Bump On Hen’s Eye

[Coturnix Quail]

Hello, i have 8 hens that are 3 and a half years old. I noticed a couple days ago that my Easter Egger has a bump on her eye, on the top half there’s a bump the same color as her face, and her eye is still open. The bump used to be smaller but it’s gotten larger which concerns me. I’m pretty sure she can see out of it. She does not appear to be in any pain and is acting as she usually does. I can’t attach a picture right now but does anyone have any idea what’s going on? A couple days ago i got a tick off of one of the other hens faces, and i’ve been letting them roam farther out recently. Could this be an infection from a tick or something? Any help is appreciated, thanks.

 

[Wyorp Rock]

I couldn’t get the picture today, but i found a tick right above the bump. Maybe this was causing an inflammation? I’ll give it a couple days and see if anything changes because she’s still acting normally.

I'm glad you found the tick! You may want to check her and the others over really well to see if they have any more. Dusting or spraying your birds with Permethrin may be needed to help control the ticks if you find more.

For the eye, hopefully the swelling will go down. I would dab a little triple antibiotic ointment on the place where you removed the tick.

Keep us posted.

 

[Coturnix Quail]

I couldn’t get the picture today, but i found a tick right above the bump. Maybe this was causing an inflammation? I’ll give it a couple days and see if anything changes because she’s still acting normally.

 

[Coturnix Quail]

Yes it’s a bit swollen. It’s very odd it just appeared out of nowhere.

 

[Mylied]

Any suggestions or should I just leave it and hope for the best?

If you read that thread, it talks about treatment.

 

[Coturnix Quail]

I have a similar thing going on with an Amerucauna hen. She has a large lump right obove her eye. Will post a pic tomorrow

Weird. What’s going on?

 

[Eggcessive]

View attachment 2183226View attachment 2183227View attachment 2183228This is my Amerucauna hen’s eye bump. It doesn’t seem to bother her and she’s had it for about 3 months

Is the bump hard or puffy, or fluid filled?

 

[Mylied]

Could be. Have you touched it? Does it feel hot, hard, or squishy? How big is it relative to her eyelid?

 

[Coturnix Quail]

Could be. Have you touched it? Does it feel hot, hard, or squishy? How big is it relative to her eyelid?

She wouldn’t stop moving, sorry for the blurry pics. It feels squishy and not hot. She didn’t seem to react to it being touched, but she was squirming around a lot so it was hard to tell. It appears that there are those “feather hairs” growing on it, you know the ones that grow on their face normally? I don’t know how to describe it, but they’re short feathers that grow on their faces.

 

[Mylied]

I can't say I've ever seen that before. I wonder if they can get warts? Does the red part around her eye seem swollen to you? It looks swollen in the pic.