks about her Broad Breasted White turkey while showing the bird to judge Mark Cunningham on July 24 at the St. Charles County Fair in Wentzville. The turkey was a replacement ...

For 100 years, the U.S. Postal Service has shipped live baby birds around the country. Customers and suppliers now say many of the birds are dying in transit because deliveries are so slow. Kavahn ...

The simple sparrow, which moves about our houses with its cheerful hopping and chirping in the mornings, has been a symbol of peace in our daily lives. But with the last few decades gone by, the ...

For days, Amy Gholson tracked a shipment of baby turkeys she ordered from an Ohio hatchery. She kept tabs online as the birds began the more than 500-mile trip to her home near St. Charles, Missouri, ...

For more than a century, the United States Postal Service has shipped baby birds through the mail. Breeders, hatcheries and customers blame postal slowdowns and delays for birds now dying in transit.