whats wrong with my chicken's eye?

[Adrinza]

hello! a new chicken owner here and i noticed a few days ago that my chicken's eye was abit weird, mostly he's laying down/sitting and when he walks hes slow/ uncoordinated plus he falls down easily when you nudge him. his other eye is fine but the other he cant fully close? when i try to touch anywhere near that eye he moves his head and trying to avoid being touched.

 

[theoldchick]

Could be the beginning of the ocular form of Mareks.

https://poultrydvm.com/condition/mareks-disease

https://vetmedbiosci.colostate.edu/vdl/colorado-avian-health-program/mareks-disease/

 

[BigBlueHen53]

Where did you get your chickens from?

 

[Eggcessive]

What is your location in the world? Can you get another picture that is clear and shows the pupil and eye better? It almost looks like there is something inside the sinus or head that is causing swelling. A tumor or respiratory sinus infection can cause that. Does he have any symptoms of a respiratory infection such as sneeze, nasal or eye drainage, etc.?

 

[Adrinza]

What is your location in the world? Can you get another picture that is clear and shows the pupil and eye better? It almost looks like there is something inside the sinus or head that is causing swelling. A tumor or respiratory sinus infection can cause that. Does he have any symptoms of a respiratory infection such as sneeze, nasal or eye drainage, etc.?

im from the philippines. and from what ive seen so far hes not showing any symptoms, he doesnt have eye or nose drainage. hes just uncoordinated and just laying all the time

 

[SmiYa0126]

Could it be the weight of his comb causing this?

 

[Eggcessive]

There have been some threads in the past by owners of roosters with very large combs who have had to trim down the combs because of the weight. One by @Saaniya comes to mind a couple of years ago.

 

[Eggcessive]

Here is one thread by @Saaniya but I can’t find the one where she actually did the dipubbing:
https://www.backyardchickens.com/threads/dubbing-my-rooster-need-advices.1218621/

 

[BigBlueHen53]

That is a very majestic comb!

 

[Saaniya]

hello! a new chicken owner here and i noticed a few days ago that my chicken's eye was abit weird, mostly he's laying down/sitting and when he walks hes slow/ uncoordinated plus he falls down easily when you nudge him. his other eye is fine but the other he cant fully close? when i try to touch anywhere near that eye he moves his head and trying to avoid being touched.View attachment 3928203

this is due to his outgrown comb that causes stretches to the eyelid he need dubbing as soon as possible otherwise the comb keep pressure the neck and causes chocking attacks