This little baby of mine has this lump. I wish I could post videos on here because the lump moves like a human baby inside the womb. Any ideas ?

[bookabia]

Do you have other chicks? Do any of them look like this?

I have 1 more the same age , it does not have any lumps on it anywhere.

 

[CombNWattles]

There’s a lower chance of the cuterebra if the animal hasn’t been outside on grass.

 

[BigBlueHen53]

Okay. I was concerned you might be dealing with an impacted gizzard, but you say it's been getting grit. Let's call in some Educators. This is beyond me.

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[bookabia]

How old is this chicken?

Upload your video to YouTube, Vimeo or the like, and post the link here.

 

[BigBlueHen53]

When did you say you first noticed the lump, and how fast did it grow to this size?

 

[AinaWGSD]

If you push on it gently what happens? It almost looks like it could be a hernia. If it were a hernia with intestines pushing through the movement could be caused by peristalsis.

The description sounds a lot like a botfly larva, but the picture doesn't really look like one. Usually there's a visible sore and, like others have said it's not very likely to be fly larva if she's never been outside. You can dab it with soapy water to check, if there is a botfly larva under her skin you will see bubbles moving where the breathing hole is.

 

[BigBlueHen53]

If you push on it gently what happens? It almost looks like it could be a hernia. If it were a hernia with intestines pushing through the movement could be caused by peristalsis.

The description sounds a lot like a botfly larva, but the picture doesn't really look like one. Usually there's a visible sore and, like others have said it's not very likely to be fly larva if she's never been outside. You can dab it with soapy water to check, if there is a botfly larva under her skin you will see bubbles moving where the breathing hole is.

Wouldn't a hernia hsve been evident from hatch or shortly after?

 

[AinaWGSD]

Wouldn't a hernia hsve been evident from hatch or shortly after?

Maybe not if it were small and then got larger later for some reason. I can't think of anything a chick in a brooder could do to cause it, but hernias can be caused by injury.

 

[bookabia]

If you push on it gently what happens? It almost looks like it could be a hernia. If it were a hernia with intestines pushing through the movement could be caused by peristalsis.

The description sounds a lot like a botfly larva, but the picture doesn't really look like one. Usually there's a visible sore and, like others have said it's not very likely to be fly larva if she's never been outside. You can dab it with soapy water to check, if there is a botfly larva under her skin you will see bubbles moving where the breathing hole is.

I myself have a hernia. When I push on mine it’s all squishy weird feeling and goes away for a second. The lump on my chick feels hard. I haven’t actually tried to push on it to much because I don’t want to cause her harm. I have felt it though and it doesn’t feel like mine . I don’t know if it would though because she’s a chicken and I am not .

 

[bookabia]

When did you say you first noticed the lump, and how fast did it grow to this size?

Actually it has almost doubled in size since day before yesterday.