The Old Folks Home

[Arielle2]

They were juveniles, not chicks. It was horrible, and all the guy at the PO said was call the hatchery. He was worried they were going to make a mess in the lobby... yeah well dead birds don't make much of a mess!

My juvenile quail were all dead except one. 17 dead quail because the post office doesn't know what they are doing. They only had 530 miles to go since TUESDAY! So i got the call at 6:30 this morning and went to get them. The guy gave me the box and went back inside the side door, leaving me in the lobby. I lifted out dead quail after dead quail and lined them up on top of the cage. Then i banged on the door. I told the guy, look, they are all dead except one. He just said call the hatchery. I said, Wait a minute this is the postal systems fault! ( They never scanned it once in transit) It was supposed to be 3 day delivery. Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday is not 3 days!
It made me just plain sick!

Unfortunately, the carton is kept off the grid so to speak, because all scanning is on the belt packages. THis speaks to little care for their special packages. It is often a regional thing. Like management not paying attention to such things and having staff keep on top of delivery. I can only imagine the anguish of seeing all those dead babies.

Can you call regional PO? Get number from your local PO. The fellow that gave the package was not the one responsible... and he is not likely to know how this happened nor what to do to fix it.

Have you talked to hatchery??? Usualy they file for reimbursement from the PO directly,not you.

Makes it hard to risk another shipment. 500 miles is a long road trip......I groan at 350 miles to visit family.

(hugs)

 

[Arielle2]

My friend used to order birds (one at a time) and the shippers used next day air at PO, it cost plenty. Should arrive by noon the next day. Of course they didn't. They sent seramas (only time she got 2) and they goofed them up and it took 3 days. One was in bad shape but came around. I was worried sick about them, and she just went to bed and let me get me all upset, I couldn't sleep.

I really dont understand why the PO is not more careful. It is not like we can use any other carrier. The one shipment I received was nerve racking. I would have stayed up all night with that baby.

 

[CapricornFarm]

Unfortunately, the carton is kept off the grid so to speak, because all scanning is on the belt packages. THis speaks to little care for their special packages. It is often a regional thing. Like management not paying attention to such things and having staff keep on top of delivery. I can only imagine the anguish of seeing all those dead babies.

Can you call regional PO? Get number from your local PO. The fellow that gave the package was not the one responsible... and he is not likely to know how this happened nor what to do to fix it.

Have you talked to hatchery??? Usualy they file for reimbursement from the PO directly,not you.

Makes it hard to risk another shipment. 500 miles is a long road trip......I groan at 350 miles to visit family.

(hugs)

This was a private seller. She is giving me a refund.

 

[CapricornFarm]

Its been a long hard day. Good night.

 

[Latestarter]

Sleep well Cap...

 

[drumstick diva]

How is Solo doing?

 

[maddysmamaw]

Not to fat shame one of my favorite girls but wow! Miss BooBoo is one big fluffer. We hung out together in the garden most of the day. I did get some work done, composting leaves into the soil between plants, but most of the afternoon was spent dozing under the apple tree with Henny BooBoo. She’s an old girl for a TSC Orpington. She’ll be five this month. She no longer lays and is perpetually grumpy (I swear she must have been hatched with a scowl on her face) but she’s really sweet and loving.

 

[maddysmamaw]

And yes. I was gardening in my pajamas

 

[maddysmamaw]

And nope. Can’t sleep. Again.

 

[drumstick diva]

I'm just about going to bed now nearly 4 am. But I overcompensate by sleeping sometimes 12 hrs. or so during the day.