Necropsie "Graphic Photos"

[Momma_Bear]

I think inn just going to have to get everyone completely off the dirt again.. I only thought this was a good idea

 

[microchick]

I would also try giving each bird a direct dose of a few drops of Corid or whatever you are using for the coccidia. I recently lost a 7 week old to coccidia. First outbreak I've ever had. She was dead before I even knew I had a problem. The three other juveniles she was in the pen with were immediately dosed with 3 drops of Corid directly in their mouths and then followed up with the water treatment for 10 days. I just gave them their follow up dose. No more losses.

My silly birds do the same thing. It can be raining buckets and they are standing outside or running around looking for worms, soaking wet. Usually the young birds do that.

 

[Momma_Bear]

Here are pix of another one.

 

[Momma_Bear]

I would also try giving each bird a direct dose of a few drops of Corid or whatever you are using for the coccidia. I recently lost a 7 week old to coccidia. First outbreak I've ever had. She was dead before I even knew I had a problem. The three other juveniles she was in the pen with were immediately dosed with 3 drops of Corid directly in their mouths and then followed up with the water treatment for 10 days. I just gave them their follow up dose. No more losses.

My silly birds do the same thing. It can be raining buckets and they are standing outside or running around looking for worms, soaking wet. Usually the young birds do that.

I have powdered form

 

[Momma_Bear]

I did notice that his skin was just coming apart as I was pulling feathers

 

[microchick]

That is just bizarre.

Is that infection I'm seeing in the bowel, forth picture up? Looks very yellow. Also what is that yellow nodule that keeps popping up?

Liver looks normal. No sign of tumor activity in it at all but that crop!

With the powdered form, I would mix up enough to be able to draw it up in a syringe without the needle on it or an eyedropper and give each bird three drops by beak. It won't hurt them. If you have a vet nearby that would do a fecal float for you it isn't expensive at all and if you explain your situation they are usually more than willing to help out by doing a float test for parasites. Keep in mind that even healthy birds have a certain amount of critters that live in their guts. It's when the balance gets out of whack that you have problems.

I know you are getting frustrated with this. I was also when I started having birds die or had to put them down because they had no chance at survival. Most of my birds early on that I lost had strange neurological problems. Seizures, weird movements that were repetitive, only one with scissor paralysis. The rest would do things like spin in circles on a wing, run blindly into objects, etc. I had four develop ocular marek's. One die from what I think now was a yeast infection. I've lost birds to tumors, having lost a beautiful big Buff O/Welsummer cross rooster over the summer when he dropped weight to skeletal dimensions and started having trouble swallowing. He had three huge tumors in his throat behind his wattles. It hit me hard. He was one of my favorites. I set and held him on my lap, petting him, telling him what a great rooster he was and how his brother would take care of his girls for him....and let his spirit fly free. I haven't had a rooster live past three years with the exception of the 'brother' of the bird I lost. He is almost three now and yes, I am holding my breath.

So yes, I have been in your position, still am in a sense. Just waiting for the next outbreak to hit. I sincerely hope things ease up for you and you find out what is happening to your birds....

Did this last bird that you opened die on it's own or did you have to euthanize?

 

[Momma_Bear]

That is just bizarre.

Is that infection I'm seeing in the bowel, forth picture up? Looks very yellow. Also what is that yellow nodule that keeps popping up?

Liver looks normal. No sign of tumor activity in it at all but that crop!

With the powdered form, I would mix up enough to be able to draw it up in a syringe without the needle on it or an eyedropper and give each bird three drops by beak. It won't hurt them. If you have a vet nearby that would do a fecal float for you it isn't expensive at all and if you explain your situation they are usually more than willing to help out by doing a float test for parasites. Keep in mind that even healthy birds have a certain amount of critters that live in their guts. It's when the balance gets out of whack that you have problems.

I know you are getting frustrated with this. I was also when I started having birds die or had to put them down because they had no chance at survival. Most of my birds early on that I lost had strange neurological problems. Seizures, weird movements that were repetitive, only one with scissor paralysis. The rest would do things like spin in circles on a wing, run blindly into objects, etc. I had four develop ocular marek's. One die from what I think now was a yeast infection. I've lost birds to tumors, having lost a beautiful big Buff O/Welsummer cross rooster over the summer when he dropped weight to skeletal dimensions and started having trouble swallowing. He had three huge tumors in his throat behind his wattles. It hit me hard. He was one of my favorites. I set and held him on my lap, petting him, telling him what a great rooster he was and how his brother would take care of his girls for him....and let his spirit fly free. I haven't had a rooster live past three years with the exception of the 'brother' of the bird I lost. He is almost three now and yes, I am holding my breath.

So yes, I have been in your position, still am in a sense. Just waiting for the next outbreak to hit. I sincerely hope things ease up for you and you find out what is happening to your birds....

Did this last bird that you opened die on it's own or did you have to euthanize?

I have no idea! Do you mean the one in his body or? His crop was just broken down foid. Nothing else. Thank you and I'm so sorry! I will check with vets on Monday. I had to cull him, I just want to find out. His skin was very loose and just peeled...

 

[microchick]

It's in the top photo under the heart. A bright yellow nodule that looks like a large grain of rice. Maybe a fat deposit, idk.

Loose skin? I wonder if he/she was dehydrated.

I'm so sorry. I know how hard it is to cull them.

 

[Momma_Bear]

It's in the top photo under the heart. A bright yellow nodule that looks like a large grain of rice. Maybe a fat deposit, idk.

Loose skin? I wonder if he/she was dehydrated.

I'm so sorry. I know how hard it is to cull them.

Yeah, that thing. I have no idea. My mom thought fat too. Though this guy was skin over bones.. I'm not sure, I guess anything is possible. I'm just ready to figure out why they are going down hill regardless what I do

 

[Momma_Bear]

Like I pulled feathers n his skin ripped