BUMP above my hen's crop !?

[Amazing_chicks27]

So, I went to feed and check up on my hens this morning and I noticed that one of my hens has this huge bump where the larynx and trachea. It looks like it is deformed. She can't eat, she has tried to peck on the food but in a slow, weak manner. I have no clue what it is. Yesterday, I saw here run next to me with the corner of my eye and I believe she had this bump yesterday. Which I didn't get to observe her. She reminds me of a turkey with her neck like this. Does anyone have a clue on what it is?

 

[Eggcessive]

Does it feel like an air pocket under the skin? If so, that could be a leaking air sac (subcutaneous emphysema) from a bump injury. You can leave those alone if she is tolerating it, but if she is having trouble breathing or it is getting bigger, it may need to be deflated with a needle. If it is not feeling like air, but more solid, that could be a tumor. Let us know what it feels like.

 

[Eggcessive]

Here is a video of removing air from under the skin on a pea chick:

 

[Amazing_chicks27]

Does it feel like an air pocket under the skin? If so, that could be a leaking air sac (subcutaneous emphysema) from a bump injury. You can leave those alone if she is tolerating it, but if she is having trouble breathing or it is getting bigger, it may need to be deflated with a needle. If it is not feeling like air, but more solid, that could be a tumor. Let us know what it feels like.

I am not sure, what it is because it doesn't feel hard nor too soft.

 

[Amazing_chicks27]

It doesn't feel like there is some air in there

 

[Eggcessive]

Does it feel like solid tissue?

 

[Amazing_chicks27]

Does it feel like solid tissue?

I am not sure. I can't tell what it feels like, I'd have to check tomorrow.

 

[Amazing_chicks27]

I checked once more and there is noting but her neck bone, I don't know why or how that bump is there

 

[Eggcessive]

Sometimes chickens with wry neck (torticolis) may look lopsided and the bones can look deformed. Does her neck seem drawn to one side, or does she have a hard time moving her neck around? That is a neurological condition that happens with a head injury or vitamin E deficiency usually, but also can be seen at times with certain diseases (Mareks, Newcastles, and other respiratory diseases.)

She also could just have a skeletal or spinal deformity which can be common in poultry. Hopefully, this won’t prevent her from having a good quality of life. Let us know how she gets along.

 

[Amazing_chicks27]

Sometimes chickens with wry neck (torticolis) may look lopsided and the bones can look deformed. Does her neck seem drawn to one side, or does she have a hard time moving her neck around? That is a neurological condition that happens with a head injury or vitamin E deficiency usually, but also can be seen at times with certain diseases (Mareks, Newcastles, and other respiratory diseases.)

She also could just have a skeletal or spinal deformity which can be common in poultry. Hopefully, this won’t prevent her from having a good quality of life. Let us know how she gets along.

It seems like her neck is drawn to one side.