Necropsy photos: Any input?

[Ninjasquirrel]

http://naturalchickenkeeping.blogspot.com/2013/11/how-to-perform-necropsy-autopsy-on.html?m=1

 

[Cyprus]

Heart, liver and spleen look fine. Looks like it was intestinal for sure. I dont know why your friend would think heart attack unless he witnessed it seemingly to fall over dead without symptoms. Is that one photo the crop cut open or was that the end near the vent? If its the vent end a fecal compaction could have led to an infection. If thats the crop it looks like it was impacted. Sorry i cant help more im new to necropsy myself and i still have a lot to learn

That is the gizzard.
I appreciate any help I can get.

 

[Cyprus]

I would say(guess) a blockage in the intestines.
Did you open these intestines up to look for worms?
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No, I did not open the Ceca. I thought about but ultimataly decided not to.
Regret not opening it now.

 

[Cyprus]

That looks like the gizzard to me. And there is a lot of grass in it, and most concerning I don't see any grit. Maybe gizzard impacted and bacterial infection followed.
Wonder how his weight was, no signs of any fat in the cavity. I'm guessing his droppings were abnormal and that should have been a clue.

That was my observation as well.
There was A TON of grass in the gizzard and not a single piece of grit to be seen when I rooted around in it.
I was told he lost weight.
Yes, I also noticed the lack of fat on him.

 

[Cyprus]

Does your friend feed a complete feed daily or just sometimes?

Is there grit available at all times?

If not now might be a good time to offer grit if they have to forage for their food each day.

He feeds 18% feather fixer every day, all day.
He told me he also gives them a lot of grass. I had told him I did not think that was a problem.
He does not have grit available.

 

[coach723]

I think he definitely needs to start providing grit. If they are getting a lot of grass and no grit this will probably happen again at some point.

 

[Eggcessive]

I haven’t ever seen such dark intestines in the handful of necropsies I have done, other than a small section where it looked like it had become blocked or diseased, or when the two big sections of ceca looked dark. The gizzard looks impacted which might explain the black intestines. I lost a hen once to gizzard impaction, who had been gorging on the sunflower seeds I had spread in the coop. Did anyone think the heart was large in comparison to say the liver? The atria look dark, but hubby tells me that can be normal. Thanks for posting the necropsy photos Cyprus.

 

[Cyprus]

I haven’t ever seen such dark intestines in the handful of necropsies I have done, other than a small section where it looked like it had become blocked or diseased, or when the two big sections of ceca looked dark. The gizzard looks impacted which might explain the black intestines. I lost a hen once to gizzard impaction, who had been gorging on the sunflower seeds I had spread in the coop. Did anyone think the heart was large in comparison to say the liver? The atria look dark, but hubby tells me that can be normal. Thanks for posting the necropsy photos Cyprus.

My thoughts, too on impacted gizzard.
I know it was not supposed to look like that when I opened it.
The owner did ask about the dark atria. I had suspected that it was because unoxyginated blood was in there.
You are welcome. Thank you for taking the time to respond.

 

[casportpony]

The edges of the liver look dark too:

Spoiler: Possibly Diseased Liver

 

[casportpony]

This is one I did. Cause of death was blackhead and almost certainly E. coli.

Spoiler: Diseased Liver