Please Help! Puffy Cheeks in a Barred Rock?

greenbeandreams

Songster
10 Years
Aug 29, 2009
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My almost 7 week old barred rock pullet (I hope) suddenly developed round bumps on either side of her face - under her eyes. I swear they were not there this morning and definitely not last night. She is inside during the afternoon and at night and outside during the warmer part of the day. I don't notice anything else wrong with her. Is this a normal part of development or is she sick? She is with 4 other chicks - none showing any signs of anything.


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I'm just not sure what would cause that. Have you pulled the lid down and back to see if there is something in there, like a cheesy plug or something? That is so odd. Maybe it's nothing, but I raise BRs and I've never seen that.
 
I don't know what it is, either, but I agree it's not "normal". Where are you located? Could it be "eyeworm"? That's a worm that gets into the eyes of birds, but it's pretty rare in the US, mostly found in tropical areas but has been found in Southern United States...
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If you have some Terramycin eye ointment, it couldn't hurt. I'd try it and see if it goes away. Good luck, and keep us updated!
 

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