Growth on chickens eye

[Canadian Wind]

Just noticed this today. Almost looks like when a person gets a sty. She's otherwise healthy.

Should I do anything about it?

 

[GodLovesU]

It almost looks like a cataract.

 

[Eggcessive]

It almost looks like a cataract.

I think you are seeing the nictitating membrane or 3rd eyelid in a couple of the pictures. Here is some reading about that:
https://the-chicken-chick.com/chicken-anatomy-nictitating-membrane/

@Canadian Wind I think that it may just be a small cyst on the eyelid. Does it feel hard or soft? I had a rooster with a similar hard cyst for a few months that never changed. I rehomed him to a friend, since I could not keep more than 1 rooster.

 

[Canadian Wind]

Of COURSE I lost notifications for my own thread even BEFORE getting replies! LOL

Yeah, that's the nictasting membrane, what I'm showing is that small lump on the right of the top eyelid.

I didn't touch it, @Eggcessive . Could be a small cyst.

 

[Canadian Wind]

Okay, so I shouldn't worry about it? Lack of responses tells me it's not something bad?

 

[GodLovesU]

I’m not sure, @Eggcessive ?

 

[Eggcessive]

If it is a hard feeling cyst, I would just watch it. Is it hard?

 

[Canadian Wind]

If it is a hard feeling cyst, I would just watch it. Is it hard?

Hard to tell. Poking at a chicken's eye is a bit distressing to them. But it does seem to be fairly firm, and it isn't red, it's more of a creamy colour. Similar to some small benign cysts I have.

Just making sure it's not some sort of tumour.

Thank you!