Hen died suddenly after a few hours of looking unwell - weird organ issues - *graphic pics*

[Chickeneering]

So, after many days of attempting to make contact with the state veterinary laboratory, I finally got ahold of them, and they said they don't accept photos/dead birds, and that I should contact the university, so I called and left a message. They didn't answer my email 2 weeks ago, so hopefully I can get in touch with them somehow! The suspense continues....

 

[Kiki]

So, after many days of attempting to make contact with the state veterinary laboratory, I finally got ahold of them, and they said they don't accept photos/dead birds, and that I should contact the university, so I called and left a message. They didn't answer my email 2 weeks ago, so hopefully I can get in touch with them somehow! The suspense continues....

What state are you in?
For the future...they don't usually accept frozen birds.
Next time just refrigerate it.

 

[Kiki]

Nevermind...Hawaii. I remembered.

 

[Kiki]

So, after many days of attempting to make contact with the state veterinary laboratory, I finally got ahold of them, and they said they don't accept photos/dead birds, and that I should contact the university, so I called and left a message. They didn't answer my email 2 weeks ago, so hopefully I can get in touch with them somehow! The suspense continues....

Are these the people that turned you away?
https://hdoa.hawaii.gov/ai/vlab/

 

[Chickeneering]

What state are you in?
For the future...they don't usually accept frozen birds.
Next time just refrigerate it.

Hawaii. That's good to know It had been dead for 2 days when it suddenly struck me that I should preserve it, so that was altogether a fail, but I was trying to minimize smell by freezing it. They weren't open to testing for anything besides avian influenza at any rate, unless I had a specially-prepared tissue slide to give them.

 

[Chickeneering]

Are these the people that turned you away?
https://hdoa.hawaii.gov/ai/vlab/

Yes.

Also called the agriculture outreach branch of the university--they couldn't help me. I'll try the local agriculture group to see if they have any ideas about where/how to send a dead bird or tissue sample, and I'll try contacting the main university directly. It would be helpful to know in case I have any other sudden deaths like this one.