What is this lump??

[Sassy-Rissa]

My baby Lavender Silkie has a funny lump on its chest below her neck. Baby chick is 3 weeks old
What does this mean? How can I help my baby chick? Will it die?
I believe it’s a rooster but not 100% sure.
Had some poop so I washed it off explains why wet. I’m really worried and attached. What can I do?

 

[nuthatched]

Is it it's crop?

 

[Yorkshire Coop]

I’m also leaning towards it being the chicks crop.

 

[Chicken poppy]

I’m not sure let me look into where the crop is on a chicken. I’m new to this

Ok. A crop of a chicken is a little off center to the chest and is basically a food storage. All your chicks should have this. Every chicken has a crop and it is 100% normal.

 

[rosemarythyme]

Why are the feathers missing

They're not, the crop is so big from food that the skin is stretching around it. As they eat it swells up, when they stop eating (i.e. overnight, assuming they have complete darkness at night) it'll go down completely.

 

[Sussex19]

Why are the feathers missing

They're not, the crop is so big from food that the skin is stretching around it. As they eat it swells up, when they stop eating (i.e. overnight, assuming they have complete darkness at night) it'll go down completely.

This!
It is 100% normal for a chick to appear to be missing feathers around the crop, as those little hungry babies eat so much it stretches, and also at that age their feathers may be lagging behind their development a bit.
As long as it does go down sometimes, (like at night when they dont eat) then there is no problem at all.

 

[Chicken poppy]

My baby Lavender Silkie has a funny lump on its chest below her neck. Baby chick is 3 weeks old
What does this mean? How can I help my baby chick? Will it die?
I believe it’s a rooster but not 100% sure.
Had some poop so I washed it off explains why wet. I’m really worried and attached. What can I do?

Its rather hard to tell on the photo, but I believe this is just the crop of the chicken. Are you familiar with what a crop is?

 

[Sassy-Rissa]

Its rather hard to tell on the photo, but I believe this is just the crop of the chicken. Are you familiar with what a crop is?

No I wasn’t was just reading info about it to educate myself.

 

[Sassy-Rissa]

Is it it's crop?

I’m not sure let me look into where the crop is on a chicken. I’m new to this

 

[Sassy-Rissa]

I’m not sure let me look into where the crop is on a chicken. I’m new to this

I think it is? What do you recommend