Dead chicken oh no!

[frostic]

Anyone that lives in California can get a 1-2 chickens necropsied for $20 and they will let us use their FedEx account number.

They will also test fluids and tissue, and those tests would probably be less than $20 each.

too late. i already autopsied her up and burried her. now i got to make a grave stone.

 

[casportpony]

too late. i already autopsied her up and burried her. now i got to make a grave stone.

Keep it in mind for the next time. Forgot to say sorry for your loss.

 

[JayceMusgrove82]

Sounds like your hen had sour crop, a fungal infection caused by yeast growing in her crop. The same condition can also be brought about by a bacterial infection.If this happens again Best thing to dois to try to get her to eat some live-culture yogurt, to get some good bacteria started in there. Then, either take her (or a swab of her throat, taken by wiping the back of her throat with a swab and putting that in a sterile syringe case) to the vet to have a gram stain done of her crop. If the results show a fungal infection, she will need to be put on nystatin at a dose of 1 ml/350 g body weight, twice a day, orally. If the results are bacterial, baytril is the best drug to fight off bacterial infections, especially those involving the digestive tract. This can be given at a dose of between 10 and 15 mg/kg, twice a day, orally. Good idea to put a bird on baytril AND nystatin, if the test results show a bacterial infection, as a fungal infection usually comes on as a result of the baytril killing all the bacteria in the crop, allowing an overgrowth of Candida yeast.
If there is no vet available to do a gram stain immediately, then try to get ahold of some grapefruit seed extract and give her 1 drop, dissolved in 10 cc water- give this by syringe orally. GSE is an effective antifungal and antibacterial, but don't give it at the same time as the yogurt or both will be "deactivated". Give the yogurt at least an hour after the Nystatin, baytril or GSE.

If the results come back negative for a bacterial or fungal infection, chances are she has something else more sinister going on in her that is causing the crop to become sluggish. Check to make sure the crop isn't overfilled and/or impacted. Also, check her abdomen (or have your vet check it) to see if it is swollen. Check her weight- does her keel stick out or is it still relatively "meaty" on both sides of it? A sluggish crop will result if a bird is suffering from cancer or any other disease that is taking its toll on the body...

Hope this helps a bit

 

[casportpony]

It’s a fungal infection, there is no way to save chickens that have it!

Why do you think fungal infection?

 

[frostic]

Sounds like your hen had sour crop, a fungal infection caused by yeast growing in her crop. The same condition can also be brought about by a bacterial infection.If this happens again Best thing to dois to try to get her to eat some live-culture yogurt, to get some good bacteria started in there. Then, either take her (or a swab of her throat, taken by wiping the back of her throat with a swab and putting that in a sterile syringe case) to the vet to have a gram stain done of her crop. If the results show a fungal infection, she will need to be put on nystatin at a dose of 1 ml/350 g body weight, twice a day, orally. If the results are bacterial, baytril is the best drug to fight off bacterial infections, especially those involving the digestive tract. This can be given at a dose of between 10 and 15 mg/kg, twice a day, orally. Good idea to put a bird on baytril AND nystatin, if the test results show a bacterial infection, as a fungal infection usually comes on as a result of the baytril killing all the bacteria in the crop, allowing an overgrowth of Candida yeast.
If there is no vet available to do a gram stain immediately, then try to get ahold of some grapefruit seed extract and give her 1 drop, dissolved in 10 cc water- give this by syringe orally. GSE is an effective antifungal and antibacterial, but don't give it at the same time as the yogurt or both will be "deactivated". Give the yogurt at least an hour after the Nystatin, baytril or GSE.

If the results come back negative for a bacterial or fungal infection, chances are she has something else more sinister going on in her that is causing the crop to become sluggish. Check to make sure the crop isn't overfilled and/or impacted. Also, check her abdomen (or have your vet check it) to see if it is swollen. Check her weight- does her keel stick out or is it still relatively "meaty" on both sides of it? A sluggish crop will result if a bird is suffering from cancer or any other disease that is taking its toll on the body...

Hope this helps a bit

the chicken is dead. it was not sour crop. it was some internal infection

 

[JayceMusgrove82]

the chicken is dead. it was not sour crop. it was some internal infection

Well then, I really can’t tell what happened, Im an animal specialist, and I tell you...I’ve never heard of it! Sorry for your loss bud! But hey....on the bright side, it was probably in pain, and missery! That poor thing!

 

[MissChick@dee]

So sorry for your loss.
I’m like you I have to try and figure out “why”.
Somehow necrotic tissue/fluid keeps coming to mind. Like desenigration of a organ that rotted to the point of liquid. Dunno. We’re all organs accounted for? Did you find any twisting of intestines?

 

[Eggcessive]

With the foul odor of the abdominal contents, she had peritonitis. Whether that was from egg yolk peritonitis or from something that perforated the intestines, we cannot know. It is odd that the gizzard was empty. Wish we could be of more help. Sorry for your loss.

 

[frostic]

With the foul odor of the abdominal contents, she had peritonitis. Whether that was from egg yolk peritonitis or from something that perforated the intestines, we cannot know. It is odd that the gizzard was empty. Wish we could be of more help. Sorry for your loss.

I did notice she didn't have any yolks. maybe they was the brown liquid like they was effected by the worms she had. she had no eggs is like 7 to 8 days. maybe that is why.