Air Cargo Rates

To order please fill out the 2019 Order form, save to your desktop and return it to Orders@truenorthfarm.ca

Shipping Chicks by Air

Air cargo is the fastest and safest way to get chicks from our hatcher to your brooder, if you live close enough to an airport to pick them up. Chicks must be packed 25 to a box sector, ducklings 15 to a box sector -- your order must be in multiples of these numbers. Within BC, the small airlines that serve coastal communities (Harbour Air, Salt Spring Air, etc.) give wonderful service and are the most economical way to get your chicks. Pacific Coastal Airlines and Central Mountain Air provide service to a number of inland airports. For the rest of you, including customers in Alberta, there is WestJet, which is more expensive. If you want your chicks to be flown to you, be sure to state on your True North Order Form which airport you want to use. We will calculate the shipping costs and taxes to finalize your invoice. On hatch day your chicks will be delivered to the airport and checked in. The driver will phone or text you to let you know what flight they will be on and when to expect arrival. Sometimes flights are delayed. Once your chicks have been checked in, the best source of information will be the airline. Extra ‘filler chicks’ may be included in your order during cold weather to add to the warmth. Have your brooder warm and temperature tested before the chicks arrive. We guarantee 100% live arrival. If chicks die during transport or within 48 hours of arrival please phone us and we will give you a credit or replacement chicks. Do not include the extras we may have given you or the filler chicks in your losses. We will only be responsible to the extent of the invoiced price of your chicks.

Shipping Chicks by Mail

Canada Post can bring your chicks to you if their Expedited Service (ground) can get them to you in 36 hours. Send us your postal code and we will be able to tell you if you are within that radius. Postage is much less than air cargo fees for small orders (up to 250 chicks) and of course much more convenient than driving to an airport, but it subjects the chicks to less than ideal conditions for a day or more; we do not guarantee 100% live arrival for chicks sent by mail.

Shipping Hatching Eggs

Hatching eggs to be shipped will be carefully packed in well-insulated boxes, but if very cold or hot weather is predicted along their route we may delay shipping until the weather is better. Eggs can be sent ‘collect’ on Greyhound, by prepaid Expedited mail by Canada Post, or with a courier (FedEx, UPS, etc) if you wish. Send your order in with a shipping service noted and we will add the costs to your invoice. Make sure you have given us all the information we need to get the box dropped off at the right place. Bus depots and warehouses are dangerous places for fragile eggs — please track your package and pick it up as soon as it arrives. Hatching eggs should be ‘rested’ for at least 12 hours at room temperature before being set. Parcels by bus or mail will be delivered to your nearest bus depot or post office, and you will be phoned to pick the chicks up. W will email you the tracking number, so you can be prepared. Make sure the telephone number you put on your order is a good one for them to reach you on Wednesday and Thursday.

To order please fill out the 2017 Order form, save to your desktop and return it to Orders@truenorthfarm.ca

Destination	Carrier	25	50	100	200	300	500
Calgary	WestJet	85	85	85	85	110	160
Campbell River	Central Mtn	55	65	75		110
Comox	Central Mtn	45	55	75
Cranbrook	PCA	75	80	85
Dawson Creek	Central Mtn	55	65	75
Edmonton	WestJet	85	85	85	85	110	160
Fort Nelson	Central Mtn	55	65	75
Kelowna	WestJet	85	85	85	85	110	160
Maple Bay	Harbour Air	20
Massett	PCA	85	85	85	85	95
Montreal (YUL)	WestJet	85	85	85	85	110	160
Nanaimo	Harbour Air	20	20	25
Port Alberni	KD Air	60	60	60
Prince George	WestJet	85	85	85	85	110	160
Qualicum Beach	KD Air	35	35	35
Quesnel	Central Mtn	55	65	75	85
SaltSpring Is.	Harbour Air	20	20	25
Saskatoon	WestJet	85	85	85	85	110	160
Sechelt	Harbour Air	20	20	25
Smithers	Central Mtn	55	65	75	85
Terrace	Central Mtn	55	65	75	85
Texada Island	KD Air	60	60	60
Tofino	KD Air	35	35	35
Toronto	WestJet	85	85	85	85	110	160
Trail	PCA	85	85	85	85	95
Victoria harbour	Harbour Air	20	20	25
Victoria Int'al	Island Express	85	85	85
Whitehorse	Air North		60		85
Williams Lake	Central Mtn	55	65	75
Winnipeg	WestJet	85	85	85	85	110	160

Note: WestJet has many other destinations we can book on, but they require transfers, so we only accept orders for them during mild weather at the transfer location. All WestJet prices are the same.