I think I'm still traumatised a bit. I still seem over worried something is going to happen to them.
Anyways here's the rounded off times of their trip.
These are 4 all pretty much adult birds. Express shipping. Shipped wed. Afternoon expected delivery thurs by 3:00 pm.
Left her PO at 4 pm.
Arrived in Houston at about 6 pm. Wed
Arrived in KC at about 11 pm thurs
Arrived my PO about 5 am Fri.
Now here's some insight into my brain.
I'd never shipped or received adult birds before so it was a worry from the start.
Left her PO and landed in Houston 2 hours later. So far so good but that's as far as that went.
Checked status and they just sat and sat. We both tried to figure out what was happening? Maybe just not updating? Idk. By wed morning it was still showing them in Houston. I checked it about every 17 1/2 minutes until my PO opened.
I called and tried to get answers I mean these are live birds. They need to at least be moving. Its been like 15 hours.
PO wasn't getting any more info then myself and played phone tag between herself, myself and both the Houston and KC hubs.
Kat and I played tag through the day also. 3:00 came and went and still no change.
It was crazy. What the heck was the usps doing.
I was worried. This whole deal just seemed meant to be. I was happy, Kat was happy and the PO was gonna kill these birds and screw this whole thing up.
About now's when I was thinking
@KikisGirls is in Houston isn't she? I should get a hold of her and have her go put a foot in someone's @$$.
You guys are jacking with living creatures. Extremely beautiful living creatures that I knew what went into making them.
D@mn usps. It was a crazy day. Worrying, hoping, trying to distract myself, thinking maybe this wasn't meant to be and the poor birds.
Finally at about 11 pm I got a text. Yes a text. I got tired of checking so I changed it to text update.
Birds were in KC.
After like 29 hours from the time they arrived in Houston. Ya 29 hours plus 2 hours plus I'm not sure.. How long can a bird survive without water? IDK but was so worried.
I couldn't sleep hardly at all. I fell asleep at about midnight and was up at 5. 5:05 I got an update text that they were at my PO. That's about 25 minutes away so 10 minutes later I was at the PO. Ok maybe longer but that was probably my fastest trip to town and back ever.
When I got there the boxes was quiet and no movement. I voiced my concerns and she said oh no they've been crowing and rattling the boxes.
As I loaded them up only movement was from one box. I decided to get loaded and haul butt home. I surely didn't want to see what I expected to. Well at least the rooster or cockerel made it.
Got home and finally heard some commotion in one box. As I opened it he came flying up in the air and about hit me in the head. Caught him mid air.
I've decided he must have been so thankful that he couldn't help but to jump into my arms.
Got him 8n the pen and prepared for the worst.
One by one I opened the boxes and found everyone was alive and seemed no worse for wear.
Got them all situated and got them some water with electrolytes. Decided to make sure they were hydrated before eating so gave them 2 hours then fed them. They were thirsty and hungry but besides that they seemed fine. Figured I'd better keep an eye on them so spent half that day just staring at them.
They are so beautiful more so then in their pics.
It all worked out in the end but oh boy what an emotional draining day and a half.
Not sure I want to go through that ever again.
So how long can a bird survive in the mail?
These made it for about 40 hours from Kats place to mine.
