The Great Egg Shipping Experiment!

[ozexpat]

Okay I have one more question. I was planning to have my local PO call me when my eggs arrived so that I could just go pick them up since i'm home during the day. Is this a better plan than having them sit on my mail carriers truck and wait for them to be delivered to my house? Do most people have their eggs delivered to their door?

if you have the time, pick them up.

its one less variable to cause damage

 

[Pozees]

Okay I have one more question. I was planning to have my local PO call me when my eggs arrived so that I could just go pick them up since i'm home during the day. Is this a better plan than having them sit on my mail carriers truck and wait for them to be delivered to my house? Do most people have their eggs delivered to their door?

I always ask shippers to mark the box, Please call for pickup with my phone number. Never know when the carrier will be a sub who doesn't know the route, whether my gate is open, whether DH is going to be home, and most importantly, when there has been an error addressing or routing the box and the phone number is the ONLY reason I wound up with the box at all.

 

[MeanV2]

I always pick mine up as well!

Dan

 

[Pozees]

I wanted to update you all on the lost Ameraucanas - they finally arrived this morning shortly after 6 am, I went right to the PO and picked them up, had the postal employee cut the zip ties and tape so I could photograph my dead or dying birds. We opened the top and the cock FLEW out of the box - thank goodness no one had the door open! 4.5 days in a box and they appear to be fine. I can only attribute their survival to the excellent health and vigor the breeder breeds for. I gave them sips of water at the PO, brought them home, put them into the coop and run, they scratched around a bit, the cock puffed up for the RIR cock next door, and then they both commenced eating and drinking. They seem quite unbothered by the entire ordeal, unlike me, who needs a week off to recover! I was planning to stay home and keep an eye on them, and DH thought that was a pretty silly idea, so I came to work. He called a little while ago and said they still look fine, and cannot believe it.

I am relieved and amazed.

 

[mzstre]

I wanted to update you all on the lost Ameraucanas - they finally arrived this morning shortly after 6 am, I went right to the PO and picked them up, had the postal employee cut the zip ties and tape so I could photograph my dead or dying birds. We opened the top and the cock FLEW out of the box - thank goodness no one had the door open! 4.5 days in a box and they appear to be fine. I can only attribute their survival to the excellent health and vigor the breeder breeds for. I gave them sips of water at the PO, brought them home, put them into the coop and run, they scratched around a bit, the cock puffed up for the RIR cock next door, and then they both commenced eating and drinking. They seem quite unbothered by the entire ordeal, unlike me, who needs a week off to recover! I was planning to stay home and keep an eye on them, and DH thought that was a pretty silly idea, so I came to work. He called a little while ago and said they still look fine, and cannot believe it.

I am relieved and amazed.

Simply amazing! I am SO happy for you!

 

[gimmie birdies]

I would have been more worried for babies. good for you and them!!!

 

[artsyrobin]

that is amazing after all the horror stories!

 

[ronott1]

I wanted to update you all on the lost Ameraucanas - they finally arrived this morning shortly after 6 am, I went right to the PO and picked them up, had the postal employee cut the zip ties and tape so I could photograph my dead or dying birds. We opened the top and the cock FLEW out of the box - thank goodness no one had the door open! 4.5 days in a box and they appear to be fine. I can only attribute their survival to the excellent health and vigor the breeder breeds for. I gave them sips of water at the PO, brought them home, put them into the coop and run, they scratched around a bit, the cock puffed up for the RIR cock next door, and then they both commenced eating and drinking. They seem quite unbothered by the entire ordeal, unlike me, who needs a week off to recover! I was planning to stay home and keep an eye on them, and DH thought that was a pretty silly idea, so I came to work. He called a little while ago and said they still look fine, and cannot believe it.

I am relieved and amazed.

That is great news!

Did the shipper leave an Apple in with them or GroJell?

 

[TeacherMedic]

I wanted to update you all on the lost Ameraucanas - they finally arrived this morning shortly after 6 am, I went right to the PO and picked them up, had the postal employee cut the zip ties and tape so I could photograph my dead or dying birds. We opened the top and the cock FLEW out of the box - thank goodness no one had the door open! 4.5 days in a box and they appear to be fine. I can only attribute their survival to the excellent health and vigor the breeder breeds for. I gave them sips of water at the PO, brought them home, put them into the coop and run, they scratched around a bit, the cock puffed up for the RIR cock next door, and then they both commenced eating and drinking. They seem quite unbothered by the entire ordeal, unlike me, who needs a week off to recover! I was planning to stay home and keep an eye on them, and DH thought that was a pretty silly idea, so I came to work. He called a little while ago and said they still look fine, and cannot believe it.

I am relieved and amazed.

That's a totally amazing story. Yeah for the birds!

 

[MeanV2]

That is great news!

Did the shipper leave an Apple in with them or GroJell?

An Orange works great too!

Dan