Mystery death of thunder

[Ashieschickenfarm]

My kiddo thunder passed in my arms today.. she has been light and her comb paled a lot over time. I went to get her today as I was going to get her some medicine (sour crop baby) and she vomited yellow all over me, I set her down to rest and picked her up a while later cuz she was jerking around.. I held her and she died in my arms.. any help identifying what it was? If its contagious or not

 

[Tookie]

Could she have aspirated? Was her crop full of liquid?
Probably not contagious.

 

[Ashieschickenfarm]

Could she have aspirated? Was her crop full of liquid?
Probably not contagious.

Her crop was then i rubbed her back and she vomited a lot

 

[Tookie]

Her crop was then i rubbed her back and she vomited a lot

Hm, did she start gasping for air and making noises?

When you say she was jerking around, what exactly was she doing?

 

[Ashieschickenfarm]

when she jerked she like moved her head around, a couple times after I picked her up and she passed in my arms..

 

[Tookie]

when she jerked she like moved her head around, a couple times after I picked her up and she passed in my arms..

Last August I had sick bantam rooster, and as I was giving him some egg/water/food, I must have made him aspirate, as he jumped out of my lap and had crop contents come out. I think he got neurological damage from aspirating and he would just flop around if I didn't hold him, and he passed after an hour or so. I'm wondering if something like that happened?

 

[Ashieschickenfarm]

Last August I had sick bantam rooster, and as I was giving him some egg/water/food, I must have made him aspirate, as he jumped out of my lap and had crop contents come out. I think he got neurological damage from aspirating and he would just flop around if I didn't hold him, and he passed after an hour or so. I'm wondering if something like that happened?

Possibly

 

[Tookie]

Possibly

Well, whatever happened, I'm so sorry she didn't make it! And like I said I don't think its contagious, so you don't have to worry about that.

 

[StinkyAcres]

Convulsions upon death, I've read, is a sign of heart attack. Her crop problems were likely caused by heart failure and there was nothing you could do about it. Sadly, this is not uncommon in chickens. So sorry for your loss.

 

[Wyorp Rock]

My kiddo thunder passed in my arms today.. she has been light and her comb paled a lot over time. I went to get her today as I was going to get her some medicine (sour crop baby) and she vomited yellow all over me, I set her down to rest and picked her up a while later cuz she was jerking around.. I held her and she died in my arms.. any help identifying what it was? If its contagious or not

I'm sorry for your loss.

I agree, it sounds like your Hen may have aspirated and died.
Unfortunately, this can sometimes happen when a crop is full of fluid and the contents get pushed into the airway.

If you want to find out more, then refrigerating the body and sending it your state lab for analysis will give you the most answers.
You can find your lab in this link,
https://www.metzerfarms.com/poultry...fShcYvtNqCKnlM2h7iy4fin-l2MZ7DcH2NncU2BUNmgha