Good New and Bad News- Those poor ducklings :(

[Crazy4Fowl]

I am so sorry for your loss. One of the things that I have found (for me) is that as soon as I place an order I begin to bond with the babies be they chickens, ducks or geese. Then, as soon as I hear the peeping in the box I bond even more. Then when I open the box and we see each other eye to eye the bonding is permanent and very special. I have never received an order with dead babies but I have lost several over time within the first day or two. That is bad enough. To open that box and find some dead would just be too much.

I have learned a lot in my time here on BYC and especially this winter. I will continue to order from hatcheries but I will never again order when the weather is going to be extremely cold or hot. I know that the hatchery usually (not all hatcheries and not all the time) usually package appropriately for the time of year, the predicted weather and the distance being shipped. But I also know that the USPS, while they do some things right, have a tendency to just sit the box of babies aside or leave them in a truck overnight without consideration for their needs. Then this weather comes along and with delays and stoppages there is going to be death in the box.

I have noticed one hatchery that I deal with a lot all of a sudden over the past couple of weeks has "wait listed" almost all of the stock they sell. I don't know this for a fact but I hope they have done this to avoid having to ship birds in this weather and to not have to deal with customers that insist that they do so. It would be nice if there is at least one out there that puts the lives of their birds even just a little before their bottom line.

Again, sorry for the loss you have had and best wishes and luck in the future.

thanks

 

[Crazy4Fowl]

Oh my ! Just got home from shopping one more is dead and one is dying in my hand

the one I am pointing too is the. One just about 2 die ;(

 

[Amykins]

Oh no, I wish you hadn't posted a photo - I'm seriously fighting back tears. Have you tried to contact efowl? Are you going to show them that pic as evidence?

 

[Miss Lydia]

Oh my ! Just got home from shopping one more is dead and one is dying in my hand

the one I am pointing too is the. One just about 2 die ;(

I would be beyond angry at this point, This is awful. I am so sorry Have you sent them a picture? not that they would care but i would. poor little ones. Have you lost them all now or about to? why is it with the dead ones? did you have it under heat lamp?

 

[Crazy4Fowl]

I would be beyond angry at this point, This is awful. I am so sorry Have you sent them a picture? not that they would care but i would. poor little ones. Have you lost them all now or about to? why is it with the dead ones? did you have it under heat lamp?

I just took him out. Trust me this isn't my fault, we have grit, and a heat lamp and everything else you guys recommend for us. We have been sending them a photo every time one died. But they didn't say "awww so sad we are sorry for you loss" like you and Amykins did. They literally were fine with it and just said we will replace the ducklings.

 

[Crazy4Fowl]

Oh no, I wish you hadn't posted a photo - I'm seriously fighting back tears. Have you tried to contact efowl? Are you going to show them that pic as evidence?

I'm sorry I posted the picture but it is worse for me than you. I am literally watching the poor baby die! Is there anything I can do????!!!!!!!!

 

[Miss Lydia]

I'm sorry I posted the picture but it is worse for me than you. I am literally watching the poor baby die! Is there anything I can do????!!!!!!!!

Yep just one of those things. I can hear them now, have you tried giving it sugar water? you can take a needless syringe and put the water just inside the bill [don't force down the throat] have you noticed any of them drinking on their own? How many are left?

I'm sorry if I made you feel it was your fault.

 

[Crazy4Fowl]

There is only 5 out of 14 left. Yes they have been drinking and eating @Miss Lydia .This is really sad for me. Good thing I have the ones from rural king. We got these 2 a few days ago. I believe I already posted this picture. They are so lively and peeping while the other ones are slow and lifeless. I'm so worried.

 

[Miss Lydia]

Okay check their bottoms make sure they aren't pasted up that can kill too. this is when they can't poop. Do you have any poultry vitamins? I like to use Poultry Nutri drench TSC carries it and probably rural king it can be given right into the mouth it is really good with weak chicks ducklings.

I forgot about your first babies I'm glad they are doing good.

 

[Crazy4Fowl]

Efowl.com responded to the dead duckling picture and said all the can offer is store credit or wait a few more weeks to get them replaced. I don't want my ducklings to be weeks apart in age. This makes me mad and sad