[splash101]

Just found our white silkie dead. Its only just happened as well as I was down there less than an hour earlier.

Absolutly no idea why. She was her normal self. No illness, she laid earlier, no injury. 
The only thing that happened in that hour was a huge, sudden hail storm.
And i thought i brought them up to be sturdier than that.
Doesn't bode well for the others, she was the brains of the outfit.

It would have only been her 1st birthday next week.

Quite shocked really, i've never had one die before.

[New shoot]

Its horrible when its sudden and only a young chook like that 

Could have been a weak heart.  They often show no ill effects but then keel over with no warning.  The hail might have been it, but if they suffer from this, they can just go without any external influence 

[Mum2mj]

Sorry to hear that splash

[LittleRedHen]

Oh how horrid!  I am so sorry to here this.  You have my sympathy!

[splash101]

Thank you folks.

[nerdle]

Oh dear

[traacyken]

 so sorry splash i love silkies i night get one one day if i can how are the others without her being there   x

[splash101]

They were a bit odd last night. She was always the first one to go in and the rest followed. I think they were awaiting instruction.

No eggs today either but 2 of them are moulting something terrible.

I'm sure normal service will resume soon.

[barley]

sorry to hear this 

[Sparkyrog]

You have my sympathy ! But silkies  are hatching machines not layers