Help! Crust on feathers over eyes?

[Hanathehappyhen]

Today I noticed that Bielefelder pullet had these crusty things over her eyes. I looked at them closely and realized it was something that had crusted around her feathers. I got them off by putting vegetable oil on the feathers and rubbing them off with q-tips and cutting a couple feathers off. Her eyelid crease feathers also had the same thing. What could be causing this?

A couple things to note:
1. She’s a Bielefelder, so has very low, thick brows that get into her eyes. (I’m thinking somehow the salt from her eyes could have crusted around the feathers?)

2. She’s been acting completely normal. And so have her flockmates. I checked them all and they don’t have whatever she has. ( so I don’t think she has fowl pox. It also doesn’t really look like pox. )

3. Her eye was irritated after taking the crust off, but I’m not surprised since her eye got a lot of rubbing. ( I’ll check tomorrow)

4. She’s twelve weeks old, and still had a little bit of baby fluff attached to her brows. (Could that have crusted?)

5. I’m pretty sure the crusts weren’t blood, since they weren’t the right texture, and I would have noticed blood on her face.

 

[peeper89]

@TamingMaster @Chicken vet from Insta @Dottie the Chicken HELP!

chicken got hurt on eye. put neosporin on it.

 

[TamingMaster]

If it's just on the one eye, keep it clean and make sure your flock doesn't peck at it, and it should heal up pretty quickly. (Saltwater is a decent cleaner, and is safe for use around the eyes.)

But, you should keep a check on both eyes, and the nose, for swelling, leaking, or any crusty buildup, as that could be a sign of a respiratory illness and would require quarantine.

 

[CalBickieMomma]

Her eye looks pretty healthy, so that’s good. I had something similar happen with my Polish (her ‘hair’ was kinda lopsided). The skin above her eye got pushed down and that with her feathers caused her eye to water a little. That in turn caused dust and dirt to stick there and almost get crusty. I cleaned it off then trimmed her ’hair’ back to even things out and keep the feathers on one side from causing any more issues. That seemed to do the trick. Hopefully that’s all it is with your girl (she‘s adorable, by the way ).

 

[Dottie the Chicken]

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[Wyorp Rock]

Looks like a bit of dried blood and scabs from injury. I agree with @TamingMaster clean up the eye with saline. I would apply triple antibiotic ointment to the area as well, it won't hurt if some gets in the eye.

 

[chicken keeper 123]

Today I noticed that Bielefelder pullet had these crusty things over her eyes. I looked at them closely and realized it was something that had crusted around her feathers. I got them off by putting vegetable oil on the feathers and rubbing them off with q-tips and cutting a couple feathers off. Her eyelid crease feathers also had the same thing. What could be causing this?

A couple things to note:
1. She’s a Bielefelder, so has very low, thick brows that get into her eyes. (I’m thinking somehow the salt from her eyes could have crusted around the feathers?)

2. She’s been acting completely normal. And so have her flockmates. I checked them all and they don’t have whatever she has. ( so I don’t think she has fowl pox. It also doesn’t really look like pox. )

3. Her eye was irritated after taking the crust off, but I’m not surprised since her eye got a lot of rubbing. ( I’ll check tomorrow)

4. She’s twelve weeks old, and still had a little bit of baby fluff attached to her brows. (Could that have crusted?)

5. I’m pretty sure the crusts weren’t blood, since they weren’t the right texture, and I would have noticed blood on her face.

I had a roo like this once. He is a polish, I gave him a hair cut and noticed a few days later he had a booger coming out from under his eyelid. It was wet and green. I would pull it out and by the next day it was back. I wasn’t sure what it was till on the third day of me cleaning his eye I pulled out a eye booger with a 1/4 inch long hair of his. It must have slipped inside his eye when I cut his hair and his body was trying to get it out. It could be that. She looks too be ok, so you can try washing her eye with a saline solution ( the ones for humans works to) and adding neosporin to her eyelids.

 

[Hanathehappyhen]

I had a roo like this once. He is a polish, I gave him a hair cut and noticed a few days later he had a booger coming out from under his eyelid. It was wet and green. I would pull it out and by the next day it was back. I wasn’t sure what it was till on the third day of me cleaning his eye I pulled out a eye booger with a 1/4 inch long hair of his. It must have slipped inside his eye when I cut his hair and his body was trying to get it out. It could be that. She looks too be ok, so you can try washing her eye with a saline solution ( the ones for humans works to) and adding neosporin to her eyelids.

Thanks!

 

[Hanathehappyhen]

Her eye looks pretty healthy, so that’s good. I had something similar happen with my Polish (her ‘hair’ was kinda lopsided). The skin above her eye got pushed down and that with her feathers caused her eye to water a little. That in turn caused dust and dirt to stick there and almost get crusty. I cleaned it off then trimmed her ’hair’ back to even things out and keep the feathers on one side from causing any more issues. That seemed to do the trick. Hopefully that’s all it is with your girl (she‘s adorable, by the way ).

Thank you! I love her she’s the sweetest

 

[juliamichell]

Thank you! I love her she’s the sweetest

Yes, it looks to be an injury of some sorts if this is the only spot but I think it might still be a good idea to check over the coming weeks that it is not spreading. She looks sweet.