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    Hen or Rooster

    That is a hen!
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    First egg woo! But soft shell at 9pm?!

    I thought they did, sorry for the incorrect information
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    Weird thing on young rooster neck, might be his tongue?

    that's what I plan to do, ill be calling the MU vet and get him an appointment.
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    Weird thing on young rooster neck, might be his tongue?

    Ok so last night I started to pull it out and his tongue started to come out too! I immediately stopped, put it back to the way it was and put on Vaseline.
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    Does anyone know what breed and gender my 9 week old chicken is?

    still pretty young, but I would place my bets on a little girl! 💕
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    Hard lump on silkie’s beak

    I think it could be scabs from them fighting with each other, keep a eye on them and clean them up.
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    bumblefoot treatment

    Do you have any pictures so we can see what else we can help with? But do what the other person said about Epsom salt for about 20 minutes, wrap the chicken in a towel to calm them down while doing that.
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    First egg woo! But soft shell at 9pm?!

    Great job! if the shell is still soft after about ten minutes I would start giving her some more oyster shells. Don't worry though, new layers are still working everything out!
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    Any tips for my new chickens?

    ya, they were a bit confusing.
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    What went wrong during incubation?

    Ok I think what happened is the chicks weren't able to get out of there shells and just suffocated. Next time I would suggest is open up the chicks air bubble a day after the first one, then wait another day so start helping them the rest of the way out.
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    Any tips for my new chickens?

    1- I think you mean why do they cost different at different areas? cost depends on the seller, and the more demand they have they will rise the price and vise versa. 2- chickens only have one exit hole, so when they need to expel something, it goes though that hole, they could have drank a...
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    Silkie tooster with standard hens

    Ok, then do what the other person suggested the see-no-touch method. hope new baby is getting lots of love after those girls were so mean!
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    Silkie tooster with standard hens

    oh poor baby! Just stay with them and slowly introduce them together, give him one friend at a time and watch them and if the hen is getting to mean, take her out. hope this helps! <3
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    Can Combs and Wattles Change Color Throughout the Day?

    Yup, nothing wrong here. Its ok to worry, and I swear I nearly had a heart attack everyday when I was a new owner. such silly birds <3
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    What went wrong during incubation?

    Did the ones that didn't make it have an egg tooth?
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