Gahhhh! What a week we all seem to be having! I think it's one of those friday nights we need to break out our favorite libation.
For all the folks having the AWFUL chick shipping issues: Beyond just the ususal reports and claims to the local POs, I wonder if it would be good to set a date for as many BYCers and anyone else that has had issues to all flood the Postmaster General's office with a written documented letter of their issues. A large quantity of letters in one week might make them stand up and take notice. I suspect that all of the PO workers need additional training in the care of live birds. Now as for the theft, because it sure doesn't look like anything else, that's just despiciable.
On a funny/sad note, I had a hilarious phone call about hatching eggs today. I keep an ad up on Craigslist for them all the time, it's not hard for me to have a dozen pretty quick. I had a lady call today who sounded a bit odd on the phone so I did a little questioning.... She asked me if these were the ones that if she got them would hatch later? I asked if she had her incubator ready? She replied that she had a couple of hens that often went broody. Ahha. I asked if she had one currently broody, and she said again they often liked to sit, and if she didn't take the eggs from them they probably would. I politly suggested the try the golfball trick and if they were still sitting and broody after a few days/week, she call me back for eggs, as freshness was optimal.
And to Susan/kraftyladies:
For all the folks having the AWFUL chick shipping issues: Beyond just the ususal reports and claims to the local POs, I wonder if it would be good to set a date for as many BYCers and anyone else that has had issues to all flood the Postmaster General's office with a written documented letter of their issues. A large quantity of letters in one week might make them stand up and take notice. I suspect that all of the PO workers need additional training in the care of live birds. Now as for the theft, because it sure doesn't look like anything else, that's just despiciable.
On a funny/sad note, I had a hilarious phone call about hatching eggs today. I keep an ad up on Craigslist for them all the time, it's not hard for me to have a dozen pretty quick. I had a lady call today who sounded a bit odd on the phone so I did a little questioning.... She asked me if these were the ones that if she got them would hatch later? I asked if she had her incubator ready? She replied that she had a couple of hens that often went broody. Ahha. I asked if she had one currently broody, and she said again they often liked to sit, and if she didn't take the eggs from them they probably would. I politly suggested the try the golfball trick and if they were still sitting and broody after a few days/week, she call me back for eggs, as freshness was optimal.
And to Susan/kraftyladies:
