Ordered 25 banties and 25 mixed large fowl, and going through that blizzard that hit the middle of the country last week, we called several times to be certain the birds would be protected from the cold. We were assured they would be, with many promises.
Nothing was done except some tape over some of the holes on the box. 8 DOA when they got here Friday, lost another 12 over the next 24 hours, and several don't look good, which is pretty much a done deal, looking as they do.
We have done everything for them, including getting them into a warm car, with towels over it to carry it to the car and house, fabulous brooder set-up, vitamins and electrolyte water with a bit of sugar (just a tad to start), and the best food possible.
I'm rather irritated, because lives didn't have to be lost. They took a plane, for Pete's sake, and arrived in hours. They ought to have had supplemental heat, especially since we tried so hard to ascertain that they would be cared for. A $19 refund isn't really satisfactory, because it's really disgusting to just toss little lives aside so casually...those 12-hour heat pads are cheaper than $19 and they could've saved those birds and kept the difference in profit.
I'm going to avoid them from this point.
Nothing was done except some tape over some of the holes on the box. 8 DOA when they got here Friday, lost another 12 over the next 24 hours, and several don't look good, which is pretty much a done deal, looking as they do.
We have done everything for them, including getting them into a warm car, with towels over it to carry it to the car and house, fabulous brooder set-up, vitamins and electrolyte water with a bit of sugar (just a tad to start), and the best food possible.
I'm rather irritated, because lives didn't have to be lost. They took a plane, for Pete's sake, and arrived in hours. They ought to have had supplemental heat, especially since we tried so hard to ascertain that they would be cared for. A $19 refund isn't really satisfactory, because it's really disgusting to just toss little lives aside so casually...those 12-hour heat pads are cheaper than $19 and they could've saved those birds and kept the difference in profit.
I'm going to avoid them from this point.
