9 month old died quick, confounding necropsy report

[Emrosenagel]

Hello!

Today, out of the blue, one of my 9 month old jerseys became very sick. Panting, then extreme lethargy, and then she died 30 minutes later. Yesterday, she was fine. I took her to my vet for a necropsy and she had a laceration on her liver, leading her to bleed out internally. My question is, how could something like this happen? Was it just a freak accident? My chickens sometimes get spooked and fly every-which-way, could she have slammed into something? Has anyone had a chicken succumb to trauma without even knowing there was a trauma?

 

[CCsGarden]

Was she fat? I 've lost many to fatty liver which is when the liver bleeds.
What was her diet? When they have fatty liver they die super fast.
Sorry for your loss!

 

[Emrosenagel]

Was she fat? I 've lost many to fatty liver which is when the liver bleeds.
What was her diet? When they have fatty liver they die super fast.
Sorry for your loss!

She weighed 5lbs, kinda low for a jersey giant. All my other jerseys weigh more. Plus, the vet said it was “torn” open, but she had no outside injuries. I think she may have fallen from the high roost where she slept and hit one of the lower ones in just the wrong way.

 

[CCsGarden]

She weighed 5lbs, kinda low for a jersey giant. All my other jerseys weigh more. Plus, the vet said it was “torn” open, but she had no outside injuries. I think she may have fallen from the high roost where she slept and hit one of the lower ones in just the wrong way.

I agree with you!

 

[BigBlueHen53]

Wow. I'm very sorry for your sudden loss.

 

[Eggcessive]

So sorry for your loss. If there was not a huge amount of fat present, and a tan liver which are signs of fatty liver disease, it sounds like she may have flown into something and fractured her liver.

 

[SunriseHills]

I'm so sorry for your loss!