How to raise Backyard Chickens: Re: [CHICKENS-101] Deaths of chicks

Wednesday, June 26, 2013

Re: [CHICKENS-101] Deaths of chicks

I usually order chicks from either McMurray or Ideal and they will both give you a credit for the chicks that were DOA.

Janet - Healdsburg CA

On Tue, Jun 25, 2013 at 9:24 AM, Deb <phalxyz@yahoo.com> wrote:

This is about a case concerning the mishandling of a box of chicks by a USPS carrier which resulted in 13 deaths of day old chicks, USPS states they can not do anything about it because they weren't insured. Since the deaths occured as a direct result of their mishandling of the box, does that mean they can do whatever with it and have no repercussions just because it isn't insured? It is not like the carrier didn't know what was in there. It is not like the poultry operation has fault...they dont..The chicks were shipped in a standard box for shipping day old chicks with heat pads. Our postmaster is the one who told me how they were on the USPS truck.

I am furious that this could happen.

and...USPS ia actually wanting to charge 9.00 more on shipping chicks and they can't even make any effort to keep the box flat in the truck??????

I am infuriated as well as out of the $80.00 for the amt it cost me for the chicks that died.

say NO to their request for increased shipping costs for poultry if they even be reasonably responsible for their handling of shipments.