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

[Weeg]

Hello everyone, first I'd like to thank everyone to helped me on my thread abbot saving Smudge. Sadly, she couldn't be saved. Her symptoms were very sudden, and heartbreaking. I'll link her thread here if you want to look back on her symptoms, or possible diagnosis of her death. I'm grabbgi supplies now. She died at midnight last night, and has been in a cooler since then. It was 32 degrees going to 48 degrees throughout the day, so she's been cold. I'll post pictures as I go including organs, windpipe and trachea, and bone. Thank you everyone for the help, I'll be starting soon. Going to grab Smudge, and glove up now. Pics coming.

 

[Weeg]

Heres a link to her ER thread for reference on symptoms and possible diagnosis. - https://www.backyardchickens.com/th...rong-with-smudge.1499623/page-9#post-25061931

 

[U_Stormcrow]

WATCHING. So sorry this is neccesary, thank you for gifting us with this learning opportunity in your time of loss.

 

[Weeg]

WATCHING. So sorry this is neccesary, thank you for gifting us with this learning opportunity in your time of loss.

Thank you. I want to learn as well. I appreciate all the time everyone is putting in to help. Going to wet her with soapy water now.

 

[Weeg]

Filleted he skin back, opening the trachea next.

 

[Weeg]

Trachea

 

[topochico225]

 

[U_Stormcrow]

I need to find my glasses, and I've not opened the trachea before, but thus far, nothing is jumping out at me apart from the keel. Spot of a prior injury?

 

[Weeg]

Trying to get through the rib cage. Liver is exposed and doesn’t look normal.

 

[Weeg]

I need to find my glasses, and I've not opened the trachea before, but thus far, nothing is jumping out at me apart from the keel. Spot of a prior injury?

The video claimed that a thick, or abnormal trachea could show a vitamin deficiency.