Wierd Chicken Sickness

[mooSa]

Hi, i have 3 hens just recently been blind. its not normal blindness, their eyes are closed and it looks like crusty and their faces smell. Could this be some sort of disease?

 

[Eggs4Sale]

From what I've read on this site, it sounds like all of them have eye infections. Whether it's a symptom of something worse, I don't know. Search the phrase "eye infection" and you'll find a post where someone included pictures of their afflicted chicken. It, too, had the closed eye.
IF it's only an eye infection, you can gently wipe the eyes with a cloth dipped in warm water to remove the crust. Then take some Neosporin or triple antibiotic ointment and smear it around the eye and IN the eye. I don't know how often you need to do this. And when your done, wash your hands really well.
I hope someone with more knowledge posts to help you!
In the meantime, look at previous posts. They'll help you.

 

[Eggs4Sale]

The part about the faces smelling says it's something that needs to be treated now. That's an infection, but it may be more than the eye.

 

[hen-thusiast]

I was reading here on BYC about Coryza causing smelly sinuses/faces. You might want to check out this link and scroll down to infectious Coryza.

http://spreadsheets.google.com/pub?key=pwhjQ6Yng877iz_JNiCN1IQ

Good luck!

 

[allison finch]

Very nice and informative site. Thank you for posting.

 

[nnbreeder]

Sounds like Infectous Coryza. Find a vet that will treat them or chances are they will be lost. A very nasty ailment.