Here we go again - I'm hatching more goslings!!

[CelticOaksFarm]

Marty, good luck with the lone egg hatching. Sorry life is still causing you stress, I don't like the crap governments put grieving survivors through. Nice of hubby to build the wired pens for the older goslings to be in. Those that are feathered in don't need a heat lamp at all, they are more than old enough to be without with the built in down coats they have. Share pictures when you can, and take a few moments to sit and just be so you don't run yourself ragged.

Iain, what's the word on the box being shipped? You should try shipping two adult geese, they can ship in one together and uumm yep it's a chore to carry them! you are lucky to have such nice temps, we are far to not here, no more shipping till fall.

Had two people get mad going its nice here though. Had to explain it is illegal to ship when the temp is 85 or higher where the birds are shipping from or shipping to. Sadly many local PO offices don't follow the rule, and dead babies is common thanks to them to adhering to the temp rules. There will lots of posts this summer here on BYC about it and people getting mad when the sensed should never have sent to begin with.

The camera baby monitors can be less than ideal as they pick up interference from all sorts of things. Look at wireless IP cameras. Many have night vision, and they work wonderfully. We use them around the house, and out buildings. I can look them up on my iPhone too when not at home.

 

[Iain Utah]

They went through California sorting facility yesterday afternoon, but the tracking is not showing up at Salt Lake local sorting office yet. I am up before 7am, in case Salt Lake forget to scan it and they are here. If they did not arrive late last night, then they will be sitting at the Salt Lake office today.... in which case, I'll be trying to get them from the sorting facility because it is only 40 minutes from my house.

70 is actually on the warm side here. We had snow flurries last weekend and highs only in the low 50s until yesterday. Pretty sure Carole is sitting around mid-70s for highs too.

 

[Iain Utah]

My buff babies are not at my local post office.

 

[CelticOaksFarm]

thats pretty typical for live shipments. Her area is awful for shipping lives in and out. Not as bad as others, but still has limited flights.

 

[Iain Utah]

Love my local post office lady!! She found out they were dispatched to Cali airport at 9pm last night and thinks they will show up on tracking in my local sort office today. She told me to call her as soon as it shows up and she will try to personally pull strings so I can get them today from the sort facility.

 

[CelticOaksFarm]

Many sort facilities have express offices where you are allowed to pick up shipments directly such as live birds. You can call directly as the receiver and ask to pick them up there and not have them sent onto your local PO.

 

[Iain Utah]

Wow.... been on the phone with my USPS airport receiving office. LOVE THEM!! They gave me a crash course on all flight times that would possibly have birds. They made sure they did not arrive already. The morning lady who personally picks up the birds from airport, is going over to airport to check latest flight just in case and took my cell #... and the main afternoon/night guy also took my cell # to call me if they arrive on any later flights tonight!

 

[CelticOaksFarm]

Most of the hubs are very good about helping receivers pick up.

 

[Iain Utah]

I could tell these people cared a great deal about their live shipments. Hopefully they will arrive on the early evening flight. We are on standby to do a run to the airport to pick them up.

I turned No. 1 out with her flock this afternoon. Since alpha gander has adopted the toulouse, he will not leave their side yard fence, so I can still keep a close eye on her. I've got the indoor pen cleaned up and ready to receive my buff babies.

I also took my grey dewlaps outside for a bit. For the first few minutes, they ran around and ate grass like they were enjoying things, but quickly decided the outside was way too scary for them. Spirit was the bravest until one knocked her over onto her back. After that she wanted nothing to do with being on the ground. Then when walking back to carrier (carrying Spirit) my other girl tripped while running and fell over onto back, spooking her. All in all they could not wait to get back to their safe pen inside the house. They are just like Barley... BIG BABIES!!!

 

[CelticOaksFarm]

Iain that's funny. Our Buff Dewlaps are the bravest and can be found walking the fence closest to the road. They very often stray away from the rest of the flock. They are all together too in the front pasture. Adults, feathered juveniles and youngsters just feathering.