BIG lump on 8 weeks old chickens

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8 Years
Mar 8, 2011
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My girls have BIG lumps on their chests. I'm a city girl and have never been around chickens. I don't know if this is normal or not. The girls have been in the coop/ run for a few days since it was so rainy and we couldn't play outside. Today was the first nice day, so they got to run around the yard and eat all kinds of goodies. I was getting them back in the run when I picked up Mrs. Feather-Bottom and noticed the bump on her. I checked Buffy and she has it too. I didn't get to check the 3 others. They are acting fine (other than being wild since it's sunny) and eating and drinking.

Here is a picture of Mrs. Feather-Bottom, my fingers are "around" the lump. Do I need to do anything?

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OH! Well... that's good! So, they're just full. I guess I get that way too sometimes...
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hehe Love it!! I did the same thing! Thought they MUST all have cancer!! ahhhhh my poor babies. Then I learned what a crop is
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cool things happen when you get chickens!
 
Do you real chicken people just laugh at us newbies?!
 
I am another person who first thought one of my chicks had a tumor in her neck. Thank goodness for BYC! I was reassured and told, "They're just piggies. It will go down overnight. If there is still a big lump there in the morning, come on back here and let somebody know - but I bet dollars to doughnuts you won't find the lump in the morning. The food will have passed from the crop."

And that was correct. Normal.
 
we were all newbies at one point. no one here will laugh at you. too much, anyway!

crops do look like tumors when very full and noticed for the first time.
 

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