White Silkie chicken with irritated and bloody anus.

Sorry for your loss. If you can, look into having a necropsy done. This is how I send mine:
https://www.backyardchickens.com/t/799747/how-to-send-a-bird-for-a-necropsy-pictures


Dr. Keith Roehr - State Veterinarian
Division of Animal Industry
Colorado Department of Agriculture
700 Kipling St., Suite 4000
Lakewood, CO 80215
Office Telephone No: (303) 239-4161
Fax No: (303) 239-4164
E-mail : [email protected]

Colorado State University Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory-Rocky Ford
27847 County Road 21
Rocky Ford, Colorado 81067
Phone: 719-254-6382 Fax 719-254-6055
http://csu-cvmbs.colostate.edu/vdl/Pages/default.aspx

-Kathy

Hi

I just got on.

What is a "necropsy" and why is it important?

(I am unaware of a lot of things...sorry please take the time to explain this to me. In my culture people don't do a lot for their pets; if they die they die. I, however, want to be different. I want to be a person who takes care of their pets well. I know I have a long way to go, but I want to try and do my best).

I just had a family member bury her out in the yard...oops....

Cynthia 085 said:

Hi

I just got on.

What is a "necropsy" and why is it important?

(I am unaware of a lot of things...sorry please take the time to explain this to me. In my culture people don't do a lot for their pets; if they die they die. I, however, want to be different. I want to be a person who takes care of their pets well. I know I have a long way to go, but I want to try and do my best).

I just had a family member bury her out in the yard...oops....

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A necropsy is the animal version of an autopsy.

-Kathy

Cynthia 085 said:

Poo is green runny and it smells really bad. She had runny poo since she was a chick. I can't believe that I just let this go on for so long. I am new to chickens and just thought she was not cleaning herself. I learned a big lesson...

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Sorry for the late reply, I moved house in the last few days... It looks like Kathy gave you all the pertinent info anyway, but too late. Sorry to hear you lost her.

Please don't blame yourself; these things do happen. Everyone's made mistakes. Many people assume chickens always have diarrhea, I know one woman whose hens have been pooping liquid for all of their lives, but not died; she thinks it's normal. Easy to mistake disease for normal health, in fact what most people consider normal health is a mild state of chronic/long-term disease. Education, not condemnation, is the solution.

A necropsy would help prevent this happening again if it's something transmittable, most likely. Answers can help a lot.

Best wishes.

Cynthia 085 said:

Hi

I just got on.

What is a "necropsy" and why is it important?

(I am unaware of a lot of things...sorry please take the time to explain this to me. In my culture people don't do a lot for their pets; if they die they die. I, however, want to be different. I want to be a person who takes care of their pets well. I know I have a long way to go, but I want to try and do my best).

I just had a family member bury her out in the yard...oops....

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It's alright, even if buried they can be dug up and sent for a necropsy if still fresh enough.

It will generally involve things like checking if a virus caused this, or if cancer was present, or if there were structural abnormalities like possibly inherited ones, and other info like that. Knowing the answer can help you ensure this doesn't happen again.

Good on you for trying to be a positive change.

Info on diseases, diet, etc:
Quote: http://www.chickenvet.co.uk/health-and-common-diseases/index.aspx

http://partnersah.vet.cornell.edu/avian-atlas/search/disease/480#/disease/list/

http://www.ruleworks.co.uk/poultry/Avian-Tuberculosis.htm

http://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/ps044

http://www.thepoultrysite.com/publications/6/diseases-of-poultry

http://msucares.com/poultry/diseases/disparas.htm

http://www.ultimatefowl.com/wiki/index.php?title=Category:Poultry_diseases

http://www.poultryhub.org/health/disease/types-of-disease/

Best wishes.