Rapid sudden death

emalin

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My seemingly healthy 1.5 yo Marans rooster died suddenly this morning. He was fine 5-10 minutes before. When I went back outside he was struggling on the ground then died within a minute or two. No sign of attack or parasites. Nothing obvious stuck in his airway. His feet were white though & face was purple. Any idea what could have happened to him? He came from good Greenfire stock & had not shown any signs of illness or decline. The hens seem fine several hours later but I’m still worried.
 
It can happen occasionally for a chicken to suddenly drop dead, and they may turn blue and have almost seizure-like activity. The best way to find out the cause is to let your state vet do a necropsy. Here is a list of those to contact in the morning, but keep the body refrigerated, not frozen:
https://www.metzerfarms.com/poultry-labs.html
 

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