Thank you for your reply. The fluid came out of the lump. My husband and I were wondering if that's something we should think of doing. I'm so ridiculously squemish with things like that but I'll probably try. Thanks again.
No, I'm definitely not sure that it isn't her crop. When I massage it, I don't feel any lumps. It's just very soft, like a partially filled water balloon.
My six-week-old chick has a very large, very soft lump on her chest. She is still pretty active and I don't notice anything else wrong. I don't believe that it's her crop. I have chick grit in a separate feeder offered to all 17 chicks. I don't know what to do.