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Many of us use Valbazen sheep and cattle wormer 1/2 ml given orally to each chicken, and then repeat it in 10 days to get the worm eggs that hatch. The other common one is SafeGuard Liquid Goat Wormer 1/4 ml per pound given orally for 5 days straight. If you only want to treat roundworms, it can...

The earlier you do the necropsy, the better, since autolysis (destruction of tissue by the body’s enzymes) or decay can occur. Many times the state vet can do more testing if the body is fresh. Do let us know of any findings.

Actually, @jessejeanne , you may be right about it being a crop problem. Though I prefer to use chilled coconut oil, Colase, miconazole, or even acidified copper sulfate to treat crop problems, Epsom salts can be used, according to some poultry colleges, to flush a crop. Here is an example of...

Here is a necropsy video, much more than you would need to do, but the organs are labeled:

Sorry for your loss. In what state are you located? The best way to know what was wrong with him is to do a necropsy. The state vet labs do the best ones, complete with lab and tissue studies. I do home necropsies on hens I lose to look at the abdominal organs. If you can keep his body cold...