Friday afternoon I received a call from my local post office asking for my help. An order of chick's had come in for a customer but the clerk had not been able to get in touch them and it was nearing closing time. (We live in a rural area where packages can only be picked up for a couple hours Saturday morning for the weekend.) The clerk remembered I was brooding some chicks I received almost 2 weeks prior, so he asked if I might be able to care for these chicks, too, if the customers couldn't be reached. Luckily, I happen to have an extra brooder, lamps, feeders and waterers, electrolytes, the works. Of course I didn't want all those little fuzzy butts to suffer, so I went down to the post office just before closing and the clerk and I opened the box. Sadly, 3 didn't make it, 1 was terribly beat up and the rest were in pretty rough shape. I then got them home, and got them drinking and eating. I tried all weekend to contact the customers, but no luck. Now it's Monday and the local postal clerk has also tried to contact the shipper and the customer, still nothing. (That said, we believe it may be a mix up with the shipper and the customers are not even expecting the chicks yet.)
So, my question is, has anyone else had any experience with anything like this? What happened? How was it resolved? As an emergency, I am happy to help, but I really don't have the room for 19 medium sized chicks. I usually only brood 6-8 LF chicks at a time and I definitely won't mix them with my own.
So, my question is, has anyone else had any experience with anything like this? What happened? How was it resolved? As an emergency, I am happy to help, but I really don't have the room for 19 medium sized chicks. I usually only brood 6-8 LF chicks at a time and I definitely won't mix them with my own.
