I am not sure. Is this results from egg bound chicken death

[oldhenlikesdogs]

Hi

Just to clarify.... if that egg material was loose in the abdominal cavity surrounding the intestines and liver, then it is due to internal laying. This is where egg yolks released from the ovary fail to travel into the oviduct and instead drop into the abdominal cavity. This often goes on for weeks or months before becoming obvious or even causing the bird much of a problem. These yolks can remain benign for a long period of time and not become infected.... the infection is called Egg Yolk Peritonitis.... but the huge mass of eggs can put pressure on the gut and other organs and become fatal without infection even occurring, so the presence of the egg yolks does not mean that the bird had EYP but does indicate that she was internally laying. There is often a build up of fluid (ascites) associated with this ailment and the hen will walk with a wide stance and her belly will appear low to the ground in the latter stages.
This malfunction may occur as a result of trauma or perhaps the bird jumping down from a high perch or maybe a build up of fat all causing a possible misalignment of the ovary and oviduct. It can also happen as a result of salpingitis.... an infection of the oviduct, which causes the oviduct to become impacted with lash egg material (solidified pus and egg material) meaning that further eggs released from the ovary have nowhere to go except drop into the abdominal cavity. Did you identify and cut into the oviduct.... I'm thinking the mass on the top right may have come from the oviduct which might indicate that salpingitis was the original cause.

As regards the cockerel spreading it, it might be possible if it was salpingitis that caused this. Whilst there is no penetration involved, the momentary contact during mating might be enough to transfer external bacteria to the oviduct if he or she was suffering from a poopy butt.

I doubt it was a high protein diet and would think it might be more likely on a lower protein, high carbohydrate diet, but it is wise to consider diet and probably safer to keep them somewhere in the 16-22% protein range.