I understand, the coloring is a bit different. I've necropsied and found reproductive issues like salpiingitis and cancers. I've had heart and liver failures, in which the organ was obviously abnormal. I had an impacted gizzard, gizzard was abnormal in size and shape and nothing was past it in the digestive tract (this was suspected prior due to symptoms and crop problems). I would 'think' that if there was a gizzard problem you would have seen some weight loss prior to losing her. This link has some images of reproductive cancers, they are graphic images. These are all in fairly advanced stages. Maybe one of them will be similar to what you saw - the first chart will enlarge some if you click on it. https://www.backyardchickens.com/th...omas-in-laying-hens-graphic-pictures.1064118/
Her symptoms sound like there may have been a neurological component, but also sounds like could be typical of what can happen reflexively when they pass. I'm sorry I'm not able to help more!

Her gizzard appeared normal as well. I guess the only real abnormality’s I was able to identify were:
-the fat pad (with what appeared like dried yolk underneath)
-some white “cheesy” masses on her ovary (pic attached, although I wish I had taken a specific picture of it where it was more visible
-fat? (Or something) throughout her body cavity
-crop was totally empty and the pigment wasn’t consistent throughout, went from a blackish hue to a pinkish purple. I chalked this up to not eating and trauma from the way she was euthanized (cervical dislocation)

I know my pictures are probably lacking, but I was already using my phone to watch and follow along with the videos. My hands were gloved and gooey and I wasn’t able to take quite as much time to document/photograph as I would have liked... kids are squeamish and didn’t want to see anything but I was hogging the kitchen .

I really do appreciate the input and your taking the time to help me pinpoint the problem even through my poor pics/descriptions. Thanks :)
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