Wow, does DHL draw a vacuum. They won't deliver to a US Post Office. If I want to pick it up at a DHL office they only offer Atlanta, and I'm halfway between Atlanta and Columbus and a good deal west. So, that's out. I gave them my home address but my property is always gates closed and my home is 2½ acres distant from the drive gate. If I leave the gate open, a neighbor's dog kills my chickens. These are free ranging chickens and don't get cooped up all day unless I have to spend the night away. I asked for a time to expect delivery and was told anytime between 8AM and 8PM. I'd say call my cell but my cell doesn't get any reception here. If the weather's nice I'll be out in the yard and won't hear the home phone. Had a problem with DHL once before. They tried to deliver a radio. It had arrived at the Columbus office. Found a note saying they had been here 3 times and were returning it. They lied. Driver just didn't want to make the trip again. No fence in those days. No excuse, just lazy, lying DHL driver back then.
Are you saying that the root problem is the neighbor's dog?
The problem is that DHL won't deliver to my US Post Office Box. I don't take deliveries at my home unless there is absolutely no alternative. When I gave in and said okay and said deliver it to my home I couldn't get a reasonable window on when to expect delivery; I need to be here available from early morning to 8PM tomorrow night and I had tentative plans to be somewhere else. Add to that the annoyance that the gate is 500' away and stays closed except when I'm passing thru it...it's just not a good delivery arrangement. Some upgrade, I wasn't consulted except for the original shipping spec and I said UPS and for this reason. So, the chickens will be cooped up until after delivery and the gate will be left open. Foxes too but after asking a kid next door to cool it flying by the chicken coop in his ATV, my chickens started getting killed. I thought it was the fox I was seeing on my trailcams until I heard a commotion right out front and there was the neighbor's beagle laying waste to my flock. I put up the fence. Over 3 acres fenced. Haven't lost any more chickens.