Chick has a bump near eye

[Smileybans]

This chick is about 9 weeks old. Today while I was feeding them I noticed a bump on his eye. Is it anything to worry about and should I do anything about it? It’s his right eye and is really noticeable in the second picture.

 

[Pollito Pelon]

Chicken pox? My chicks have that if it is it can go away in a couple of days

 

[Smileybans]

Would it spread to the other chicks? This is the only one that has a bump. At least as far as I could tell.

 

[Pollito Pelon]

I heard it does and I've also heard it spread through mosquitos only

 

[Smileybans]

I’ll keep an eye out for more bumps then. I have no way of separating the chick right now. Otherwise I would.

 

[Pollito Pelon]

Make sure the chicks are eating well. I have a few chickens with bumps but they are looking better now. I have sliced garlic in their water

 

[Eggcessive]

I am not convinced that bump is fowl pox, especially if there are no other scabs. How does it feel—hard, soft, or filled with pus? It could be a peck wound or injury that has formed an abscess, but I have seen hard small cysts around the eye before. Respiratory diseases that cause sinus infections will sometimes appear around an eye, but this looks a little different.

 

[Smileybans]

I am not convinced that bump is fowl pox, especially if there are no other scabs. How does it feel—hard, soft, or filled with pus? It could be a peck wound or injury that has formed an abscess, but I have seen hard small cysts around the eye before. Respiratory diseases that cause sinus infections will sometimes appear around an eye, but this looks a little different.

It has some squish to it. It doesn’t feel hard as a rock but soft then hard.