Aberlink - puff?

[member 541732]

We have 2 amberlinks out of the 6 chicks. They are about 8-9 weeks old. One has this big puff almost like an air pocket, the other doesn't. Does anyone know what this is? Cause for alarm?

Thanks from a first time chicken owner.

 

[SunHwaKwon]

Looks like a full crop to me

 

[cleoandtheflock]

That may be the pullets crop

Chickens and other birds when they eat the food goes down and into the birds crop where it is ground up with grit the chicken eats and then it enters the stomach
That is why you offer grit to non free ranging birds and chicks when they are still in the brooder and eating treats

When the birds eat a lot their crop becomes full but overnight it should empty

 

[cleoandtheflock]

Could you get a picture from the front

What time of day is it?

 

[Mybackyardpeepers]

Agree nice full crop.

 

[member 541732]

She has had it most of the time.

 

[member 541732]

Thanks for all the feedback.

 

[cleoandtheflock]

I'm not so sure about that being a full crop it looks interesting

@Eggcessive @casportpony @Wyorp Rock is it serious?

 

[cleoandtheflock]

I'm not so sure about that being a full crop it looks interesting

@Eggcessive @casportpony @Wyorp Rock is it serious?

 

[Eggcessive]

Is her chest full on both sides of her chest or mostly on her right side? Does it feel hard, soft, or puffy? Does it feel like there could be air under the skin?