uh oh

[amarook]

Some of my chick's seem to have a lump on the front of their necks.
Any idea what could cause that?

 

[citalk2much]

Is it an air bubble some of mine get them
I have always let them be and they go away on their own.

 

[Farmer Brown]

It isn't their crop is it? Sort of close to the breast area?
Edited to say crop not craw.

 

[NurseNettie]

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It's most likely their crop. The crop is at the top of their chest/bottom of their neck, and usually likes to the right. It holds food before it's let into the gizzard. It should be bigger after they eat ( actually-- huge) and goes down as the food goes into it's gizzard.

 

[amarook]

OK!
That makes perfect sense because they just munched on some meal worms.

Being a first time chicken mama, I had NO idea what was going on, and I got scared.

Thanks!

 

[NurseNettie]

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It's definitely an odd looking thing-- even when you know what it is