Chicken with massive swollen eye, possibly spreading through flock?

[spatulagirl]

Ugh. This is so confusing. Both birds have different symptoms. My white rock seems fine, except for the eye. She has been eating, drinking and pooping normally. My New Hampshire has diarrhea, a closed eye but no swelling and is sleeping a lot with her head tucked onto her back.

Both are seperated from each other and other birds.

 

[spatulagirl]

Well, whatever my New Hampshire had is different and seems to have run its course. I wonder if she ate something? She looks awesome today and it eating and drinking. Plus her poop is going back to normal.

 

[Desert Springs]

Spat,

So glad to hear it. Good luck with your other one!!

 

[AmericaunaMama]

Since you mentioned thinking she has cataracts, could this be Mareks Disease? Especially since it's spreading and the symptoms seem to vary. I have seen cases with similarly swolen and closed eyes. It can present multiple ways so I posted below signs to look for in various cases. Good luck with your girls!

Ocular form:
[FONT=Times New Roman,Times New Roman][FONT=Times New Roman,Times New Roman]• Gray eye color
• Misshapen iris
• Weight loss
• Blindness [/FONT][/FONT]

Cutaneous form: [FONT=Times New Roman,Times New Roman][FONT=Times New Roman,Times New Roman]Enlarged reddened feather follicles and white bumps on the skin that form [/FONT][/FONT]
brown crusty scabs.

Neural form:
[FONT=Times New Roman,Times New Roman][FONT=Times New Roman,Times New Roman]Characterized by one, all, or none of the following symptoms -
• Progressive paralysis, usually of the leg or wing, a typical leg-paralysis victim will have one leg extended forward and one leg extended back. A swelling of the sciatic
nerve is the cause.
• Weight loss
• Labored breathing
• Diarrhea
• Starvation and death due to an inability to reach feed and water and to trampling by penmates.[/FONT][/FONT]