My chicks stuck in the mail - argh!

[ragerkid2]

This is faults on many parts. Hatacherys because they sent late birds. PO because they slow shipped the birds. But it's obviously not the birds fault. She is just laying her eggs. And it's certainly not your fault, you just wanted birds. Everyone wants birds this time of year!! I know I sure do. Exspecially since the winter was so light this year. And I also wouldn't call and start screaming at the guy who gets paid 9 bucks am hour to read a book about chickens and answer the phone and answer questions. I'm sure they will resolve the problem for you. I hope all your chicks are okay!!

 

[big mami]

Well my Meyer chicks NEVER arrived, which probably means they were mis-delivered. Anyway, I got my money back and ordered from Ideal instead. They are now due on Friday and I have high hopes it will work this time. I've already had a much better experience dealing with Ideal, and I'm never going to do business with Meyer again. I'll update after Friday!

 

[Chickinlittle1]

Do NOT cater to these Businesses! If you notice Major Mailing Co's. Will NOT transport these chics(UPS etc.) They get bounced around'go without proper food,heat,& water! In the long run what will determine the health of your chicken is the initial 6mos. of care so why start on a Neg. If they get lost in the mail they die.

 

[Apyl]

Well my Meyer chicks NEVER arrived, which probably means they were mis-delivered. Anyway, I got my money back and ordered from Ideal instead. They are now due on Friday and I have high hopes it will work this time. I've already had a much better experience dealing with Ideal, and I'm never going to do business with Meyer again. I'll update after Friday!

I'm sorry you had a bad experince. I recieved my Meyer order this morning right on time, I also have an order form Ideal coming due Friday. Good luck on you new order.

 

[chickensinwasillaAK]

The chick can survive off the yoke for three days so they don't need the "proper food and water"
This is why on the norm the chicks arrive in the 3 day time, doesn't always happen though. They for the most part don't need heat either, if you ship 25 birds they generate enough heat to keep warm. I'm in Alaska and ship birds up every year and haven't had a problem yet. Order two or three, then yes they need a heat pack.
If you sent them express mail and they were lost, they'd die. If Fedex took them and lost the shipment they would die so I guess your logic is never ship birds. PO gets 95%+ shipped right, since they are the only game in town you have to play with them.

Do NOT cater to these Businesses! If you notice Major Mailing Co's. Will NOT transport these chics(UPS etc.) They get bounced around'go without proper food,heat,& water! In the long run what will determine the health of your chicken is the initial 6mos. of care so why start on a Neg. If they get lost in the mail they die.

 

[mb poultry]

I had the same thing happen Valentines day only from McMurray. Order was due on Tuesday, and no chicks, Wednesday we called and no chicks, Thursday the Post Office called and said " what do you want us to do with this box of dead chicks". All 41 DOA. They hatched Saturday at 5pm, the weather dipped in the teens, and they sat on a truck somewhere on Sunday. McMuray was very nice though and are re shipping our order, but its got me messed up with my brooders now because we hatched some of our own the day before Valentines, and were going to brood them together.

 

[big mami]

Well, I'm all smiles now! We got our chicks from Ideal today and they were all alive and well! In fact, we ordered (and paid for) 40 and we received 41! Hooray!

 

[ericsplls]

I'm glad things worked out better for you this time. I had a similar experience with Ideal a couple years ago but it was totally the USPS to blame on my order. I got 31 chicks on day 4. 25 were bantams and 11 were dead on arrival and lost another 5 within 24 hours of arriving. Mine came off the plane and onto the wrong truck going to the wrong distribution hub, then to a PO about an hour away from my house. They then called me and said they had a rural carrier who lived in my town and they would drop it at my local PO. That didn't happen so spent that night on a truck to the correct distribution center then the next day getting to my PO. The bad thing is my chicks were within 60 miles of my house on day 2, again on dat 3, and I finally got them on day 4. It doesn't happen often and there's no other option for shipping live poultry.

 

[felidaet]

Congratulations on getting your chicks this time.

I am fortunate that I don't have to deal with having chicks shipped directly to me. There are MANY feed stores in my area and therefore lots of chicks available. And a large selection of breeds available. There are some local breeders but I suspect many of the chicks that the feed stores are selling have been shipped to them.