Possible deformed eye/eye socket on buff orpington pullet?

[loyalcrowlist]

I have a buff orpington pullet who is about 14 weeks old (maybe closer to 15) and I've noticed that her eyes are... off. I feel bad that I didn't notice this sooner and so I went back to look at some older pictures; now that I know what I'm looking for, I can see it in all the prior photos though it seems to be more pronounced now. Her eye isn't cloudy, there's no discharge, there's not even any swelling. The one eye just sticks out more, at a stranger angle, like the eye socket itself is positioned funny. I've felt the area around her eye and she shows no discomfort (she's very very sweet and docile) when I touch it. All her behavior is normal: she eats, drinks, poops normally etc. Her growth has been great though I don't know how much she weighs. The only thing she does that is different from the other pullets is she cranes her neck more and tilts her head more when she's looking at something, especially if she's looking up.

I'm thinking it might be a birth defect? She was free, I was given her when I bought my buff laced polish pullet, and unfortunately I can't find the lady's contact anymore. I want to make sure she's okay because she's the sweetest baby and I'm in the process of looking for a new vet as my current vet's solution to everything has been 'cull' (I had to perform crop surgery on one of my pullets because he said to just cull her but these are my first chickens and I love them so much so I decided to risk it and now Zoom is doing great, no more crop problems though she does still wear a crop bra). Does anyone else have any input or have seen something like this before?

 

[The Chick Addict]

It is probably just a birth defect and nothing to worry about. If she is acting normal and eating, pooping, and drinking, I bet she is fine. If you see that she is not acting normal or she is not eating, pooping or drinking, I would be worried but she looks perfectly healthy and happy!

 

[loyalcrowlist]

It is probably just a birth defect and nothing to worry about. If she is acting normal and eating, pooping, and drinking, I bet she is fine. If you see that she is not acting normal or she is not eating, pooping or drinking, I would be worried but she looks perfectly healthy and happy!

Good to hear! That's what I've been thinking because there's no other symptoms and she's very happy and active (when she's not trying to be a permanent lap/shoulder chicken) but I'm still very new to chickens overall.

 

[The Chick Addict]