What Is CIRS? A Partial Diagnosis After a Lifetime Of Struggle, A Possible Breakthrough, And A Full Disclosure

But first: How a rooster came into my life

I had no intention of buying a rooster but when I saw the ad on Craigslist, it was a split second decision. It said he had been rejected by the three hens he lived with, “beaten up,” in fact.

So I called and said, “I’ll take him.”

I rummaged around for a box or bin, and drove off, in the rain, to some unheard of part of Connecticut. He was in a small c…