Doing a Necropsy STARTING NOW (Smudge, Cornish X) Edit: Got histopathology results

[RubelliteRose]

I'm so sorry for your loss. You are amazing and thank you so much for starting this tread! I have learned so much, including the fact that I am very unprepared for this aspect of chicken care. I hope you get your answers soon.

 

[Weeg]

I got the results! I'm not entirely sure what I'm looking at though. Think I can post some pictures, maybe you guys can help me understand them better? Thanks so much!

 

[Weeg]

 

[Sally PB]

First, I'm sorry you lost Smudge.

Second, thank you for documenting this.

Following to try to learn.

 

[Kiki]

Does that cover Vitamin Deficiencies? Merck doesn't pop up in my searches.

Yes it does. Please use it instead of the website you linked. It is wayyyy better.

 

[azygous]

The liver appears to be very similar to livers I've seen in my birds with LL. Can you preserve a sample and send it to a lab for a pathology test?

 

[Kiki]

Make sure you keep any samples for lab refrigerated(not frozen).

Great thread...how did you dissect, photograph and post in real time?

Hunters in the family...helping...I think was mentioned somewhere.

 

[Kiki]

Yep, every picture was posted right after dissected.
I will. How much time would you say I have between now snd shipping? I may be able to get any supplies tomorrow, but not sure.

Your state lab's website says they prefer samples to be five days old or less.

 

[Kiki]

Weeg tell them...
My chicken died and I would like to know why.
Keep it simple because the person you talk to is not going to be the person doing the testing. I would like to send you my bird for a necropsy. Where should I overnight the body?

 

[Weeg]

Wait I’m confused. I didn’t think Mareks could be spread in an egg if no contact with an infected chicken happens. Can a hatching egg bring it into a flock?

I posted a thread about this exact question after I heard. If the egg came in contact with the flock, because Mareks spreads through dander, it’s the exposure on the shell of the egg that is a concern. None of the chicks actually hatched from the eggs, but me, not knowing my flock was at risk, didn’t practice perfect bio security after touching the eggs. So I could have gotten dander on my hands from handling them, then spread it to my flock.
It would be my fault for not practicing bio security and trusting that this member was a responsible breeder, but it’s still so infuriating.