Lost my beautiful hen

[BabesDucks]

Fair point

Yes and the yellow coming up does sound like it could have been the liver. I lost a girl to sepsis/liver failure and she was regurgitating yellow fluid (about the same color as egg yolk) not too long before she passed. My aviary vet book reports this is a sign of end of life in birds.
Her sister also has liver issues. I give milk thistle because it does repair the liver, however, it will only work if the liver has the nutrients it needs. Therefore, I also give the ABC’s of liver health; apples, beets, carrots. I also give dandelion root which detoxifies the liver. Scrambled eggs are also amazing for the liver because of the colchicine and selenium. Thank you for opening up this conversation!

 

[Themellowyellows]

Yes and the yellow coming up does sound like it could have been the liver. I lost a girl to sepsis/liver failure and she was regurgitating yellow fluid (about the same color as egg yolk) not too long before she passed. My aviary vet book reports this is a sign of end of life in birds.
Her sister also has liver issues. I give milk thistle because it does repair the liver, however, it will only work if the liver has the nutrients it needs. Therefore, I also give the ABC’s of liver health; apples, beets, carrots. I also give dandelion root which detoxifies the liver. Scrambled eggs are also amazing for the liver because of the colchicine and selenium. Thank you for opening up this conversation!

Sorry about your birdy! Thank you for the info!

 

[triciayoung]

How would this be the answer to her coughing and wheezing? She would probably stand like a penguin, have a impacted crop, etc..

She would be standing like a penguin if she has egg yolk peritonitis or salpingitis. I am talking about a liver rupture. Coughing and wheezing prior to sudden death, can be a symptom for any organ failure.

 

[Eggcessive]

It is always good to either get a necropsy by the state vet, or at least do a limited necropsy yourself. Looking at the organs and abdominal contents for yellow ascites fluid or blood clots can tell you a lot. Many post pictures of their necropsy here for help.

 

[Themellowyellows]

She would be standing like a penguin if she has egg yolk peritonitis or salpingitis. I am talking about a liver rupture. Coughing and wheezing prior to sudden death, can be a symptom for any organ failure.

Ohh ok. Yeah, that does make sense.

 

[Papa58]

Hello everyone. I'm very puzzled as to what could have been the cause of death to my orphinton/australorp mix. She was 4 years old. She seemed perfectly healthy all day and when it came time to round up my girls into their coops she suddenly started to cough/sneeze and gasp for air. I let her cough out thinking it would be dangerous to interfere, but then she started to discharge this yellowish-green fluid out of her beak. I felt powerless because I had no idea what to do, but I knew for sure that she was dying. She didn't get a chance to gasp for air and she passed away. Before burying her I checked and she felt normal - no bumps, her crop was unusually empty, but everything else felt normal.

Any ideas as to what could have caused this sudden death? Any insights would be appreciated.

Can you get a dirt sample to a college or test facility and see if you have coxadosis.
It’s in the soil but doesn’t kill most of the time but will kill if they are weak. They have a medicine that you put in the water.
We lost chickens and a steer and one donkey before we fixed it.

 

[Synthlady]

Can you get a dirt sample to a college or test facility and see if you have coxadosis.
It’s in the soil but doesn’t kill most of the time but will kill if they are weak. They have a medicine that you put in the water.
We lost chickens and a steer and one donkey before we fixed it.

Thanks for the advice. I will definitely look into it.

 

[Synthlady]

I’m reading the comments and I’m not sure I believe it was from choking on feed if her crop was empty. It may be she had not been eating for a few days? Was this in the morning when her crop should have been empty anyway?

I'm pretty sure it was not choking. She seemed fine - eating like normal. In fact she had eaten her dinner before the incident. That's why I thought it as odd that her crop felt empty. This happened in the evening around 6pm. Now that several weeks have gone by, I suspect it was liver disease. Coccidiosis is another possibility, I'm planning to do a soil test to find out.

 

[triciayoung]

I'm pretty sure it was not choking. She seemed fine - eating like normal. In fact she had eaten her dinner before the incident. That's why I thought it as odd that her crop felt empty. This happened in the evening around 6pm. Now that several weeks have gone by, I suspect it was liver disease. Coccidiosis is another possibility, I'm planning to do a soil test to find out.

Soil testing is not reliable. If you were dealing with coccidiosis, you would have more chickens involved. Also, symptoms don't match