Lots of people have noted physical and psychological issues of varying intensities with just the regular recessive whites, too (mine were physically healthy but totally psycho, the two males never stopped flip-flapping around). It's interesting! Lack of melanin screws up so much.
I'm sorry hers didn't do better, I hope yours does. Mine was a PITA to get full grown with having to teach him where the food and water is every time it got moved but does fine now. He just also has a large spot on one wing that never feathered in and it has a tendency to get pecked at now so he's in a pretty strictly monitored 'pet' group. I thought I'd end up housing him with all females but his best buddy is a little roo and I couldn't split them up even when someone wanted to buy that one. My guess is I'll lose him at 1-2 years from organ issues just because he's obviously a bit messed up through and through.
I love him because he can't escape my cuddles. 
