A Bielefelder Thread !

[gotro17]

I'm so sorry, i know you were excited about getting those peeps.

Thank you. I'm just so worries about them

 

[UGLYFOOT]

I'm so sad! My latest Greenfire order is lost! It was supposed to be here (CA) this afternoon and it's last known origin was last night leaving FL!

2 Biel females
3 Rees line legbars (2 girls, 1 boy)
3 Swedish Flower Hens
1 BCM

I am so sorry to hear that. The FED EX and USPS strike again! I wish I had the capitol to start up a chicken shipping company.

 

[gotro17]

I am so sorry to hear that. The FED EX and USPS strike again! I wish I had the capitol to start up a chicken shipping company.

It's so frustrating! No answers- no idea... No plan but wait till tomorrow, then HOPE they live once they get here...IF they get here!

 

[UGLYFOOT]

It's so frustrating! No answers- no idea... No plan but wait till tomorrow, then HOPE they live once they get here...IF they get here!

I lost 45 chicks last year in shipping. I am not going to do that anymore. If I can't drive to get them, I will take my chances with eggs. Even those I prefer to drive to get.

 

[Bridebeliever]

OH I would be SICK!!

 

[Faraday40]

I lost 45 chicks last year in shipping. I am not going to do that anymore. If I can't drive to get them, I will take my chances with eggs. Even those I prefer to drive to get.

Oh my goodness. That would be so horrific to receive a box of dead chicks! The worst I got was a box-full of scrambled eggs.

 

[Faraday40]

Funny story:
The only other "live" package I received lately was an order of Giant Madagascar Hissing Cockroaches. (I'm a sci teacher, & well, that usually explains many of the crazy stories & situations we have here.) Anyway, the package was sent to the wrong distribution center & like you, all I could do was read the latest location updates. They arrived 2 days late, but the seller sent many "extras." Thankfully the number of living insects was about what I had ordered, so the "extras" helped keep the survivors alive. Of course the humorous part is that at one point my cockroaches were marked "out for delivery" but still in the wrong zip code. Can you imagine some poor elderly woman opening my package? Not only does the box hiss, but it's filled with giant 4" cockroaches!

 

[UGLYFOOT]

Oh my goodness.  That would be so horrific to receive a box of dead chicks!  The worst I got was a box-full of scrambled eggs.

This was a total for 4 different shipments. The first last june, it was 8 babies all dead, they were delayed. I cried for an entire day. The next three were this fall/winter with half of one shipment of 30 alive, next only 1 of 12 alive (who is stunted in growth now), and lastly 5 out of 11 alive with one death two days later which were replacements for the previous 11 deaths. For the 16 out of 30 dead i took eggs as replacements, only 4 hatched then lost one of those. I am not going to try again. I have tried more shipped eggs with varied results. I've decided to drive to get eggs. The only problem is the breeds i was wanting are hard to find here in North Idaho. Arline tickets are spendy, and how do you explain a box full of eggs to TSA?? LOL

 

[Red Banks]

I doubt it. I've ordered from them before and all times it gives the same departure: 10:04pm, from Tallahassee...

We are having some very bad weather. I live a few miles from Tallahassee. Maybe that is part of the problem.

 

[Candy442]

awesome!

I contacted them via email and this was GradeEhFarms answer:

Hi Candy,
There is a farm (close friend)planning on importing them to the USA this year for sales in the fall of all goes well. We are gearing up for inspections as we speak. I'll be blogging about and posting on Facebook. I've got a list of about 200 people wanting them in the states and found this was the easiest route to go. The outcrosses used to create the breed are every bit as nice in my opinion.
Stay warm!
Thanks,
Matthew
www.gradeehfarms.ca