I feel robbed...

[SilkieBantams]

I told him to cancel the order and now he does not want to give me my money back...

 

[dewey]

I then paid my father the $50 plus $30 to order 20 d'Uccle chicks from Ideal Poultry which he tried to order online and the order didn't went through. He called Ideal Poultry to order my chicks via cell phone order on 4/14/12 and to place the order for 4/18/12 as the hatch date

One would think that there wasn't an issue since he was the one doing the ordering, plus then appeared to be making extra effort to make sure they got ordered.

Allowing someone to think it's ok to get them, going so far as to "order" for them, then to say the chicks are going to be destroyed once they arrive seems like a terribly cruel mind game.

Have any other adults in the household or nearby expressed their thoughts on the behavior? If things really are as stated, it seems like there's a lot more than chicks to be concerned about.

 

[sumi]

I agree with Dewey.
Maybe you should hang loose 'till you are out of your father's house before you get more chickens/pets. I'd be a bit worried if I had someone in my house eating my birds when I'm not around! Not very nice of him!

 

[cassie]

Your best bet is to just not have chickens, or anything else until you leave home and have a place of your own. And if it were me, that place would be far far away. But that's me.

 

[sourland]

One would think that there wasn't an issue since he was the one doing the ordering, plus then appeared to be making extra effort to make sure they got ordered.

Allowing someone to think it's ok to get them, going so far as to "order" for them, then to say the chicks are going to be destroyed once they arrive seems like a terribly cruel mind game.

Have any other adults in the household or nearby expressed their thoughts on the behavior? If things really are as stated, it seems like there's a lot more than chicks to be concerned about.

"If things really are as stated, it seems like there's a lot more than chicks to be concerned about." What dewey said!

 

[WIChookchick]

I think your first red flag was that he said he couldn't do the online order and had to call them..
Then when you called Ideal they had no information OR confirmation that your father placed the order.
You than say you don't think he did the online ordering correctly.
Well if he couldn't order online correctly he should have simply called, which he said he did.
WHich means he flatly lied to you.
You need to stand up for yourself, I hate to say it, but until you aren't in his house, you probably don't
want to have poultry.
You need to put down your foot and say you want your money back.

 

[redhen]

I think your first red flag was that he said he couldn't do the online order and had to call them..
Then when you called Ideal they had no information OR confirmation that your father placed the order.
You than say you don't think he did the online ordering correctly.
Well if he couldn't order online correctly he should have simply called, which he said he did.
WHich means he flatly lied to you.
You need to stand up for yourself, I hate to say it, but until you aren't in his house, you probably don't
want to have poultry.
You need to put down your foot and say you want your money back.

I think the OP is a minor... so not a good idea to press dad too much. Especially since he doesnt sound quite right in the noggin...

 

[Mattemma]

What a shame that some parents do this to kids.Good thing in a few years you all will be able to move out!

 

[Kelly G]

I was starting to think I was the only one who thought something is wrong with the dad.

My advice to the O.P. is - work hard in school, go to college (or an excellent trade program), and get out of there as soon as you can.

Forget the chickens for now - just do really well in school, grow up, and get out!

 

[Bunnylady]

I was starting to think I was the only one who thought something is wrong with the dad.

I was trying to be tactful, was I too subtle?

You consider what you do with the chickens a business, but apparently your father considers it a hobby, and a rather inconvenient one at that. I don't know what other issues there might be to account for this much hostility, but I agree with RHRanch. You should just cancel the order. There's no point in getting chicks if he's just going to kill them - then you'd be out your money and your birds, too. I think you need to get things sorted out before you expand your flock any more, if only for your own peace of mind. When you have your own place, of course, you can do what you like (as long as there aren't any local ordinances or a homeowner's association to stop you), but as long as you live in your father's house, it's "my house, my rules."