Chick too overzealous with the plants

[Micoylf]

Hi! Had a quick question as this is my first time raising chicks and I don’t know wether to be concerned or not. One of my 2week old chicks got a little too excited about the herbs put in their brooder and horked down about a 6in stem of oregano (they had to yank it out of its little pot to do this, the gremlin)
I saw them running around the brooder with still about and inch and a half of stem sticking out of their mouth and they didn’t seem able to get the rest down. I caught them and gently eased out as much of the stem as i could (only about 2 inches) and snipped off the stem and let them back into the brooder.
Should i be concerned?? Can the little chick process that long a piece of greens okay? They don’t show any signs of distress but im scared hearing from other chicken-keepers that baby chicks sometimes will just drop dead and im worried that its gonna be too much on their little guts

 

[Debbie292d]

I would make a container of grit as a 2-week old chick won't be able to properly "digest" that. I make a small little bin I have they can get in and scratch around in and take dust baths in. It's just garden dirt with a dash of DE (food-grade diatomaceous earth).

 

[BastyPutt]

Should i be concerned??

Yes. Long pieces of whatever will get lodged in the crop and can cause sour crop, impaction or both. Make sure To monitor the little one and make sure their crop is empty in the morning.