Chicken ate a whole dead chick

[bangi]

Hello,
Today when ia was opening the coop,I found a dead 6 day old chick under its mother.
I put it aside so that I can discard it later.
I got busy with my other chickens.meanwhile a hen found that chick and swollowed it whole,I chased the hen so that I can take that chick from her,but failed.
Will the hen be able to digest it???
Won't it cause any crop problems?
Plz help

 

[DobieLover]

Hello,
Today when ia was opening the coop,I found a dead 6 day old chick under its mother.
I put it aside so that I can discard it later.
I got busy with my other chickens.meanwhile a hen found that chick and swollowed it whole,I chased the hen so that I can take that chick from her,but failed.
Will the hen be able to digest it???
Won't it cause any crop problems?
Plz help

That's gross. But the hen will be fine.
My chickens have eaten a sparrow fledgling, garter snakes, frogs, and a mole. Their gizzards grind up the bones.

 

[swamphiker]

Wow! Well, on the bright side, that chicken won't eat quite as much feed for a bit. They are such weird little dinosaurs.

 

[BigBlueHen53]

I've heard they eat mice. I guess a chick is about that size. But still. . .

 

[RiverOtter]

Gross, but totally normal and not an emergency. Chickens are just not vegetarian. Vicious little raptors, actually.

 

[bangi]

That's gross. But the hen will be fine.
My chickens have eaten a sparrow fledgling, garter snakes, frogs, and a mole. Their gizzards grind up the bones.

Will the chick pass from crop to gizzard?

 

[DobieLover]

Will the chick pass from crop to gizzard?

Yes.

 

[chelseachook]

Sorry about your chick