Weird bubble on chicks chest/neck

[aldanfac]

Hi I just noticed this weird bubble on the front right side of a good amount of my chicks, everything I have looked up so far says it’s an airsac and should be reabsorbed after a couple days and some people pop them? Can someone confirm this or help me understand what it is?

 

[BigBlueHen53]

Do not pop them! That is the chicks' crop, part of their digestive system. Food is stored there temporarily until it moves further down to be digested.

 

[HollowOfWisps]

Those are full crops that you’re seeing. Perfectly normal.

Edit: When handling be sure not to put any pressure on the crop or the chick will vomit.

 

[aldanfac]

Do not pop them! That is the chicks' crop, part of their digestive system. Food is stored there temporarily until it moves further down to be digested.

Thank you! I thought it was so weird that people said to pop it it didn’t seem right to me, thank you for thorough explaining, learning something new here everytime!!

 

[aldanfac]

Those are full crops that you’re seeing. Perfectly normal.

Edit: When handling be sure not to put any pressure on the crop or the chick will vomit.

Thank you so much! very interesting, I try to barely handle the chicks since they are with their mother anyway but this is good to know for the times I do have to pick them up thanks so much!