Lone pigeon on a college campus - unable to fly

[feralpigeon]

Originally Posted by Victor

..... No stress for the birds as even their droppings were very normal. Now, for me....

Hope everything's back to normal, Victor

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[Jamuko]

Originally Posted by Lovebirds

When I said you'd have to contend with the temps.....I was talking about shipping. If the bird is in your room, the temp inside there is fine. The Post Office has a maximum and minimum rule. If the temps are above or below these, they will not allow you to ship. Right now, the temps all over the country are below their minimum, PLUS, the PO's are swamped with Christmas packages, etc.......not a good time to ship birds. Sorry, I know you didn't want to hear that. All we can do at this point is watch the weather and hope we get a short break. I remember this past Jan. the weather was beautiful for about 10 days or so.

Ah, I was talking about shipping too. I didn't realize they would actually refuse to do it below a certain range, though. :/ That's rough, but I suppose it's for the best for the birds... I'll keep my eyes on the weather.

It looks like I might have to deal with keeping him over another school break then... I hope it will be alright.

[TAWhatley]

It's Delta that is commonly used for shipping live birds and animals, and it is a bit pricey. Delta is how Mr. Tux will be shipped to me.

Terry

[Lovebirds]

Don't know what is happening with this bird but......I'm shipping birds tomorrow. The PO gave me no heartache at all. Now might be a good time to give it a try.

[TAWhatley]

Thanks, Renee. I've e-mailed Jamuko in case she isn't checking the board frequently right now.

Terry

[Jamuko]

=) Thank you~ it was a bit of trouble going through mounds of post office phone numbers yesterday to get any real information, but we did manage to and are planning to mail him this morning. Sorry for the short notice.

I will update again once we get a tracking number.

[Lovebirds]

Originally Posted by Jamuko

=) Thank you~ it was a bit of trouble going through mounds of post office phone numbers yesterday to get any real information, but we did manage to and are planning to mail him this morning. Sorry for the short notice.

I will update again once we get a tracking number.

Maybe your baby will be riding along side my babies at some point!! I always worry when shipping, although I've never had any reason for concern. Hope your shipment and mine go as planned.

[TAWhatley]

Sounds good, Jamuko! I'll look forward to getting the tracking #. Hopefully your pijjie will arrive here on Wednesday.

Terry

[Jamuko]

Yayy~ poor Pidgey gathered a good amount of attention at the post office, but we managed to send him off without a hitch. =) The woman at the post office seemed very considerate of him and on top of things, so hopefully everything should be fine.

I can't help worrying a bit until I hear of his safe delivery, but I'm sure he'll be fine.

They said he would be delivered to your home at any time by 3 PM tomorrow. They said someone would need to be there at all times before then to be ready to take him, so hopefully that is alright with you. To keep tabs on him, here is the tracking number (check at http://www.usps.com/ ): EB038829035US !

Oh, and to avoid confusion I had my friend put his home address for the return address (he lives in Richmond). It shouldn't matter, but just in case... I'm going back home soon and I wouldn't want any complications with that.

Thanks again for taking him!! Let's all wish for his safe delivery (along with Lovebirds's pijjies)!

[TAWhatley]

Thanks, Jamuko! My post office will call me to come pick our pijjie up rather than make him ride around in a postal truck for possibly hours. I'll post back right away as soon as he is here.

Terry

[Jamuko]

Alright! Thanks, I am excited for his arrival~

I also just read about your poor Castor and other losses around this time - I am so sorry. =( I also lost my beloved dog of ten years recently, in September. My condolances, and I hope our pijjie-in-transit can hopefully add some cheer to your little pigeon family. =)

[TAWhatley]

Thank you, Jamuko. It's been a bit rough around here recently with so many losses. I'm sorry for the loss of your dog .. I know it's really tough to lose a beloved companion.

Terry

[Jamuko]

I hope everything's alright - it's an hour and a half later than when they said he would arrive...

[TAWhatley]

This is the tracking # EB038829035US .. it won't be updated on the post office site until sometime tonight. The bird isn't here yet, but there's still a few minutes before my local post office closes. If he doesn't make it today, I suspect he will be there bright and early in the morning. I usually get called to come and pick up either 7:30-8:00 in the morning or around 4 in the afternoon .. just depends where the bird was coming from.

Terry

[Trees Gray]

I'm hoping & praying for a safe arrival for this bird.