swollen right breast?

[abelseville]

Ok, Ive been very puzzled ever since I started keeping chickens just over a year ago that most of my chickens seem to have an asymetrical protrusion of the right breast. Is this normal? Is it a sign of something wrong?

 

[Wildsky]

Thats their crop - they must be well fed!

 

[peeboo]

yeah,
it's just their crop where they store food. u don't have to worry about it.

 

[rooster-red]

Their crop will usually empty over night, so some of the "swelling" will go away, then as they eat it will fill up again.

 

[abelseville]

thanks, you guys are great!

 

[shelleyd2008]

OMG!! I know this is an old thread, but I have been so worried about my chickens!! It seems every day there is a new one in the afternoon with the 'lopsided breast'. I was thinking "my God!! What is wrong with my chickens???"

I'm so glad to know that this is normal!! I think this should be a sticky, if it's not already!!

I feel so silly!

 

[luvmychicknkids]

LOL....I just got my first Turken babies....you should see how it looks on them!!!

 

[mypicklebird]

As everyone else has posted- it is the crop, but something you should consider doing to better acquaint yourself with chicken anatomy- is go into the coop at night and feel the crop (should be soft, but full- you can actually feel grain/pellets inside- like a water balloon filled with soft oatmeal). Catch a chicken as it exits the coop in the morning- try to find the empty crop- hard to do!
Get to know what your normal chickens feel like, so you can better recognize a problem before the chicken is really ill....