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[SouthDakotaLiving]

Thanks. I think I should go the professional route for necroscopy. She's still alive but I doubt she will make it through the day. Yes, I will keep her body in the fridge until I can send it off. Thanks for all your help. I'll just try to keep her as comfortable as possible.

 

[Eggcessive]

Here is a good video of a vet necropsy to help you identify organs. I only do a brief one at home, just opening the abdomen to see the major organs, liver, intestines, spleen, gizzard, etc. You are welcome to post pictures here.

 

[SnackMeat]

Wrapping her in a towel will elevate her temperature, not cool her off.

@Eggcessive?

I was more saying rinse her off and wrap her to feel secure while holding her but I can absolutely see how I could have written that better.

(And she would have to be unwrapped occasionally depending on inside the house temperature so she doesn't get steamy hot.)

 

[SnackMeat]

Is it possible the flockmate who died recently was related to her, as in bought from the same store or person?

Could be a genetic issue. Do you have any other cinnamon queen flock mates who might also be related to these two?

 

[SouthDakotaLiving]

It looks like professional route might not make sense. I think based upon what I've read, not much can be determined after such a long time. Seems the earliest I could get her body to lab would be Tues or Wed next week.
Thank you for link to trying to do it at home. I will keep checking in with myself to see if I can do so. She was a pet, so I'm not sure, but might help me with future birds.

Thanks again everybody for all your help today.

 

[SouthDakotaLiving]

Yes, she was a flockmate and also a cinnamon queen. I think they don't live very long. There is only one place locally to buy chicks--Bomgaars. My other three birds are different breeds and seem fine. Cinnamon queens are really heavy birds and seem to have health probs @SnackMeat . I've had a total of 3 one died suddenly overnight at one year, then the flockmate died at age 3 (the one who started waddling and stopped laying) and now Chicago.

 

[SouthDakotaLiving]

She's surprisingly still hanging in there. Over time she managed to get down another 0.5 ml of electrolyte/water. She then stood, swaying slightly, legs far apart, and emitted a frothy, watery substance from her vent. I guess it's possible she has gleet and maybe I should be treating with monostat, which I have and could try to start to administer @Eggsessive, @Wyorp Rock[/USER][/USER] @FrostRanger or anyone who wants to chime in. I guess it can't hurt anything. I don't think I want to try to bathe her butt, as she's so ill. Might try to trim feathers but it really didn't look that dirty to me.

 

[Eggcessive]

Just keep flies away from her while she is having frothy droppings.

I was more saying rinse her off and wrap her to feel secure while holding her but I can absolutely see how I could have written that better.

(And she would have to be unwrapped occasionally depending on inside the house temperature so she doesn't get steamy hot.)

That wasn’t t me who posted about the towel, but @BigBlueHen53 She did tag me in her post.

 

[SouthDakotaLiving]

Ok, I brought her inside bc it got to be 90 degrees in run. It's 78 where she is now. She made one attempt to drink from bowl on her own and again seemed to have swallowing problem. So I guess she may have sour crop. I'll try to get a bit of monistat into her orally-one tsp of cream to one tsp of water in 1ml syringe 2x daily is what I've read. I'll keep her inside till tonight after it's cooled down a bit. @Eggsessive Thanks again.

 

[Eggcessive]

You can just wipe off her vent with wet cloths as needed. When I have a hen who was going downhill and near death, they usually have a crop that is not emptying. Sour crop usually smells bad, and the crop would feel squishy/puffy first thing in the morning before she eats or drinks. Monistat cream can be given orally 1/2 inch orally twice a day. I would try feeding her first before each dose. Tube feeding and torpedo feeding are a couple of things to get food into them. But the crop needs to work. Here is some info about torpedo feeding:
https://www.backyardchickens.com/th...eeding-what-is-it-and-when-to-use-it.1532744/