ACK!!!! I KNEW IT! I KNEW THIS WOULD HAPPEn! :(

[Chickenrandomness]

Put rat poison in the chicken barn last night and locked the chickens in a pen. this morning we locked them out, but somehow, Daisy and Nate got in! we don't know if they ate any, but most likely they did!

is there a way to tell if they ate any?
does rat poison kill chickens?

 

[dawg53]

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Hopefully they didnt ingest any of the poison. It's imperative to watch for odd behavior etc...if you see signs, here's a link for a poultry flush...scroll down to "Laxative Solutions."
http://www.msucares.com/poultry/diseases/solutions.html
If you have to flush...I highly recommend that after you complete the flush, feed your 2 chickens scrambled egg mixed with buttermilk. The combination will provide extra protein and probiotics to help restore gut flora back to normal.

 

[chickengrl]

Rat poison is usually a blood thinner and causes internal bleeding in the rats. The signs you might see that it is rat poison will be bleeding, possibly intestinal and anywhere else too. I am sure that it will kill a chicken. Even works the same on humans. The antidote is Vitamin K. Unfortunately, I think you would have to get it from a vet. REally sorry, you could try the flush to decrease the amount that is absorbed, but if it was many hours ago, I am not sure if that will do much. I hope you are worrying for nothing. Really sorry!

 

[Chickenrandomness]

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they were in the barn like, 4 hours ago

 

[chickengrl]

sorry, I am more familiar with human anatomy. I would think that in that amount of time they may have already absorbed it. I am not really sure what the transit time through the gastrointestinal system is in a chicken. You could try the intestinal flush or try to get to a vet for vitamin K. sorry I don't have anything better to say.

 

[Judy]

What brand? What is the ingredient?

 

[Chickenrandomness]

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i'm not sure, but i know the pellets are green

 

[rhs7111]

You need to call a vet ASAP for the Vitamin K. All small animal vets carry it, for these such emergencies. If the chickens ate it, they will indeed die without the Vitamin K. A flush will not be enough to prevent death when rat poison is ingested.

 

[tammye]

what does the vitamin K do? woule be interesting to know and does it work with humans?

 

[chickengrl]

Vitamin K is the antidote and it is used for humans too. Can't tell you chemically how it works but it helps blood coagulate (clot)better.