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

[Weeg]

Earlier in the thread, someone ask about diet thinking it could be the cost. I feed them Kalmbach 18% all natural non-GMO chick starter. Sadly, they are meat birds and smudge was great at getting into bags of treats. She got into the corn, Ate about 1/2 to 3/4 cup not too long ago.

 

[MysteryChicken]

That would be a relief. Any thoughts as to how I get to the brain?

Cut off the skull cap, pull the brain out, & cut it in half?

The bone is thin, so if you have a dremel saw, it'll be quickest.

 

[Weeg]

Cut off the skull cap, pull the brain out, & cut it in half?

The bone is thin, so if you have a dremel saw, it'll be quickest.

Got a Dremel saw, I’ll see what I can do.

 

[MysteryChicken]

Got a Dremel saw, I’ll see what I can do.

Okay, sounds good.

 

[MysteryChicken]

Here's a chicken skull to give you an idea.

 

[U_Stormcrow]

Its not the Kalmbach, its got decent vitamin levels, good protein, reasonable fat - and a single binge on corn seems an unlikely culprit as well. Nor was there a heavy accumulation of fat around the internal organs and the heart specifically which might indicate excess fat over extended duration. I'm beyond my experience here, hunting for clues with the rest of the viewers.

 

[Iluveggers]

 

[MysteryChicken]

http://www.poultrydvm.com/condition/vitamin-e-deficiency-in-chickens

This is a good site to go to read about chicken Diseases, & vitamin deficiencies.

 

[Weeg]

Skullcap is removed. Below is a picture of the brain still in her skull I can remove it if necessary.

 

[Weeg]

I'm trying to learn myself - the pictures I'm finding vary quite a lot, but resemble you own more than some of the other diseases I'm running across.

Only thing is that most of the LLL pictures show the white nodules bulging from the liver surface, yours don't appear to. Then there's this. Which shows LOTS of LLL bursas, essentially overwhelming the liver but a few large white spots as Marek's - and your photo doesn't match either.

Any other pictures of organs I can take? The lighting made all of the organs look brighter than they are if that helps. The heart is darker then it looks in the pictures.