Shipping Charges???

[Mrs MIA]

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Thanks! I can hardly wait for those Milles....

the lone pair I have is pretty nice....but I LUFF

yours!

Does this mean I can confirm you for an April 6th ship date, weather permitting?

LOL!
Thank you... they're pretty sweet birds.

I'm excited, too, because I have 3 more babies in the brooder, and 4 eggs a-growing in the incubator.

Hoping for some girls!!

 

[Rare Feathers Farm]

Mrs. AK-Bird-Brain :

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Thanks! I can hardly wait for those Milles....

the lone pair I have is pretty nice....but I LUFF

yours!

Does this mean I can confirm you for an April 6th ship date, weather permitting?

LOL!
Thank you... they're pretty sweet birds.

I'm excited, too, because I have 3 more babies in the brooder, and 4 eggs a-growing in the incubator.

Hoping for some girls!!

April, huh? LOL It doesn't even FEEL like winter here, yet. On Sunday, I was cleaning out the coop & it was 45 degrees in there! Not a TRACE of snow, either! By this time last year, we had 3+ feet of snow.

Kind of worrisome for an area plagued with droughts and wildfires.

So where do you brood your babies in the dead of Alaska winter time??

My MIL gave me two wire cages that so far have been life savers. I've been using them as brooders (I put a layer of shavings in there) and put a heat lamp on the top & set them in the coop. I have one brahma in there (from your eggs) and four little Sultans. Oh and a SUPER cute Fav pullet.

So I suppose as long as we don't lose power, I could potentially brood them year-round. Don't tell hubby! LOL

 

[shelleyd2008]

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You know, if you use the USPS site to buy and print the postage, you can arrange for the mailman to pick up the packages, saving you the 40 mile trip.
I charge $2 over what the flat rate charge is, for packing materials and such.
If I use the small square box, shipping is $8, if I use the medium, shipping is $12, large box is $15.

Yeah, I've tried that without success. Apparently, our local post office does not have internet(???) because I tried that twice & came home to ruined (baked to death) eggs on the back porch.

It's easier for me to bring them with me to work & walk two blocks down to the post office during my lunch. It's just a matter of using nearly all of my lunch hour to try & escape the overly friendly (yet sort of creepy) mail man at the counter, LOL

I take it they don't have one of those DIY machines either? Bummer...

 

[Rare Feathers Farm]

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Yeah, I've tried that without success. Apparently, our local post office does not have internet(???) because I tried that twice & came home to ruined (baked to death) eggs on the back porch.

It's easier for me to bring them with me to work & walk two blocks down to the post office during my lunch. It's just a matter of using nearly all of my lunch hour to try & escape the overly friendly (yet sort of creepy) mail man at the counter, LOL

I take it they don't have one of those DIY machines either? Bummer...

They have things like that???

I normally just print out my postage through PayPal or USPS.com and then just drop it off at the counter...

 

[Mrs MIA]

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Does this mean I can confirm you for an April 6th ship date, weather permitting?

LOL!
Thank you... they're pretty sweet birds.

I'm excited, too, because I have 3 more babies in the brooder, and 4 eggs a-growing in the incubator.

Hoping for some girls!!

April, huh? LOL It doesn't even FEEL like winter here, yet. On Sunday, I was cleaning out the coop & it was 45 degrees in there! Not a TRACE of snow, either! By this time last year, we had 3+ feet of snow.

Kind of worrisome for an area plagued with droughts and wildfires.

So where do you brood your babies in the dead of Alaska winter time??

My MIL gave me two wire cages that so far have been life savers. I've been using them as brooders (I put a layer of shavings in there) and put a heat lamp on the top & set them in the coop. I have one brahma in there (from your eggs) and four little Sultans. Oh and a SUPER cute Fav pullet.

So I suppose as long as we don't lose power, I could potentially brood them year-round. Don't tell hubby! LOL

LOL! Yer bad!

It's 30°F and snowing here right now. We've been all over the board so far. I'll be keeping an eye on the weather, and if it warms up sooner I'll ship earlier, but April 1 is my tentative start date. Besides, I only have one girl laying sporadically right now. Feathers is limping, and I don't know why...

Might just be a sore ingrown leg feather, but she's favoring it.
We have a large heated garage, and hubby picked up some old fiberglass kennels from the SPCA dirt cheap. I laid them on their backs with the gates on top, added shavings, hung feeders, waterers, and lamps, and voila'! Instant brooder.

There's 7 brahmas and 3 millies in there now, after I moved out the 14 Ameraucanas to the coop. hehehehe... you can't stop me from hatching!!!! BWAHAHAHAHAHA!!!

 

[Rare Feathers Farm]

I know! At least your hubby is supportive?? Mine won't have anything to do with my birds.

I called him last night & said I wouldn't be home until late--had to do the monthly Wal-Mart run and asked if he could please water the babies. He told me I could do it when I got home!?? Argggghhhh! I'm hoping it will get better, but I'm not going to hold my breath on it.

I want some of those calf huts--like the veal ones? Those would be PERFECT for ducks & geese. I don't house them in the coop anymore because they are SOOO filthy!

 

[Mrs MIA]

I got lucky... he's very supportive. I went out of town for 10 days and left him in charge of ALL the babies... he did such a wonderful job for me, but I think I will never be able to take another vacation without him... ever.

He knows how much work it is, and is doing everything he can to help make it easier on me. But then, I take care of his rabbits and ducks in the mornings for him, so he can't complain too much.

So what are these calf huts you're talking about? I don't have goats or cows... but we're always looking for inovations in duck housing!

 

[Rare Feathers Farm]

Mrs. AK-Bird-Brain :

I got lucky... he's very supportive. I went out of town for 10 days and left him in charge of ALL the babies... he did such a wonderful job for me, but I think I will never be able to take another vacation without him... ever.

He knows how much work it is, and is doing everything he can to help make it easier on me. But then, I take care of his rabbits and ducks in the mornings for him, so he can't complain too much.

So what are these calf huts you're talking about? I don't have goats or cows... but we're always looking for inovations in duck housing!

What kind of ducks do you have?

There are a lot of different styles....but most will work for waterfowl...http://www.polydome.com/PolyDome.html​

 

[Mrs MIA]

We have a few mallards, and a pair each of rouens and khaki campbells. Nothing exotic, and the mallard eggs are already pretty much spoken for. The Alaska Sealife Center in Seward wants them for their studies!

I'll have to check out the domes... thank you!

 

[Rare Feathers Farm]

Mrs. AK-Bird-Brain :

We have a few mallards, and a pair each of rouens and khaki campbells. Nothing exotic, and the mallard eggs are already pretty much spoken for. The Alaska Sealife Center in Seward wants them for their studies!

I'll have to check out the domes... thank you!

Oh, okay...I want runners & white mandarins!​