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One thing new chicken owners need to know is that chickens die. If dogs died at the same rate, most people wouldn't own dogs. Chickens make great pets but they are also livestock. I'm not saying this applies to you but most of the problems that arise are avoidable with good management. Silkies...

Color drains quickly. The comb and wattles are full of blood vessels close to the surface. When the heart is no longer pumping, there is no color. Never read about Jaundice in any health/disease book written about poultry.

Just feel the crop and see if it is enlarged and hard. The crop is external to the body cavity attached to the right breast just next to the neck. Here's your state poultry lab for necropsy. Call them to see how they want it sent. Clemson Veterinary Diagnostic Center 500 Clemson Road Columbia...

Was his crop impacted? If not it wasn't banana. There are many things that can kill a chicken suddenly. Unless you have lab work with a necropsy, you will never know. It would be advisable since your other chickens were exposed. What state are you in?

I doubt banana was the problem. How's the ventilation in there?