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Many state poultry vets will do a necropsy on backyard chickens to help determine a cause of death. Prices vary by location. Bodies must be kept cold, not frozen. Here is a list of state vets to contact in case you lose the 4th bird: https://www.metzerfarms.com/PoultryLabs.cfm

Hens over 2 years can suffer from reproductive disorders, cancer, crop problems, in addition to lice, mites, parasites, and respiratory diseases may be brought into a flock by adding new birds or from migrating birds. A local vet could look at some collected combined droppings for worms and...

What is your location? What are the ages of the chickens and what was the age when they died? Were any of the chickens laying eggs? Do you have a vet that will look at some combined droppings for worms or coccidiosis? If you should lose another chicken, I would ask your state poultry vet to do...