Sick Hen -CULLED-Necropsy findings, Any more opinions

1) What type of bird , age and weight.-Red sex Link, age unknown, Wt approx 4lbs.
2) What is the behavior, exactly.-Posture like she roosting. Head tilted slightly to right.
3) Is there any bleeding, injury, broken bones or other sign of trauma.-None.
4) What happened, if anything that you know of, that may have caused the situation.-I think she may be an OLD hen?
5) What has the bird been eating and drinking, if at all. Layena, a small amt of scratch daily, Water with a little cider vinegar.
6) How does the poop look? Normal? Bloody? Runny? etc.-Runny green.
7) What has been the treatment you have administered so far? Isolated her, brought her in house and gave her 2 tsp gatorade orally.
8 ) What is your intent as far as treatment? For example, do you want to treat completely yourself, or do you need help in stabilizing the bird til you can get to a vet? If condition worsens plan is to cull.
9) If you have a picture of the wound or condition, please post it. It may help.NA
10) Describe the housing/bedding in use-Indoor coop with outdoor confibed Run, No heat. Plenty of room. Pine shavings for flooring over concrete floor. Hay in nest boxes. Coop kept clean and dry. Lives with 11 other Hens and all are well.



She's been gradually losing Wt over the last several weeks. I got her as an adult this Summer from a local hatchery. They said she was a pullet last year and she was a breeder that they were through with. They said she was a good layer. She's not- an egg maybe once a week. Basically-They dumped her on me and me as a newbie didn't know any better. She has stopped eating and drinking. No respiratory symptoms.

 

Eyes are bright, Comb is red, but not as erect as usual. No bugs or skin lesions. Vent is pink and moist. The color of her legs and feet seem to be paler than usual. I have not wormed her.

 

I need you "Chicken Masters" to reply.

 

She's perking up a bit. She drank about an ounce of gatorade from a syringe. I offered her some grits and some scrambled eggs but she's not interested. I'll keep offering. Her posture is better and she's pecking at the sides of the container I have her in. (she's in a large rubbermaid tub with a chicken wire top) I'll check on her and offer more gatorade throughout the night. I'll get a fresh pooh from her and the coop in AM and take pooh to our Vet. Our vet doesn't see poultry, but I'm sure they could still examine some pooh. I plan to keep her in the house until she's well.

 

She was getting worse. I had to make a decision. I did not feel that even if she got better That I could return her to the flock with confidence. My job as Flock Mistress is to protect the integrity of the flock. My DH did the deed for me.
I did a home Necropsy. I used the link on the BYC disease page.
I am a Novice Flock Mistress, but a seasoned RN. This was my first Necropsy experience.
These were my findings-
Feathers and skin intact, No lesions or parasites. Feathers and skin a bit dry.
Mouth was clean-no lesions,.
Sinuses-clear, Trachea-no inflammation, no obstruction, small amt of clear mucous.
Esophagus-Normal.
Crop-empty. Normal
Stomach organ-seemed large to me-was abouy 6 inches in length and 2 inches thick, Lumpy and fatlike on exterior, Empty interior- No lesions. Gizzard was about the size of a black walnut and hard as a rock contents looked like moist grass clippings and small bits of grit.
Intestines=with small amt of green "stool" inside. No worms or evidence of parasites.
Ovaries- 1 pink and appeared dormant other lookes like a pink berry with small "eggs in various stages- Ovaducts empty.
Heart and lungs/air sacs were normal in appearance.
Liver was very soft (tore very easily) and had a few white spots. Liver size was normal.
Galbladder, kidneys and pancreas appeared normal.
There was a large amt of cloudy yellow fluid in the abdominal cavity-about 6 - 8 ozs. Slightly malodorous.
MY OPINION IS ASCITES R/T LIVER DISEASE.
I would really appreciate input from some experienced Chicken Masters/Mistress'

 

I would really like to get some more input here.
Thanks