What to do with packing peanuts?

[gritsar]

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Teri Adcox from Ideal is a BYC member. You can PM her right here on the forum.
But in this case - as it is when dealing with any company over the internet, IMO - it pays to be informed. Ideal's website clearly states, with the part about packing peanuts in red letters, their shipping policy:

http://www.ideal-poultry.com/policy.asp

Edited to correct the spelling of Teri's last name. Sorry Teri

 

[Anianna]

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Teri Alcott from Ideal is a BYC member. You can PM her right here on the forum.
But in this case - as it is when dealing with any company over the internet, IMO - it pays to be informed. Ideal's website clearly states, with the part about packing peanuts in red letters, their shipping policy:

http://www.ideal-poultry.com/policy.asp

My mistake, then. Thank you for pointing it out.

 

[newtothis2011]

I ordered 9 from purely poultry and got only the 9 I ordered...I hope I dont lose any

 

[Blue]

I ordered 10 from Ideal (started out with 16 because I was worried about them getting cold, but then realized I didn't really want a bunch of st. run OEGB, just a couple to replace the Quail one I lost earlier this year and some Brabanters because they're just neat looking), which should be here tomorrow or Friday, and I told them I didn't want packing peanuts. The lady told me that they probably wouldn't survive after I downsized to 10. Then, when I asked what number probably would survive, she told me they'd probably be okay.

It's their job to sell chickens, so I understand that they probably don't want you to take stuff OFF an order, but I just opted for the insurance and decided to take my chances, so

 

[Squishypuff]

when I ordered from Purely Poultry, I was not aware that they just have Ideal ship the chicks- so I did not have the benefit of knowing I'd get an extra 10 birds. Nowhere on their website does it say they're a middleman, although after some research here I realized that was what it was. On one hand, I'll just order from Ideal from now on, I'm not wild about the slightly dishonest vibe I get from dealing with PP. On the other hand, I'm thrilled with the extra birds. I'm all for having what I call "Chicken Soup Roos" to enjoy in the winter. Yum! Free food.

 

[Miss Lydia]

Getting extras roos is nice they make awesome vittles later on and sure beats the alternative of them going in the meat grinder alive as some place do.