Pennsylvania!! Unite!!

[BullChick]

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My mom called me to let me know my OH was calling her telling her my poults were in. I finally got out of great grandpap's (he talks your ear off) and got home to my husband telling me that the mail carrier had my poults and was delivering them. I freaked out. Um... Window down for three hours?! Who wasn't using their brains? I said I would be over for them. I told the PO the day before. I told the OH to tell them I was on my way... Well, they were all live when the mail guy picked them up. One was dead when they got here and 3 not far behind it. I lost four poults. They were so cold. I put them in the pen and tried dunking their beaks but everyone was more worried about the heat lamp - rightfully so. I think if I could have gotten 2 of the 4 to drink they would have made it. I went out an hour later and they still would not drink. Another two hours after that I finally got them to get drinks! It was a crazy poult marathon! They would run back and forth from me to the water and back!

And further more (continued rant from the Turkey Talk 2014) !!! The post office tried to put restrictions and higher costs on live animal shipping last year! They do such a horrible job now! They don't deserve more money for shipping our precious cargo! They never said a word about how they planned on improving their service, only increasing prices, and decreasing their shipping window!

 

[wingstone]

for reyvaughn

wow, you have had a rough day, wish we could all help.

 

[Reyvaughn]

And further more (continued rant from the Turkey Talk 2014) !!! The post office tried to put restrictions and higher costs on live animal shipping last year! They do such a horrible job now! They don't deserve more money for shipping our precious cargo! They never said a word about how they planned on improving their service, only increasing prices, and decreasing their shipping window!

You would think that they would appreciate our business and show a little care with our packages, for sure. I mean, they are bankrupt and I am pretty sure online sales is all that keeps them running now. I heard UPS is shipping live animals now... Not sure if I heard correctly, though..?

 

[barbiegirl]

Reyvaughn big hugs for you

I had live koi shipped to me from UPS. I even went to the hub to pick up my box so it wouldn't be on a truck all day long. Thank goodness I did. That poor box had boot prints all over it and it was leaking and crushed. This was about 10 years ago. I was so upset I was in tears at the hub. I went off on the workers. The box was clearly marked live fish and fragile. People just don't care

 

[SilkieSensation]

At what age can ducklings be put outside with no heat? They are 70-80% feathered...and stink!!!
They are 4 weeks old now.

I pitch duckies out in groups for warmth. In summer they go out at 2 weeks old or less. In cooler weather, 3-4 weeks with at least wing & chest feathers would be fine. As long as you have at least 3-4 to cuddle & a dry place for them to bed down they will be fine.

 

[OneMountainAcres]

Where in Lycoming county are you? I go to Muncy/Hughesville/Mountorsville/Williamsport once a week. I was raised near Lairdsville and I am just outside Unityville in Coulmbia county. Yesterday was hectic... I am not very outgoing on these threads because, well, I am just a recluse. I am going to break that pattern tonight. Three times... I am posting on the Easter HAL and on Turkey Talk 2014, so I am sorry if you are on one or all and reading this 3 times! I knew my turkey poults were coming in sometime in the AM yesterday. I was expecting a 6am call. I didn't get it. The night before my mother called to tell me my great grandfather wasn't doing well on Tuesday. He couldn't stand up without getting dizzy and weak. I was at his place at 8am to help him get his breakfast and pills. I stuck around and visited until almost 10:30. My great grandfather is going to be 95 in July. My great grandmother died almost 10 years ago. This man has had a stroke, heart attack two open heart surgeries, has diabetes, broke his ankle at 91 doing something with the tractor he wasn't supposed to and just finished radiation for prostate cancer. He lives alone and when he was able (up until last year) he tended a 1 acre garden, canned/froze the veges off it for himself, his youngest daughter and her daughter, he has always had at least 30 laying hens he sold eggs from, he cut, split, hauled and carried his own firewood and in his free time, he loves to bake. I mean, banana cream pie, cookies, cherry cheese cakes... really good stuff. Point is, his health is going down hill now and he hasn't been himself lately. My mom called me to let me know my OH was calling her telling her my poults were in. I finally got out of great grandpap's (he talks your ear off) and got home to my husband telling me that the mail carrier had my poults and was delivering them. I freaked out. Um... Window down for three hours?! Who wasn't using their brains? I said I would be over for them. I told the PO the day before. I told the OH to tell them I was on my way... Well, they were all live when the mail guy picked them up. One was dead when they got here and 3 not far behind it. I lost four poults. They were so cold. I put them in the pen and tried dunking their beaks but everyone was more worried about the heat lamp - rightfully so. I think if I could have gotten 2 of the 4 to drink they would have made it. I went out an hour later and they still would not drink. Another two hours after that I finally got them to get drinks! It was a crazy poult marathon! They would run back and forth from me to the water and back! Photo Bomb! Another Photo Bomb! That 'bomb' was my daughter's hand. On top of the disappointing turkey losses (Meyer refunded me, though), I got a disappointing egg package today. I had to run to the bank and PO for boxes - then to pap's to check on him. When I got back, mail ran already. I opened the new Garmin (we are behind the times - this is our first GPS), I got myself a digital scale to weigh my egg shipments now and the quail eggs. I got these off eBay. I picked the box up and heard them rattling around. My heart sank. I unpacked the box to find the eggs flopping around freely in quail egg cartons (the plastic ones). I found 7 visibly broke and wrote her about my displeasure. This is her reply back: I told her I would candle to see how many more were cracked that I could visibly see. I have a grand total of 15 damaged eggs and she is STILL insisting her packing methods are fine. Instead of rethinking her packing, she is going to get denser foam to wrap the plastic cartons in! -headdesk- Otherwise, my day has been pretty boring. How are all of you doing?

I'm sorry you had such a rough day. Hoping today will be a better one.

 

[Blarneyeggs]

Reyvaughn big hugs for you     I had live koi shipped to me from UPS. I even went to the hub to pick up my box so it wouldn't be on a truck all day long. Thank goodness I did. That poor box had boot prints all over it and it was leaking and crushed. This was about 10 years ago. I was so upset I was in tears at the hub. I went off on the workers. The box was clearly marked live fish and fragile. People just don't care

Seems like all the egg packages I've ever received have been marked clearly to call me WITH my phone number on the box....have never, not one time gotten a call. I'm glad I have a PO box, I just pick them up and avoid the mail truck.

@Reyvaughn, Oh boy. How are the poults today? Yesterday was horrible here too. I'm letting it trickle into today a bit, and need to get my act together and enjoy FRIDAY!! I hope your day goes better.

 

[LadyBehir]

Reyvaughn I am in the Jersey Shore area. Husband's family is from that end of the county. He graduated from Muncy.

 

[tinychicadees]

My eggs go into lockdown tonight, I'm hoping it goes better this time around. I had only one that was fertilized in my first try at hatching, and it died a day later. This time around I have 8 that are fertile and they look good so far! The air cells look right on target. So I'm hoping for the best!

 

[fisherlady]

My eggs go into lockdown tonight, I'm hoping it goes better this time around. I had only one that was fertilized in my first try at hatching, and it died a day later. This time around I have 8 that are fertile and they look good so far! The air cells look right on target. So I'm hoping for the best!   

Good luck!!