Chicken Tumor!Help!!!!!

[Ariel301]

That isn't a tumor, it's just a super full crop. As already mentioned, it is likely from the pasty butt...he is constipated and can't get the food in his crop to go down the system. Hold his rear under warm tap water and wash it with hand soap, and then carefully use nail clippers or small scissors to trim away the crusty fluff. Give him a gentle massage around the vent and abdomen to help him move things along...he will probably poop all over the place lol. Then dip his beak in a little spoonful of olive oil and get him to swallow a few mouthfuls, it will help to lubricate all the food in his crop and get it moving through again.

 

[Atoshaki]

Oh my gosh,thanks you guys.I did what you said about the pasty butt,and now he seems a lot better!(But a little angry with me,I must say,heh...)I'm going to go do that olive oil and massage trick.<3 Thanks so much you guys.

 

[LibertyChick]

Hi,

This is my first time on this forum. A friend sent me the link when I mentioned that I think a couple of my chicks have tumors.

I have 6 speckled sussex that are 3 weeks old. Two of the chicks seem to have a chest that is much larger on one side than the other. One chick's right breast seems to be particularly large. Just above the breast there is a bare spot where the chick fuzz is almost gone, no feathers and you can see the pink skin. In one part of the skin, it looks like there is a white area under the skin. This area is particularly noticeable when she stretches or uses her beak to clean her left wing. It feels pretty hard too.

I didn't think much about it until today, when the thought of a tumor popped into my head. I mentioned it to someone and they reminded me that the Fukushima Nuclear disaster was during the time the eggs (probably) would have been laid and hatched (April 24, 2011).

I've never posted before, so I don't know how to attach photos. The flash took out the shadows, so I don't know if you can see it.

Thanks,

 

[BrattishTaz]

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2nd The nuclear disaster did not spread enough radiation to cause tumors in anything.

3rd What you are seeing is a full crop. A lot of us (myself included) have freaked out because we thought our birds had tumors.

You should watch to make sure to crop is emptying between feedings and that there is no foul odor coming from it.
4th If you thought this scared you, just wait until their first dustbath.

Edited because I forgot to say.: Seeing bare skin is normal when the crop is full. And, new members can not post pic right away. Keep participating on the forum and you will have full privileges before you know it.

 

[Yay Chicks!]

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Hi LibertyChick.

First off, welcome to BYC. You've come to a great forum. It might help to go to the top of the page and click on Forum FAQs. That will tell you how to create your own post on the forum. It can get confusing when you tack on your question to a thread started by someone else.

That being said, I'm guessing that what you are seeing is probably just a very full crop. The crop is located on the right side of the breast. That is where the food is stored before it is passed through to the gizzard where it is digested. It should be much smaller in the morning and fuller by the end of the day. If all you are feeding your chicks are chick crumbles, no grit is needed to help them digest their food. If you are feeding them treats for which they need "teeth", make sure they have some chick grit.

Hope this helps. Check out the Learning Center (top of page) while you are at it. Great info for beginners.

 

[CCourson05]

The scariest thing I encountered as a chicken noob was crop readjustment! I thought they were all dying after they got in the sand and started eating it... The dry heaving scared me crapless!!

 

[LibertyChick]

Thank you for the quick replies!

I did review the glossary and learned a few that I had ot seen before.

I was pretty worried because I went thru all the trouble of finding an organic chicken farm to get my chicks. I'm trying to continue the organic by feeding them only organic feed, sprouts, greens, etc. Ok, so it might be the full crop, I'll look to see if it's gotten smaller by morning. Is that only on the right side? Does that mean that I'm feeding them too much? I've never owned chicks before and it seems that they are bottomless pits. Whenever I put some dried, crushed kale, lettuce, sprouts, scrambled eggs, worms, bugs or whatever, they totally act like they have been starving for a week and they go absolutely crazy grabbing the food and running around chasing the other chicks that have a piece.

Thanks,

 

[valley ranch]

Chicks can have fatty tumors. If you get a hold of it you can move it seperatly from the flesh or soft tissue around it.

 

[BrattishTaz]

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Yes, the crop is located on the right side of the chest. Just make sure they are getting grit if you are not feeding chick starter only or they will develop impacted crops. Enjoy your new babies.

 

[Yay Chicks!]

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Crops fill up and empty. It's just the way it works. However, if you are feeding them all that stuff besides their chick crumbles, you absolutely need to provide chick grit.