Nictitating membrane Stuck?

[RainValleyFarm]

I have this little bantam hen I got about 2 months ago. And she has quite a few issues.
She eats and drinks and seems happy but she often gets a "pasty butt", has what I thought was egg bound but must be a tumor (which I think is causing the pasty butt, she "high steps" when she walks (I'm assuming also from pressure from the tumor), she doesn't squawk a lot and has a slight cracking sound on her breathing. But I have another hen I've had for a few years who has a reproductive tumor that affects her breathing slightly.

BUT now I've noticed her nictitating membrane seems to be "stuck" partially out? She doesn't have any discharge of the eyes.

Any ideas if there's something more going on that I'm missing? Is the most humane thing to do, to euthanize her? She loves her little friends and still is active all day so it's hard to make the decision when she seems comfortable even with her issues.

 

[Eggcessive]

It looks a little funny at the top. Do you see anything in and around the membrane? I would at least flush the eye with saline or an eyewash (Bausch and Lomb Eye Relief is good.) Then, apply some Terramycin eye ointment from your feed store, or get plain Neosporin ointment and apply twice a day. Sometimes a tiny seed or piece of dirt could get in there. I don’t put a chicken down who is still enjoying life, active and eating, but that is a personal choice.

 

[RainValleyFarm]

It looks a little funny at the top. Do you see anything in and around the membrane? I would at least flush the eye with saline or an eyewash (Bausch and Lomb Eye Relief is good.) Then, apply some Terramycin eye ointment from your feed store, or get plain Neosporin ointment and apply twice a day. Sometimes a tiny seed or piece of dirt could get in there. I don’t put a chicken down who is still enjoying life, active and eating, but that is a personal choice.

It is both eyes - i don't see anything. But I'll try flushing them out.
I've never euthanized a bird who was still clearly enjoying their life, but I've also never had one with so many health issues as her. I know they don't show pain until it's pretty much too late - so I just hate to think she is suffering and not showing it. Her abundance of issues is concerning to me but I have no clue if it's all from the tumor putting pressure, or if it's cancerous, or everything is unrelated to the other.

 

[Eggcessive]

How is your coop ventilation and do you notice any ammonia odors? I have had a few hens who had reproductive problems (salpingitis,) water belly, and one cancer, and they usually would let you know when the times comes to help put them down. They tend to separate themselves away from others, stop eating, have possible crop issues, and stay hunched up. It is all up to you though, and it depends on how the others are treating her, and how much time it takes to care for her.

 

[RainValleyFarm]

How is your coop ventilation and do you notice any ammonia odors? I have had a few hens who had reproductive problems (salpingitis,) water belly, and one cancer, and they usually would let you know when the times comes to help put them down. They tend to separate themselves away from others, stop eating, have possible crop issues, and stay hunched up. It is all up to you though, and it depends on how the others are treating her, and how much time it takes to care for her.

Our coop is well ventilated and I clean it every other week - so I haven't noticed any ammonia issues