At my wits end with this crop situation!

[SkyAJK]

Update: I just wanted to let everyone know the outcome of my dear pullet, Diane's, crop situation. She unfortunately passed Saturday evening. It appeared like peaceful death thankfully. I wanted to thank each and every one of you for your help and I plan to purchase the necessary products for if anything like this ever happens again. I put the dead bird in the freezer and plan to cut her open today to see if I can determine what happened and I can post pictures afterwards if you all are curious. I also plan to edit my original post and include everything I've done and hopefully what the issue was after I open her up for any future chicken owners who need to find information. Thank you all for you support.

R.I.P sweet gorgeous Diane, I'll miss you forever

I am sorry that your little hen passed away

 

[MamaPoult]

I am sorry that your little hen passed away

Thank you ! I'm very thankful that I still have a few of her siblings

 

[StinkyAcres]

Update: I just wanted to let everyone know the outcome of my dear pullet, Diane's, crop situation. She unfortunately passed Saturday evening. It appeared like peaceful death thankfully. I wanted to thank each and every one of you for your help and I plan to purchase the necessary products for if anything like this ever happens again. I put the dead bird in the freezer and plan to cut her open today to see if I can determine what happened and I can post pictures afterwards if you all are curious. I also plan to edit my original post and include everything I've done and hopefully what the issue was after I open her up for any future chicken owners who need to find information. Thank you all for you support.

R.I.P sweet gorgeous Diane, I'll miss you forever

So sorry to hear that. It will be good to find out exactly what happened to her. You'll want to keep the carcass cool (in the fridge or a cooler with ice) but not frozen as that will damage tissues.

 

[SkyAJK]

Thank you ! I'm very thankful that I still have a few of her siblings

Hugs them will help your pain.

 

[MamaPoult]

So sorry to hear that. It will be good to find out exactly what happened to her. You'll want to keep the carcass cool (in the fridge or a cooler with ice) but not frozen as that will damage tissues.

Thank you. Hmm I just left it outside in our freezer, do you think it's still worth cutting her open after she's been thoroughly frozen out should I for-go the idea....?

 

[MamaPoult]

Hugs them will help your pain.

Awww, that's very sweet. Thank you so much

 

[StinkyAcres]

Thank you. Hmm I just left it outside in our freezer, do you think it's still worth cutting her open after she's been thoroughly frozen out should I for-go the idea....?

You can still go ahead with it. I would think you'll still be able to see things like tumors.

 

[MamaPoult]

You can still go ahead with it. I would think you'll still be able to see things like tumors.

Ah okay, thank you. Next time I'll know to not freeze it but rather refrigerate it

 

[BigBlueHen53]

Aw, MP, I'm sorry you lost her. You fought long and hard for her. A necropsy should help you a lot. For the type of necropsy you're doing I don't think freezing will hurt anything. But if you had wanted to send her to a state lab, freezing would have affected tissue on a molecular level, affecting what they could have determined from microscopic slides, I believe. I suspect you will find reproductive tumoors. Hopefully the Educators, @Eggcessive , @azygous, @coach723 and @Wyorp Rock will help walk you through the necropsy. Best wishes.

 

[MamaPoult]

Aw, MP, I'm sorry you lost her. You fought long and hard for her. A necropsy should help you a lot. For the type of necropsy you're doing I don't think freezing will hurt anything. But if you had wanted to send her to a state lab, freezing would have affected tissue on a molecular level, affecting what they could have determined from microscopic slides, I believe. I suspect you will find reproductive tumoors. Hopefully the Educators, @Eggcessive , @azygous, @coach723 and @Wyorp Rock will help walk you through the necropsy. Best wishes.

Thank you so much! Ah, that makes a lot of sense. Yes, any advice is welcome-I was just going to haphazardly cut into it and hope I'm doing it right lol. I'm very thankful I had byc to help me and take this entire thing as a learning experience