Response to mail order chicken problems

Kim: We ordered from Murray McMurray again this year, after having good luck last year. However, this year, the postoffice in the nearest large city (Colorado Springs) did not call us on Sunday, when the chicks usually arrive, so Monday I called them and sure enough, they were there. By the routing slip, they had been there since Sunday morning. Lost 11 out of 25, so Murray Mc. Sent us another batch of 25. This time only one was DOA, and we called the post office on Sunday afternoon rather than waiting. If we don't go in and pick them up, they are routed to the little town where our mail is delivered out of, and it would be another whole day for them. Next year, if we don't have any broody hens out of this batch so we can hatch our own, I will wait until April to get the chicks, so it won't be so cold. Have really had problems keeping them warm enough this year, even with heat lamps. Ours came by the post office, but they are flown on Northwest Airlines. Jan

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