New Flock Questions

[pennyJo1960]

Welcome @alovechickens Happy to meet you peruse through all the forums to find answers to your goats and chickens how old is your chicken ? and what breed is she please tell a bit about yourself the birds I grew up on a cattle farm but seems to me goats will eat anything not nailed down and always what you do not expect

 

[alovechickens]

thank you !well i live on a farm with my family and i have 2 new baby goats and 3 horses, 2 cats, 23 chickens, and a dog. my chickens a rhode island red mix with some other breed i cant remember. my chicken that has been acting strange is about 1 1/2 year old.
thank you for your time and consideration
any more ideas of what may be wrong?

 

[pennyJo1960]

has she been laying eggs recently could she be molting? has she eaten or drank is her crop bloated or soft

 

[alovechickens]

i am so sorry i am new to chickens can you explain to me molting and crop?

 

[pennyJo1960]

sure I can would you let me take you to a new thread where we do have some of these things posted

 

[alovechickens]

sure

 

[pennyJo1960]

okay make this easy I am going to give you a link
https://www.backyardchickens.com/th...ots-of-reading-updated-nov-13th.343605/page-9

 

[pennyJo1960]

 

[pennyJo1960]

please let me know when you make it here @alovechickens

 

[alovechickens]

thank you i am here