Chick Swallowed a feather! Help

[BlessedmamaAELE]

so one of my Olive Egger Chicks swallowed another chicks fallen feather. I couldn’t own the brooder to get it from her in time.... she thought it was a worm? Will she alright? Do I need to do anything?

 

[SurferchickinSB]

so one of my Olive Egger Chicks swallowed another chicks fallen feather. I couldn’t own the brooder to get it from her in time.... she thought it was a worm? Will she alright? Do I need to do anything?

Is she choking? Otherwise she should be OK, chicks eat feathers all the time.

 

[coach723]

Chicks eat all sorts of things, including feathers, all the time. It will be fine. You can provide chick grit free choice in a separate feeder, they will take it if needed if they get something harder to digest. They don't need grit if they are on chick feed only, but if they are getting anything else, then they do need access to it.

 

[matt swenson]

woah dude.....you are helicopter parenting your chicks. they are gonna eat all sorts of inedible junk. they will be fine.

 

[SurferchickinSB]

woah dude.....you are helicopter parenting your chicks. they are gonna eat all sorts of inedible junk. they will be fine.

LOL!!! That’s what I did too, at least she will catch a problem right when it happens!

 

[BlessedmamaAELE]

Is she choking? Otherwise she should be OK, chicks eat feathers all the time.

No she’s not choking, shewwww! Thank goodness! Thank you! Chicks... as bad as toddlers!

 

[BlessedmamaAELE]

woah dude.....you are helicopter parenting your chicks. they are gonna eat all sorts of inedible junk. they will be fine.

Lol I just happened to see it after cleaning their water and feeding them. And I already have one sick chick, so I’m a little touchy right now! I thought to myself, Lord have mercy... what’s next! It was a big wing feather, couldn’t even believe she choked it down! I was letting them play with it chasing each other around, never though they’d eat it. Ha

 

[BlessedmamaAELE]

Chicks eat all sorts of things, including feathers, all the time. It will be fine. You can provide chick grit free choice in a separate feeder, they will take it if needed if they get something harder to digest. They don't need grit if they are on chick feed only, but if they are getting anything else, then they do need access to it.

Great! Thank you! Funny enough she was going for the chick grit as I watched her choke down the rest of the feather!