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What is a N.E.S.T.?
N.E.S.T. is an acronym for Natural Environmentally-Secure
Transporters.
The USPS requires environmentally-secure containers, and all of Horizon's
containers have met and exceeded all USPS requirements and all have been
officially approved by the USPS.
These are the containers that must meet and exceed all the
Post Office's and FedEx's testing criteria for filtered, environmentally-secure shipping containers. These containers are designed to protect your birds, the birds sitting next to yours on the
plane, the plane's cargo bay (environment) from diseases
and viruses, postal machines and scales, and the postal workers themselves
from the many highly contagious diseases carried by sick birds in transit.
There is no room for error. This is why all true aviculturists trust only
Horizon shippers.
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The following is a
quick reference guide:
The following containers
are approved for mailing turkeys, guinea fowl,
doves, pigeons, pheasants,
partridges, and quail, as well as
ducks, geese, bantams, and swans:
the
Single N.E.S.T.
 
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is ideal for (1) chicken, (1) duck or pheasant,
(2) pigeons, (2)
Old English Bantams, (1) larger game bird or bantam, or a few passeriformes (canaries &
finches).
Dimensions are 18" x 18" x 8" wide,
Maximum weight allowed: 7 lbs.
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the
Economy N.E.S.T.
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is most commonly called the (4) bird box.
It is perfect for (4) pigeons or Old English Bantams, or (2) pheasants or larger bantams or game birds.
It comes with either two or four triangular compartments.
Dimensions are 16" x 16" x 16",
Maximum weight allowed: 9 lbs. |
the
Omni N.E.S.T.
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is for just
about anything that needs more space than the Economy, or you are shipping
twice as many birds. It is
most commonly called the
(8) bird box for pigeons, it has eight separate compartments for
complete isolation, It can also be easily partitioned for one, two, or four compartments.
Dimensions: 24" x 18" x
18" high,
Maximum weight allowed: 22 lbs. |
New
Stronger Design
for Fall 2008!
Has been tested to hold up to 60 lbs.! Additional
ventilation! the
Swan N.E.S.T.
 Has
replaced the Large N.E.S.T. |
is the largest
container that the U.S. Postal Service can ship using Express Mail. It comes with
either (2) compartments, each measuring 16" square,
or one very large compartment,
32" x 16" x 20" high.
It is made with heavier cardboard to withstand the weight of larger
waterfowl, such as swans or geese. It can be used for
transporting up to 14 pigeons if complete isolation is not
necessary.
Dimensions: 32" x 16" x
20" tall,
Maximum weight allowed: 40 lbs. |
Coming Soon
The Quail N.E.S.T.
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Will be an Environmentally-Secure transporter for shorter birds that
require a lower ceiling to help prevent scalping.
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Psittacine
NESTs are
for air cargo only!
Please
carefully read:
USPS's Rules and Regulations |
is the only container that comes equipped with
a heavy duty, HDPE
plastic liner. This plastic liner is necessary for transporting any
destructive hookbills or parrots. They have received
I.A.T.A. approval, and
universally accepted by Delta Dash and other major airlines.
Insideside dimensions:
14" x 14" x 8" tall,
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