Sudden Death..

[Cyprus]

Oh, do y’all have any recommendations for a sweet, hardy breed?

Whether bantam or standard, I recommend the Cochin.
Cochins are exceptionally sweet birds, generally very hardy, and make fantastic broodies.

 

[itspebbl]

Brahmas are great too, similar personalities as a Cochin

 

[4 Georgia Hens]

My family thinks it might have been heat. I really don’t think so though. Thank y’all for all the breed ideas!

 

[Mrs. K]

Sudden death is not uncommon. I think it is a genetic fault of the bird and as they get to full size, the body cannot keep up. Once years ago, I lost one just as you describe, then 3 weeks later another one. I shrugged it off and a month later another one...really got a bit alarmed, but could find nothing wrong, the rest of the flock was healthy, active, and they were too, just dead the next day.

Anyway, never happened again for years! I must have just had a bad batch of a few chicks.

So I have had good luck with BO brooding chicks, but not like I understand silkies are like.

Mrs K