lilolilman
Songster
Hi all,
I am new here and I have found this forum to be very informative and helpful so far, so I figured I'd join and make a post. My boyfriend and I ordered two pilgrim goslings (a male and a female) from Metzer and they shipped out Monday night from CA. I live in Long Island, NY. I got a notification that they will arrive by Wednesday at 6pm, but I have quickly learned that the shipping and tracking info is basically useless for day-old baby birds. I did a lot of research on the front end before I ordered them about whether shipping them would be okay, and it seems like standard practice, so I went for it (I looked real hard to find a local farm where I could get goslings and there's literally nothing around here, especially this late in the season).
I am immediately regretting this decision to ship them and I am totally freaking out and worrying about their safe arrival. We only wanted two, but I feel like maybe I should have ordered more as it seems safer if there's a few more (I guess two babies get jostled around a lot and when there's a few more it's a bit safer). Also, in the event something goes wrong, I'm worrying that they both won't make it, or if one doesn't make it,I will wind up with a lonely gosling -- which seems really unfair to the baby because I see how important it is for the babies to have at least one friend.
I am really, really hoping they come in tomorrow morning (wednesday), but I see that it is very possible they won't be here til thursday. Is it usually two days or three for a cross country shipment like this? I thought the distance was the factor, but it seems like the more rural areas actually cause longer shipment times, and I'm hoping since I'm on long island (even though i'm pretty far out east) that the shipping times will be better than if I were in a more rural part of the country.
I have an awesome brooder set up and ready to go, but I'm trying not to get too excited in the event that something goes wrong. I have the electrolyte and nutrient supplements ready, too.
I am just looking for any advice, thoughts, or experience here as I prepare for the worst tomorrow, but hope for the best.
Thanks :/
Kimberly
I am new here and I have found this forum to be very informative and helpful so far, so I figured I'd join and make a post. My boyfriend and I ordered two pilgrim goslings (a male and a female) from Metzer and they shipped out Monday night from CA. I live in Long Island, NY. I got a notification that they will arrive by Wednesday at 6pm, but I have quickly learned that the shipping and tracking info is basically useless for day-old baby birds. I did a lot of research on the front end before I ordered them about whether shipping them would be okay, and it seems like standard practice, so I went for it (I looked real hard to find a local farm where I could get goslings and there's literally nothing around here, especially this late in the season).
I am immediately regretting this decision to ship them and I am totally freaking out and worrying about their safe arrival. We only wanted two, but I feel like maybe I should have ordered more as it seems safer if there's a few more (I guess two babies get jostled around a lot and when there's a few more it's a bit safer). Also, in the event something goes wrong, I'm worrying that they both won't make it, or if one doesn't make it,I will wind up with a lonely gosling -- which seems really unfair to the baby because I see how important it is for the babies to have at least one friend.
I am really, really hoping they come in tomorrow morning (wednesday), but I see that it is very possible they won't be here til thursday. Is it usually two days or three for a cross country shipment like this? I thought the distance was the factor, but it seems like the more rural areas actually cause longer shipment times, and I'm hoping since I'm on long island (even though i'm pretty far out east) that the shipping times will be better than if I were in a more rural part of the country.
I have an awesome brooder set up and ready to go, but I'm trying not to get too excited in the event that something goes wrong. I have the electrolyte and nutrient supplements ready, too.
I am just looking for any advice, thoughts, or experience here as I prepare for the worst tomorrow, but hope for the best.
Thanks :/
Kimberly
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