Oh, gosh, I'm sorry. This is terrible. I live in the town that Ideal drops all its chicks off at before sending them out to the rest of the country, so your story is making me want to tell my SO he is not allowed to ever get a job in another town, just in case I ever want to order more chicks . . . I'd hate to be on pins and needles about something like this.
I hope you get your happy ending.