Lump on chicken's face under eye *UPDATED with picture*

We've got a Buff Orpington hen who is 2+ years old. Recently she has developed a big spot under one eye. It is a big, swollen bubble. We've been keeping an eye on it & I am certain that it did go away briefly but is very obviously there again. None of our other birds have anything like that that I have seen.

I've been trying for a while to find anything online about this & the closest I come is Fowl Pox. However, everything I've found on fowl pox says that they will be big scabby lesions & this definitely is not. It also looks nothing like the pictures I have seen of fowl pox either & I can only find this one spot.

The only other symptom she has is some feather loss around her neck. I'm not sure if that is relate to the bump or molting?

I am not opposed to taking her to a vet but I don't know that anyone here will be able to help us. I live in a pretty rural area & as far as I know, nobody has any avian specific training.

Any ideas what this might be or what I should do with her?

*****The picture above shows the lump I am talking about. The only other thing I notice going on with her is some feather loss around her neck. I don't know if it is related or part of her molting. To me it doesn't not look like any of the Fowl Pox pictures I have seen. My main concern is whether or not she is sick & could pass whatever this is on to my other hens.

Is it like this?

Most times swelling around the eye means a respiratory disease--MG (CRD), coryza, ILT, ect. Look for clear bubbles inside the eye, nasal drainage, eye drainage or crusting, sneezing,and noisy gurgling while breathing. There may only be one symptom. She could have a cyst too. Here is a link to click on for info about diseases and symptoms: http://pods.dasnr.okstate.edu/docushare/dsweb/Get/Document-2113/

She may possibly have been pecked under her eye, in which case it will have to be drained using a needle...similar to water on the knee.

Thank you for your replies. I have added a picture. I do not notice any other symptoms aside from some feather loss on her neck.

Let us know what happens after you drain it.

Did you drain it?

Whittni said:

Is it like this?

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Now THAT one looks like the respiratory they get from Turkeys and other birds. This one looks really ill. Time to cull that one before the rest get sick.

This is an old thread....

I'm having the same problem
Mine doesn't have awoken eye or any realities problems but she does seem to have a cyst. Seems totally healthy, i stuck a needle in in but just pure red blood came out no puss??? Any ideas