She said/He said Who's right? Who's wrong? No one!

[kwhites634]

One thing you may want to try is to simply sit on the floor with your son in a comfortable place, out in the open, like on a family room rug. Lay down and play a board game, or sit down and share a snack. When you are on his level and not moving around, you may find he comes near out of curiosity. Pat the floor, an invitation to join you, and leave it at that.

Repeat daily, and you may find he just walks up to join you one day, with a doggy smile and wagging tail. Reward him with kind words, hold off on the touch until he invites it by leaning on or rubbing on you.

I gentled (rather than broke) many horses growing up. Kindness and trust is a slower method than force and fear, but the results are much better!

Amen!

 

[BYC910]

Plenty of things I can do but I don't want to go to prison.

Next time she shows when I am here she will be confronted, and not by the "nice me". I'll take her picture, photograph her vehicle and plate, and file a police report.

Oh, and I will tape up her picture in the window over the fridge.

Are your eggs customers on the honor system or something . we keep ours locked up for Bens sake. Guess that's a good thing. She'll be back thinks your not so smart. I can just see the police report. Egg sucking dog steals three dozen eggs thief resembled a woman

. well I just placed an order with GQF for replacement thermostats as close as they are should be here day after tomorrow . Didn't realize what a great place it is . I talked to a lady there and she told me they stopped making them out of wood in 2000 forgot to ask when they started that model . They have been making incubators since 1957 .she laughed when I said they were that old . I think mine are after 95 . got the incubator not smelling so bad. now to finish up the cleaning and resealing and a little paint on the metal parts . It will be ready to hatch again .

 

[WalnutHill]

Are your eggs customers on the honor system or something . we keep ours locked up for Bens sake. Guess that's a good thing. She'll be back thinks your not so smart. I can just see the police report. Egg sucking dog steals three dozen eggs thief resembled a woman

. well I just placed an order with GQF for replacement thermostats as close as they are should be here day after tomorrow . Didn't realize what a great place it is . I talked to a lady there and she told me they stopped making them out of wood in 2000 forgot to ask when they started that model . They have been making incubators since 1957 .she laughed when I said they were that old . I think mine are after 95 . got the incubator not smelling so bad. now to finish up the cleaning and resealing and a little paint on the metal parts . It will be ready to hatch again .

I'm glad to hear you don't have to gag any more.

Yes, our egg sales are honor system and with rare exception it's been good. I can't give up my day job to tend egg sales.

 

[Pyxis]

Well I'm really mad at the post office. My chicks did not come. And the lady at my local post office was not concerned and didn't care to help me find out where they were. Called the other post office they may have gone to, and that woman was nice enough to call my local sort facility. They aren't there either. She gave them my number so if they come in tomorrow they will call me and I'll see about getting them, if possible, so they don't have to sit a day.

I decided to call the PO's customer service number to see if they could put the word out to look for them, since last anyone knows they arrived to the origin sort facility in CA and that was it. So I call. The stupid robot won't let me talk to customer service until I tell it what I'm calling about, so I do, and it proceeds to tell me exactly what I know, that they arrived at the origin sort facility and that's that. So I ask for customer service again. It then tells me that the information it just gave me is up to date (if it is, my chicks never even left CA!) and that customer service wasn't available right now. Now, the hours listed for customer service are from 8 am to 8:30 pm. Correct me if I'm wrong, but I do believe 3:30 pm falls into those hours.

So I think, let me just send an email then. Well, I go to do that, and it says that they'll get back to you...within three days! If there really is a problem here my chicks are gonna be good and dead before three days are up. I decide to go ahead and send an email anyway, so at least someone knows something is going on, maybe they'll see it before it's been three days. Oh wait no, they make you pick from options as to what you are emailing about, and not one of those options is about delayed or lost packages! Not trying to email them about one of their options? Sorry, there's no 'other' option, so if you're not emailing about those things, you can't email them!

Well, I think to myself, let me at least get a refund back on the shipping, since it's guaranteed overnight and they're definitely not here. Nope again, even thought the tracking number on their website can clearly indicate that it was not delivered on time, they don't do refunds online. Have fun dragging yourself to a post office to fight with them about it there!

Just Could they make it any harder to get help?

 

[Cockatrice6420]

@Pyxis, I've had the PO kill an order of chicks for me, it was horrible to open that box. But I had to take pics and I talked to the breeder I ordered from. She had insurance on the package and she sent me a whole order plus a couple. I hope all goes well for you.

 

[OldMissionChick]

I have a pip!!!!!!

come on chickie

 

[Pyxis]

@Pyxis, I've had the PO kill an order of chicks for me, it was horrible to open that box. But I had to take pics and I talked to the breeder I ordered from. She had insurance on the package and she sent me a whole order plus a couple. I hope all goes well for you.

Thank you

I have a pip!!!!!!

come on chickie

Congrats!



The post office saga continues. I got the phone number for the facility where the chicks appear to be 'stuck' or at least were last documented and gave them a call. Went to voicemail but I figured I'd leave a message and have them get back to me. Nope. "We are not able to take messages at this time."

 

[OldMissionChick]

Thank you
Congrats!



The post office saga continues. I got the phone number for the facility where the chicks appear to be 'stuck' or at least were last documented and gave them a call. Went to voicemail but I figured I'd leave a message and have them get back to me. Nope. "We are not able to take messages at this time."

I'm sorry about your post office problems Pyxis

 

[Ravynscroft]

I have a pip!!!!!!

come on chickie

Yay!! Go Chickie, Go!!

Thank you
Congrats!



The post office saga continues. I got the phone number for the facility where the chicks appear to be 'stuck' or at least were last documented and gave them a call. Went to voicemail but I figured I'd leave a message and have them get back to me. Nope. "We are not able to take messages at this time."

Ok, now that sucks!!

I know someone who shipped ducklings and they got lost in the mail for 5 days... luckily, the PO answered her calls and they were located, then she had to give written permission to open the box to feed and water them... they did and then flew them special the final leg... all of them made it, but it was close...

 

[OldMissionChick]

Yay!! Go Chickie, Go!!
Ok, now that sucks!!

I know someone who shipped ducklings and they got lost in the mail for 5 days... luckily, the PO answered her calls and they were located, then she had to give written permission to open the box to feed and water them... they did and then flew them special the final leg... all of them made it, but it was close...

its taking everything I have not to start picking at the shell