18 month old rooster acting unstable and listless

[Melfento]

We did receive a lot of rain a few days before, but their feed was dry. No smell of sour crop and his crop was filling and emptied correctly.

He unfortunately, passed in his sleep last night. He did drink water well before bed and it appears he just went to sleep and didn't wake back up.

Thank you for all the replies and help, hopefully it can help someone else in the future.

 

[Melfento]

Sorry for your loss. If you should lose another chicken in the future with similar symptoms, I would get a necropsy by the state vet or a pcr blood test for Mareks by RAL labs. This link below has a list of state vets to contact about necropsies and costs:
https://www.metzerfarms.com/poultry-labs.html

Thank you. Do you think Texas A&M does that also? They are not to far from us.

 

[Eggcessive]

I am sure they do necropsies. Here is a link with info:
https://tvmdl.tamu.edu/tests/necropsy-poultry/