Hen Autopsy (graphic photo attached) Trying to determine cause of death

[capebird]

One of my hen's (a Red Star) was sick and died this morning. I wanted to
educate myself as I thought she might be egg bound and died from that.
So... I did an "autopsy" to try and determine what the cause of sickness / death
might have been.

She was very bloated in her abdomen and when I pierced it, about a quart of
yellow fluid came out. When I cut her open her organs had these polyp looking
growths all over them (see attached).

From what I could tell, she didn't seem to be egg bound. She was about 2 years old.

Any insights would be appreciated. Thank you.

 

[Eggcessive]

I'm not an expert on necropsy photos, but I would guess that it was internal laying complicated by ascites or fluid in the belly. You might want to PM Speckledhen or Casportpony, who have done many necropsies.

 

[emmaie892000]

It looks similar to a necropsy I saw on a hen that died of reproductive cancer. Those little polyps could be cancerous, and spread to her other organs.
Casportpony has a thread with lots of necropsies on it, that may help.