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    Which is the Olive Egger and which is the Black Ameraucana?

    I have a Bantam Ameraucana from Meyer and she has that longer/"messier" look to her rear feathers, so my *guess* would be that the one in the front is the Ameraucana. You may need to wait until they start laying...😅
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    Regrets on Coffee grounds as bedding?

    I don't really have a preference there - I just really like the smell of the coffee grounds 😄. Using PDZ alone would be more cost effective and PDZ is definitely easier to find/more available than the coffee ground bedding!
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    Post your pretty eggs!

    My lighting is always terrible, but I love my girls' egg colors! 🥰
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    Use of flat panel heater in the coop

    Hello! This thread is 8 years old and the person you are asking hasn't logged on to BYC since February. You may want to start a new thread if you have questions about radiant heaters for coops. I'm not sure if the one discussed here is even still in production. You could check out Sweeter Heater.
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    NEED HELP PLEASE! Hen not Laying

    From OP: I'm guessing this means that the pullet in question is not with other laying birds. So, OP has deduced the pullet is not laying because no eggs have been found in this separated area where only the pullet in question would be capable of producing an egg. 🧐
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    NEED HELP PLEASE! Hen not Laying

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    Molt question

    This time of year is very common for chickens to be molting (some molt in spring/summer, but late summer/fall is, I think, pretty typical timing). I might wait to see if you notice egg issues again before using the Calcium tablets. If that particular bird is molting, she will likely drop in...
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    NEED HELP PLEASE! Hen not Laying

    Pick her up so that you can get a look at her rear end. You may need to move the fluff out of the way to be able to see her vent. Just looking at it will give you some idea - if it is dry and "tight" looking vs. if it is moist and more "open". A pullet that isn't laying (or getting ready) will...
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    NEED HELP PLEASE! Hen not Laying

    She looks like she could be getting close (comb and face looks to be getting red). :fl Time will tell! Have you checked her vent? That can be a good indicator.
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    NEED HELP PLEASE! Hen not Laying

    Do you have a picture of her? How do her comb/wattles look (getting redder or still light pink)? How does her vent look (dry/tight or moist and 'open')? Any squatting? How does she act (besides not laying yet)? Eating and drinking ok? Alert and pecking around etc...? If she's acting ok, I'd just...
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    EMERGENCY! **Graphic Yucky Photos**

    I definitely will not be attempting to assist manually again. She is no longer bleeding and has been up and about today. Vent still looks "plugged", but looks like feces instead of fried egg. Slightly less swollen. Her droppings overnight were liquidy (probably whatever could pass around the...
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    EMERGENCY! **Graphic Yucky Photos**

    Ok. Thank you Ok. Thank you. I appreciate everyone's responses. I will continue the Calcium + D tablets and hope for the best. 🤞
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    EMERGENCY! **Graphic Yucky Photos**

    Thank you for your response! I did give her a calcium citrate w/ D tablet when I washed her up (just before writing this post this afternoon). I'm quite certain she wasn't pecked, as she didn't start bleeding from her vent until I stuck my finger in it and attempted to help her pass the "mass"...
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    EMERGENCY! **Graphic Yucky Photos**

    She does not have an injury on the outside that I can see. There is no flystrike. Her vent is extremely swollen and very hard. The gunk in her vent seems to be plugging it (it looks like dried eggs). First, I was concerned for vent gleet, but when I went to wash her, I felt how hard and...
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    Valbazen mash

    Valbazen is dosed individually at ~0.1mL per pound (so 0.5 mL for a 4-6 lb bird). If you make a mash, how will you know if they are getting the correct dose? Some birds may eat too much and some too little... heavier birds need more than lighter birds. I don’t know how you could control that if...
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