I tried to get some photos of nutmeg this evening. I'll take more tomorrow and post a question in some chicken forums, and maybe give twitter a go too. I have checked against earlier photos of her (like all chicken fans, I have lots of photos of my hens) and her left ear??? back of cheek, seems to be rather swollen. The other side is similar but the left side sticks out most. She is happy and behaving and eating normally. Hope it is nothing serious. The other hens all look fine.
I'm glad I posted this. I can see how long she has had the puffy cheek. It is amazing how time passes - it is now Feb 5th and over a month since I first noticed the puffy cheeks. They are still puffy. I had a feel and they feel warm, but then the entire chicken feels warm. She still behaves normally and seems perfectly happy, yet I suspect that it must be some sort of infection. I'm loathe to subject her to a drive to a vet - the nearest chicken specialist is quite a way away. Maybe I'll see if I can't get hold of some broad spectrum chicken antibiotics.
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