Help! 3 chicks--impacted crop? Or?

[dahlia333]

Hello,

I have 3 6 week old chicks and they all have a large lump on the right side of their chest. Is the crop off to the right like that? Or is it in the center? I did give them some scrambled egg today and I also put grit in their feeder. Maybe they did not get the grit before the egg? The lumps seem a little hard. Not sure what to do....try and give them vegetable oil?

Thanks for your help,
dawn

 

[crazy huhn]

Relax. That is just the crop and by tomorrow morning it will look and feel just normal. Welcome to BYC!!!

 

[Qi Chicken]

Yes, I think they will be fine. I posted this exact same question 8 weeks ago. The crop is off to the right. They don't need grit for hard boiled egg. That is why it is such a good first treat. I could never catch mine in the morning before they had eaten so I never actually felt it go all the way down. But if they are acting normally otherwise I'm sure they are fine. Don't give them anything.

 

[dahlia333]

Ok, thanks. I just have never seen their crops like that before. These are my only chicks so I'm just nervous about them.