I was trying really hard not to say anything else about the processor. But I can't help it.
Look, guys, I know that I'm not special. I know I didn't have enough to justify my own slaughter. I don't think I was unreasonable. He had 3 numbers, all good ones, to call me back... and the only time he ever called was at 3:54pm on Thursday to tell me that they'd just decided not to have a slaughter on Friday (when he said he'd call me back on Wednesday, I knew exactly what was going to happen... there wasn't going to BE a slaughter. He just didn't want to tell me that). He said that he'd call back Monday. Guess who didn't get a phone call? This was definitely not the first time he didn't call back like he said he would.
I'm grateful there's a processor here in OK. I am not grateful for the man who is in charge of that part of it. I am a firm believer that if you do business with people who are shady, you have no right to be surprised if that shady behavior transfers. Unfortunately, I wasn't shady and I was the person who got left holding the bag (and all the expenses) for 28 dead chickens because they started dropping like flies. Good thing they weren't cornish X meat birds, because I'd've lost them all in this debacle.
Maybe it wouldn't be so bad if the guy would just admit that they did me wrong, and apologize for it. However, I'm not in the mood to talk to them again, ever. After buying 20 or 30 chickens from them and giving them to my family members during the first two chicken runs, I will not spend another dime there. They can process for the people they apparently want to process with, and I'll either do it myself or not do it at all.
End of subject for me.
