I have really tried to ignore this but why is everyone picking on the original poster? They just wanted to share their story. I went out of my way to find the craigslist ad. Isn't that enough? So what if they made it up? Maybe they were lonely and just wanted someone to talk to. I don't really think it's a lie but who cares if it is? This is not the tell the truth or die forum. This is about meeting people that have a common interest. When I first came to BYC people did this to me and it hurt my feelings A LOT. So much that I really just never wanted to come here again. Why treat people this way? For me I decided to not let it get me down and I just moved on and tried again but maybe there are people out there that can't do that.
Turkey Guru, good for you. I hope you have a long and happy life with your new birds. I am new to getting chicks through the mail but I was told when they would be delivered and come h**l or high water someone will be there to get my chicks when the PO calls and if they don't call on the Monday promised I will call them, and if they don't call on the Tuesday promised I will call them again, if they don't call on Wednesday I will call the hatchery, and so on. If you were expecting a tax refund through the mail how long would you wait before you called the IRS? We all value different things........
I know, I feel the same way and have had enough of it myself. Who cares? Let him say what he wants, he isn't hurting anybody and it may be that this is his only social outlet. I am on a beekeeping forum and there is one fellow who uses exclamation points after just about every sentence, it cracks me up. He is a nice guy and is abrupt and to the point, so he likes his !! None of us have ever said anything about it to him and he continues to enjoy our forum. I actually just saw a picture of him the other day and realized that he is an older gentleman and is probably fairly new at the internet forum thing and types like he talks.
Does anyone remember what some of the folks here did to Jesse Bryant the black copper king?
It was shameful and they were reprimanded but not until they tore the guy up and really hurt him and his wife who are the nicest people around.
They accused him of faking what he had and lying about the egg color and the pictures he posted etc.
Turns out he didn't know how to use the internet and he has his daughter help him when it was time to post, she made a couple of spelling errors and members here had a field day with him.
I actually had the pleasure to speak with them and to purchase some of his line and the birds are gorgous and they lay beautiful eggs.
Nobody believed him at first either. Lets not pick on anyone, especially over punctuation!!!!
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The turkey guru is very enthusiastic about life and very passionate about his birds.
I've been to his place, I bought my blue slate pair from him. (We found her by the way Tom.. she was nesting down in our front yard, unfortunately nothing hatched