I'm sitting here, catching up on your thread, and thinking. I'm just barely getting into chickens. But. When I throw myself into something, I usually go all out, and end up spending a ton of money to get exactly what I want.
I have never heard of GFF. But I do know, that from reading this thread, I will never buy from them. They have no idea the free advertisement and good press they could be getting right now. Almost 140 pages of people following your journey. We were all so disappointed and sad for you when your first shipment died. Excited with you as you waited on the second shipment. And now? A bunch of second rate chicks. No response, slow to do anything. Don't seem to care at all.
Can you image how good they would have looked if you called them, and said Hey, I think there's been a mistake, and they sent you a new shipment immediately, all the while apologizing for their oversight? It would have shown all of us that we can trust this company to do right by their customers. We all make mistakes, we're all human. But their lack of response to a customer spending thousands has my head spinning.
I sincerely hope this all gets straightened out, and you get the quality chicks you paid for. You, my friend, are far more calm and patient than I will ever be. I might have exploded by now.