Sudden death

[Biddycass]

Hey I’m just wondering if anyone else experienced this.
I had a little bantam Sussex. She was extremely lively and was full of character. I noticed she was starting to have a little pooy bum but nothing I was concerned about as they have been recently dewormed with flubenol and they had been treated for lice and mites.
She was her normal self yesterday and no signs of illness. This morning I went to let them out and she was dead on her perched, hadnt even fallen off.
I bought her off a show breeder along with 3 other pullets (speckled Sussex, Ancona and a bantam lavender Sussex) the lavender bantam also passed away about two months after I purchased them.
This one was about 6-7 months old, in good body condition and had a red comb.
All other chickens are in good health.

Is this common in bantams? I normally only ever kept standard size birds. Could this be a result in too much inbreeding as this is now the second one from the same breeder?
Or just bad luck?

 

[CascadiaRiver]

I would contact the breeder, and call a vet to see what they'd charge for a necropsy. Was her vent still poopy?

 

[Wyorp Rock]

Hey I’m just wondering if anyone else experienced this.
I had a little bantam Sussex. She was extremely lively and was full of character. I noticed she was starting to have a little pooy bum but nothing I was concerned about as they have been recently dewormed with flubenol and they had been treated for lice and mites.
She was her normal self yesterday and no signs of illness. This morning I went to let them out and she was dead on her perched, hadnt even fallen off.
I bought her off a show breeder along with 3 other pullets (speckled Sussex, Ancona and a bantam lavender Sussex) the lavender bantam also passed away about two months after I purchased them.
This one was about 6-7 months old, in good body condition and had a red comb.
All other chickens are in good health.

Is this common in bantams? I normally only ever kept standard size birds. Could this be a result in too much inbreeding as this is now the second one from the same breeder?
Or just bad luck?

I'm sorry about your pullet.

It's often difficult to know why a bird has died without further investigation. If you still have the body, you can refrigerate it and send/take it to your vet or vet lab for analysis. (I assume you are in EU/UK since you mention Flubenol).

I don't know of bantams being more prone to dying than standard large fowl. While genetics can play a role in overall health, there are a lot of other conditions and illnesses that need to be considered first.

 

[D Uccle Uncle]

I'm sorry for your loss. That is a horrible picture to look at, but some part of me says that was the most comfortable way for her to go.

I wouldn't implicate bantam status in the deaths, nor really the breeder. I suppose I wonder why the recent treatment for parasites?

Not saying the treatment caused problems, but has the flock been having issues?