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I made a separate thread with the x-ray photos, just in case it helps someone else someday. https://www.backyardchickens.com/t/929056/not-an-emergency-x-rays-from-hen-with-ovarian-cancer

Oh, Muffinman was so very pretty! Wow! Do you have any more photos of him? (you can private message me if you don't want to flood your thread)... I'm so sorry for your losses, still. I only lost one this year and I am still grieving. I can't imagine how you must feel.

Oh no Karen!! Gosh, I am so sorry to hear about your rooster. It does sound very sudden; I'd agree that his tail feathers were probably from his throes; when they go quick like that, after the brain shuts down, it can be disturbingly violent for a few seconds. Poor fellow. I'm glad he had a nice...

I agree; they have a better sense of taste than previously thought. That said, in my personal direct experience, bitterants alone were not enough to deter picking at an open would (or pin feathers) in birds that are prone to it; I guess that the deterrent was just not enough to override their...

This year was exceptionally wet for us up north too. Until the last week or two, it rained nearly every day. It was a soggy mess all spring and summer, with a lot of flash flooding. This is the first year I've had to re-gravel my chicken run three times (!) because it just keeps sinking down...

Unfortunately bitterants such as bitter apple don't seem to work well on birds; they seem to lack the receptors to be sensitive to the bitter 'flavor' that makes these products effective for mammals. As long as the hen doesn't pick her own wound, it might be best to isolate her so that the...