Shellebelle920
Songster
I received my package yesterday of 5 four-week old silkie chicks yesterday. However, I had ordered 10. The breeder is a very well-known silkie breeder and has I’m sure shipped thousands of chicks throughout her chicken days. The 5 that did arrive were stunning and healthy and looked great despite the 60 hour journey. However, I can’t help but wonder where those other 5 chicks are. The breeder thinks someone at USPS might have stolen them, but the more I look at the box, the more I think the box got wet, tape came loose and a gap big enough for four week old chicks formed, and they fell out. I’m holding out eternal hope that someone at USPS is taking care of them until they find me, but my brain knows that is very likely not the case. I filed a claim with USPS. So I guess this is just a cautionary tale to reinforce those box bottoms when shipping birds to avoid situations like this. It’s a total bummer.
View of the short side bottom
view of the long side bottom where tape was messed up.
View of the bottom gap where I believe the chicks fell out.
Pic of the “survivors”... perfection!