silkies crest feathers getting stuck and blocking her nose holes.

They do have air flow as their door is made out of chicken wire with wood slats. poppy and her sister where added to the flock a few weeks ago. I’ll try and trim her feathers back.
So these 2 are new to your flock?
Possibly respiratory illness, you will want to watch to see if any of your existing flock starts to show symptoms.
 
Learn about chronic respiratory diseases. Some people sell birds from a flock that has had respiratory diseases. At swap meets and other chicken sales, birds may also get exposed there. In chickens those diseases are usually chronic, and may be passed on to the other chickens. A carrier chicken will just keep spreading the disease. The mild viruses may go away eventually, but others like MG stay forever. Close your flock to new birds, and do not rehome any birds. You can treat sick birds with Tylan given orally or Tylosin powder given in water. Here is a good link to learn about about diseases, and common ones are infectious bronchitis, MG, coryza, and ILT.
https://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/publication/ps044
 
She still has a runny nose and I have noticed that her sister has cramal coloured poop and I think she dose too. I contacted the breeder and he sad it’s fine.
 
cool. A little bubble formed on her nostril this morning should I be worried. Thank you.
Photos of the poop may be helpful.

Do they have any other symptoms besides the mucous?
If they do, then treating symptoms with an antibiotic may be in order. Do keep the nostrils wiped clean. I'd still trim some of the facial feathers so they can see well and so they are not getting all gunked up.
Learn about chronic respiratory diseases. Some people sell birds from a flock that has had respiratory diseases. At swap meets and other chicken sales, birds may also get exposed there. In chickens those diseases are usually chronic, and may be passed on to the other chickens. A carrier chicken will just keep spreading the disease. The mild viruses may go away eventually, but others like MG stay forever. Close your flock to new birds, and do not rehome any birds. You can treat sick birds with Tylan given orally or Tylosin powder given in water. Here is a good link to learn about about diseases, and common ones are infectious bronchitis, MG, coryza, and ILT.
https://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/publication/ps044
 
Photos of the poop may be helpful.

Do they have any other symptoms besides the mucous?
If they do, then treating symptoms with an antibiotic may be in order. Do keep the nostrils wiped clean. I'd still trim some of the facial feathers so they can see well and so they are not getting all gunked up.
She seems fine. I have not noticed anything off.
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