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  1. CackleFruitCrnr

    Gross black scabby spot ~ What is it and how to treat it.

    Hi All! TIA for your help. I noticed one of my hens had an odd spot about 2-3” below her vent. Upon further inspection I found a rather large nasty spot of what looks like scabby skin. I didn’t notice any smell and it didn’t seem wet. (It’s wet in the picture because I’d just finished washing...
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    Hen pecks another hen WHILE Rooster is mating?!

    I saw a disturbing act today. My Serama rooster Jack was in the act of mating with Serama Betty when Serama Sally started pecking Betty. Sally attacked Betty twice while Rooster Jack was mating with Betty. Why in the world would Sally attack Betty?
  3. CackleFruitCrnr

    Add Serama pair to Mixed Flock

    I have a m/f pair of 5 month old seramas that have been quarantined and are ready to be introduced to their flockmates (2 large fowl hens, 2 bantams and 2 2mo old pullets). All this week I’ve had the seramas in a wire dog kennel in the same run as the rest of the crew. This evening while the...
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    Mama Hen not the best... 2 issues

    Mabel is my (almost) one-year-old bantam easter egger who went broody mid April/first part of May. I had an order of day-old chicks scheduled to arrive mid-May so we made sure she was truly broody, let her sit on fake eggs and then slipped the chicks under her the evening of their arrival. All...
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    Mama w/ Chicks in high temps

    I just got 2 chicks yesterday and snuck them under my broody hen last night. Everything seems to be going well except in north Texas our temps are in the mid to high 90s. Mama has refused to leave her nesting box for several days and now with the babies in there I have a security pen around all...
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    Weird poop - not sure what to do

    Hi All! Hoping for some advice. Yesterday morning when I went to do chores I found my polish bantam standing by herself in the run away from the others kind of puffed up. It’s been cold and wet (seriously I’m thinking of building an ark) the last few days and we discovered the coop has a leak...
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    Raising chicks for friend

    Hey all! Chick fever has set in and I’ve suckered a neighbor into sharing an order of chicks with me. She ordered 8 and I ordered 2. Due to her schedule I offered to raise her 8 until they are feathered out and ready to go to the big girl coop. Question is will it be traumatizing for my 2 chicks...
  8. CackleFruitCrnr

    TX-Anyone want to share MPC.com order?

    I posted this in the Texas group as well. Anyone interested in combining a MPC.com order? I only need/have space for 2 babies this year. The minimum order between now and March is 15. If there aren't enough for an early delivery then May 7th is the latest date I can get chicks. Thanks!
  9. CackleFruitCrnr

    What to do about a pecker

    Hey all! I'm a newbie owner. I have a mixed flock of 5 girls who are about 4 months now and have been raised together since day one. Just over a month ago I noticed my white crested polish bantam had fro feathers missing. I used blu-kote and antibiotics and started trying to figure out which...
  10. CackleFruitCrnr

    Window Prop

    For those who have windows that can be propped open, how do you prop them? We get some pretty crazy winds here in North Texas and think if I just put a piece of wood or something the first big wind we get the windows will shut. During the summer I need the windows to be open for ventilation but...
  11. CackleFruitCrnr

    Welcome to Cackle Fruit Corner

    I've been lurking on the forums here for a while and fell in love with the playhouse coops. Since the coop is going to sit right outside my dining room window I wanted something super cute and not an eyesore. We also have very limited carpentry skills so it needed to be somewhat easy to build...
  12. CackleFruitCrnr

    Concrete floor coops

    For those of you with concrete floors in your coops, do you have a drain for water drainage when cleaning? If so where does it drain? Down into the ground or somewhere else? Also how do you keep rodents out and how do you prevent clogs? I plan on putting pine shavings over the cement. Thanks!
  13. CackleFruitCrnr

    North Texas (DFW) what breeds do you have?

    For those of you in the DFW area, I'm curious as to what breeds you have and what made you pick them. What are you favorite and least favorite characteristics. Wyndi
  14. CackleFruitCrnr

    BYC is EGG-actly What I've been Looking For!

    Sorry for the puns...they are so stinking fun! Anyway...Greetings! I'm a soon to be chicken lady and am gathering info for my flock. Currently in SoCal but will be relocating to the Dallas area late summer. Looking forward to getting to know everyone here! Wyndi
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