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Some testing can be done on live birds, for certain things. Some times it takes a necropsy on a recently dead bird to find an answer. Practicing strict biosecurity and not bringing home random birds goes a long way to prevent disease entering your flock.

Try this. All state lab's are listed here: https://www.backyardchickens.com/threads/necropsy-and-disease-testing-lab-info.1236884/ Click on the blue Link above.

Uh oh. Could you not see the link I posted? Maybe it's not showing up since I copied it. Here can you see this one? http://cahfs.ucdavis.edu/submitting/index.cfm California's state lab.

If you want to find out why...you need to send a body here: I believe it only cost $25. Well worth the money to find out if you have a disease spreading through your flock. It might be easily fixable with certain meds. California http://cahfs.ucdavis.edu/submitting/index.cfm

This video will help you learn how to navigate this site (how to upload photos too):

See the blue upload a file button at the bottom of the screen?

Welcome to BYC. Sorry for your loss. Do you live in the US?