Thank you for your willingness to share this experience. It helped me to get through a similar autopsy; and successfully discovered cause of death.
RIP Glory
... when you haven't got your first chicks home and you are already dreaming of what new breeds you want next.
... when you find yourself in all your off hours looking online for cheep additional housing and fencing to keep your darlings safe, sound and happy; and increase the flock.
... when...
As a kid, we ran into a situation where a relative's peacock had a full nest of eggs and a weasel snagged her. We put a broody Ameraucana
in a old dog house we put a door on; giving her some room to stretch her legs and her own food/water; as well as a nice place to start the chicks out...
Having two pet chickens as a child (Beaker and Captain Midnight), I thought I was the only one that saw chickens for what they could be -- a great companion. Boy, was I wrong!
Now have 6 darling chicks I got this last weekend and am in process of setting up the hen house and pen. The flock...