could be Ornithosis, but doubtful. If I was you I would have safely swept her up in something and contact local government for a autopsy. they would preform it for free considering the circumstances. I'll be honest, any kind of likely disease that could cause that kind of fatality maybe infectious, hopefully I am wrong. I would under no circumstances process that bird for human consumption.
Why did this happen? She weighed approx. 50 lbs, her intestines were lying in the run almost 3-4 feet of them. It was heartbreaking that she had to be put down. The chickens were pecking at them, too. I'm worried it may have been an infection or something and I don't want the chickens to be affected. Has anyone seen this before?
We just had something like that happen. So very sad. She was such a sweet girl. My husband had to put her down because she was suffering and other birds were picking at her also. Did u find any other info out?
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