deaths ....Necropsy Photos added... graphic

[ladrholman]

I had another death, but posted a new post. This necropsy was very interesting and had some abnormal findings. I have not gone to a lab, but may contact and see what they say based on the findings and pics i have.

 

[ladrholman]

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I Think that is what is left of one of her ovaries. There should have been to nice ovaries and one appears necrotic. I had some girls who lost weight in the spring but after being treated for worms put the weight back on. Some of my girls are the opposite of wasting,..... I worry they are putting on too much weight. Anyone who has lost weight it is usually associated with runny stools.... I still thing an enteritis of some sort.

 

[Mac in Wisco]

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??? In hens only one ovary actually develops, usually the left.

 

[ladrholman]

then I am not sure what those two areas were.... they looked like ovaries, but one was going necrotic.

 

[seminolewind]

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I Think that is what is left of one of her ovaries. There should have been to nice ovaries and one appears necrotic. I had some girls who lost weight in the spring but after being treated for worms put the weight back on. Some of my girls are the opposite of wasting,..... I worry they are putting on too much weight. Anyone who has lost weight it is usually associated with runny stools.... I still thing an enteritis of some sort.

Sorry for mis-reading? Your first post stated all but one that died had weight loss

 

[ladrholman]

I guess with the recent deaths some of them had lost some weight, but not to the point of wasting. I think it was likely related to the mal- absorption from the diarrhea.... I don't know. I wish now I had necropsied the other girls to see if there were simliar findings. Doesn't take long and I do learn. Getting ready to post a link to my newest death that had abnormal findings, not related to the RIR.

 

[seminolewind]

I appreciate you posting the pics of the necropsy. It's good to learn as much as you can. Someone on another site did a necropsy and she took the actual organs out and photographed them separately.
It's too bad that we don't know if the necrotic bowel was the cause or an after effect.