Just filed complaint with Postal Inspector!!!!!

[pips&peeps]

 

[CityChicker]

That same thing has happened to me once, but not with the postal service- it was with an airline. I had four proven pairs of Sun Conures shipped. Now, when you ship birds by air, they arrive the same day and you go pick them up at the airport.

The seller shipped them and they didn't arrive "supposedly" on the plane. Long story short- four days and about a hundred phone calls to various people later, they found them. When we went to pick them up, all of the males were gone out of the crate (which was sealed shut). All of the females appeared to be in perfect health despite "supposedly" not having food or water for several days in the middle of the summer.

To this day, I am convinced that one of the airline employees had them all along (hence they didn't appear hungry or thirsty) and finally turned some of them over probably because someone or multiple knew they had taken them. I filed a claim with the airline and eventually was awarded $2,500, but they treated *ME* like I was a criminal through the whole process.

I am sure those chicks are safe in some postal worker's back yard as we speak.

 

[emmalynn]

Jean,
If I promise to shake your next 5 egg shipments like a blender- thus pretending I work at the post office...would you send me some chicks?

 

[Cuban Longtails]

Jean, how'd your complaint get handled? Were you able to collect the insurance?

 

[Sillystunt]

wow, that's horrible! i hope they find out what happened cause that is theft!

 

[EweSheep]

 

[pips&peeps]

I have not heard anything yet.

 

[chickenzoo]

Well that's just awful..... is it getting to the point we have to have barcodes on each bird??

 

[pdsavage]

can they micro chip birds?

 

[EweSheep]

The PO micro chip birds, I don't think so. It is up to the seller to do so or at buyer's request or approval when offered.

I dont think it would help a whole lot by microchipping because not too many chickens have it.