- Aug 4, 2011
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Hi all, my hen is quite elderly (9 this year!) and I recently noticed a strange lump on her crown. White and crusty in appearance and completely dry to touch. I left it a bit thinking it might be dirt but had another check today and it came off in my hands. It left a crater in her crown, no blood or wet tissue thank goodness, but almost like when you get a blackhead out of your nose. The aforementioned lump was white on top and yellow underneath but dry and solid (maybe slightly oily). My question is can chickens get blackheads? It didn't seem to hurt her at all, so I'm not worried just curious!