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Phantom_k9 said:
I'd wager the worm isn't alive.

His crop did feel liquidy after the ordeal, and it was empty before hand. I felt something hard earlier, but I can't confirm if it was his crop or not.
As he was vomitting, I could only describe the event as a seizure.
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I lost a beloved pullet months back and the way you described your guy dying, was painfully exact as to my precious girl. It was quite traumatic as i was holding her as this started and she died. I couldn't make myself do a home necropsy on her and the lab wouldn't let me send her body to them, even though i stored her body correctly. I did end up having to treat her flock for coccidiosis after her passing, as i found blood in the stool of her flockmates. I thought she was egg bound initially but eventually figured out that she wasn't. I'm so sorry. My heart goes out to you.
 
I would recommend sending the bird away for a necropsy to ensure that the rest of your flock is safe. Refrigerate but don't freeze the body.
 
HeatherKellyB said:
I lost a beloved pullet months back and the way you described your guy dying, was painfully exact as to my precious girl. It was quite traumatic as i was holding her as this started and she died. I couldn't make myself do a home necropsy on her and the lab wouldn't let me send her body to them, even though i stored her body correctly. I did end up having to treat her flock for coccidiosis after her passing, as i found blood in the stool of her flockmates. I thought she was egg bound initially but eventually figured out that she wasn't. I'm so sorry. My heart goes out to you.
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Im sorry to hear that. Were you ever able to figure out what took your pullet?
 
Phantom_k9 said:
Considering it. Money is tight right now so might not be an option...
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I completely get it... looked up vet bills and nearly had a heart attack. If you can't afford it as it is ridiculously costly maybe do a home surgery if you have the heart to... I don't think I could with my chooks :( If you do then look in the crop,neck, intestines and organs ect
 
Chickenman MAN said:
I completely get it... looked up vet bills and nearly had a heart attack. If you can't afford it as it is ridiculously costly maybe do a home surgery if you have the heart to... I don't think I could with my chooks :(
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yeah, I don't know if I have the heart for it... As much as I want to find a more definitive answer, it would take me a bit to muster up the strength...
 
Phantom_k9 said:
Im sorry to hear that. Were you ever able to figure out what took your pullet?
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Well, not 100% sure but some of my favorite folks here on BYC and I believe it was possibly "necrotic enteritis", which is an advanced condition of coccidiosis. I didn't notice anything abnormal in the stools of her or her flock, until i was treating my beautiful girl as egg bound and inserted some lubricant into her vent and blood clots came out. After her passing, i kept a very close eye on the stools of her flockmates. A few days later I discovered a tiny bit of possible blood in one of their stools. They were treated with corid and sulfa.
I wish you the very best and hope you find the cause before any other birds become sick.
 

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