Please Help! Puffy Cheeks in a Barred Rock?

[greenbeandreams]

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.

 

[greenbeandreams]

Anyone? Please let me know if I should worry or if this is just me being a newbie.

 

[The Chicken People]

I have no info sorry!

 

[speckledhen]

Never saw that. Hmm, no idea. It's not normal, though.

 

[greenbeandreams]

Darn it! I was so hoping because they are the same size and in the exact same spot. Thank you for the response - on both threads.

 

[speckledhen]

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.

 

[chickenwhisperer123]

Thats really weird!!!


Her eyes are really cool colored IMO...

 

[Bridget399]

Very strange. Do BR usually have blue eyes? I hope someone can help you!

 

[tulie13]

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...

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!

 

[Chew593]

I am a total newby to chickens and I don't want to cause a stir, but a while back I did a wiki search on mereks disease and they had a picture of eye color like that... Here's the link... it's a little graphic. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marek%27s_disease
Have your chickens been vaccinated? Are her eyes really gray colored or was it just the lighting?