Chicken with one dark eye

[PastaChickenBoo]

I just noticed that one of my RIR's eyes was a lot darker than the other, like this dark brown color. Is it possible that she has a disease or she is blind in that eye? Help! Pictures will be posted ASAP.

 

[PastaChickenBoo]

UPDATE: The eye is actually red. Does that mean she's blind in that eye? Her iris (or whatever the black spot is called) is still visible.

 

[PastaChickenBoo]

My mom says that we will just wait a few days for it to clear up.

 

[Eggcessive]

It would be good to see your pictures of each eye. In the meantime, here is a good article about eye disorders:
http://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/ps031

 

[Eggcessive]

Is the red around the white of the eye, around the eye, or in the pupil? Whenever I have seen a red pupil, one of my dogs has had a hemorrhage in the back of the eye. Is the eyelid swollen? Any eye drainage or gunk in the eye?

 

[PastaChickenBoo]

No, just the white. My mom thinks it might be from blunt force trauma or a bleeding vessel in the eye. She says it's nothing to worry about but I'm still a bit concerned.

 

[PastaChickenBoo]

She also tells me it's happened to her before when I once accidentally kicked her in the eye so I'm not too worried. Can blunt force trauma cause bleeding in the blood vessels?

 

[PastaChickenBoo]

Oh, sorry- no visible discharge, no swollen eyelid. Her eye is just a bit watery - I think it could be that something got into her eye?