Need help identifying worm infestation

[rebrascora]

It is unfortunately not as uncommon as you would think for the maggots to breach the abdominal cavity with fly strike and I would certainly euthanize in that situation.
I suspect that your hen may have had Salpingitis which is where an infection causes the build up of rubbery solidified pus and egg material in the oviduct which becomes impacted. That causes the abdomen just below the vent to be swollen and poop to get caught in the feathers. The poop attracts flies and they lay eggs and the maggots hatch and eat into the hen. If that turns out to be the case, it may be some consolation to know that the Salpingitis would eventually have caused her death anyway. The dehydration you noticed may have been as a result of the maggots eating into her or just being unwell with the underlying issue on such a hot day. Of course it may also be cancer as that too is sadly quite common in chickens

 

[Suzi18]

So sorry about your sweet chicken

 

[Schmay]

Ok so Autopsy results:

so apparently there weren't actually any maggots inside.
some how i had managed to completely eradicate them and we cant be sure whether they were external or internal maggots. So considering that i am a first time chicken owner of a whole 2 weeks and never dealt with maggots before i am going to swear by Diatomaceous Earth as i have no other idea how i managed to completely eradicate 100% of the maggots. I coated her in diatomaceous earth powder, and i also mixed a small amount in water and drip fed it to her.

As for the chicken, well she was quite unwell. There was a fair amount of necrotic tissue inside her as well as all her organs were suffering signs of jaundice so she did not have long to live and it would have been unpleasant for her. I think we discovered she was much older than i had realized and so its pretty much the normal cycle of life here, she had a happy life the whole 2 weeks i knew her, and i also know she was very happy before i got her.

On the twisted side you could almost consider the maggots being a blessing in disguise, in the fact that it made us realise she was actually quite unwell.

 

[Suzi18]

Ok so Autopsy results:

so apparently there weren't actually any maggots inside.
some how i had managed to completely eradicate them and we cant be sure whether they were external or internal maggots. So considering that i am a first time chicken owner of a whole 2 weeks and never dealt with maggots before i am going to swear by Diatomaceous Earth as i have no other idea how i managed to completely eradicate 100% of the maggots. I coated her in diatomaceous earth powder, and i also mixed a small amount in water and drip fed it to her.

As for the chicken, well she was quite unwell. There was a fair amount of necrotic tissue inside her as well as all her organs were suffering signs of jaundice so she did not have long to live and it would have been unpleasant for her. I think we discovered she was much older than i had realized and so its pretty much the normal cycle of life here, she had a happy life the whole 2 weeks i knew her, and i also know she was very happy before i got her.

On the twisted side you could almost consider the maggots being a blessing in disguise, in the fact that it made us realise she was actually quite unwell.

I agree that it was a blessing in disguise. What a way to start your chicken owning experience. You handled it all so well. Wishing smooth chicken sailing for a while