The flock hasn’t been the same since our fearless leader Blaze passed away. The preliminary necropsy report ruled out trauma as a cause of death, so we know for certain that none of the other roosters were to blame for his untimely departure. An enlarged spleen was the only abnormal finding in the post mortem exam, but the results from the tissue samples offered no definitive cause for the enlarged spleen.
Rachel & Blaze, The Royal Couple. ♥
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The flock hasn’t been the same since our fearless leader Blaze passed away. The preliminary necropsy report ruled out trauma as a cause of death, so we know for certain that none of the other roosters were to blame for his untimely departure. An enlarged spleen was the only abnormal finding in the post mortem exam, but the results from the tissue samples offered no definitive cause for the enlarged spleen.
Rachel & Blaze, The Royal Couple. ♥
If you missed my recent Facebook Coop Photo Contest, please feel free to view the amazing entries on Facebook or my Pinterest Chicken Coops Board!
Thank you for the wonderful and very useful information.
Starting our flock this spring, learning as we go. Thanks for some helpful advice!
So sad to lose a flock member! Circle of life….
I’m so sorry to hear of your loss of Blaze :-( Our babies are 8 weeks old and still praying they are females so we don’t have to get rid of a rooster as we are not suppose to have chickens in the first place! LOL They have an 80 sq ft coop, insulated, recessed lighting (was 1/2 of our 12×10 dog house) and 120 sq ft outside attached play ground. We just love playing with them! As for the feeder, WOW, we have so many rodents & critters in this area due to having property sizes of 1/2 to… Read more »
Very sorry to hear about Blaze. :(