big lump on her chest??? worried!!!

[chkn]

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LOL!!! How bout a little cosmetic surgery to even her up?

 

[JazminesZoo]

I LOVE this forum!!!!! I FREAKED out just now!!! I was getting ready to move my chikies & I noticed this huge lump! Then I checked another & the same thing Then Another UGH!!!

So I came on here..... YEP I a goober too

I was thinking tumors and how am I going to be able to cull these little babies !!

 

[stephanie1992]

Do u have a picture of this chicken?? i wanna see what its wings look like

 

[happyhens120]

I never really noticed the crop on mine at first either, but then I got Naked Necks and I was freaked for a little too. The crop is HUGE on my NN's and you can see the bits and pieces of the goodies they ate. We are all still learning.

 

[chickenbaguette]

This thread is so funny!! xD xD I was amazed by the crop when I first found it on one of mine, it's like a see-through bag of food hanging off its chest

 

[pigcoon]

Only problems is if she's starting to act funny, then it could be impacted, but it sounds normal. One of mine is moulting right now and her crop looked enormous today, all bulgy cause she has no feathers there!

 

[JazminesZoo]

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What chicken?

 

[SIMZ]

We freaked out over the same thing! My son noticed a lump on one and I watched her for a few days. Then he started noticing it on others, and at that point I knew it was something bad. So glad for BYC so we could search "lump on chest" and breathe a sigh of relief!

 

[ClareScifi]

I took my little roo into the vet for this very thing, and he said it is a genetic thing in my chicken, that his crop overfills and is stretched. He said I need to cut back on food, just put a little out at a time, or there will be problems in the future. He recommended switching from crumbles to mash, because they don't eat as much of the mash at one time. I was so glad it wasn't a tumor. I had worried. But I hadn't realized I needed to cut back on the food, that he was eating so much it was stretching his crop too much and if they stretch it too much the damage can become irreversible. He mentioned crop bras. Cockatiels wear them and are also subject to this malady, and I have read that Araucana type chickens are, also. He said crop bras are too small for my roo but I did find some larger ones online that are made for chickens. I don't think my chicken is to the point he has to have one yet, so I'm taking preventive steps now so he doesn't have to wear one. I don't think a rooster would enjoy wearing a bra! I am rather worried he is set up for crop problems on down the road... He's a chow hound and loves to eat so limiting his portions is hard. He doesn't understand why I am doing it. But it's doctor's orders!