Chicken ate plastic string

[uopalumna01]

4 month old chicken ate a piece of thin plastic “string” from woven landscape barrier. Keeps “yawning” and stretching neck. Seems to be eating/drinking ok. Hasn’tpooped in 8 hrs. No vets local. What to do??

 

[chickachicka12345]

give it a LITTLE peice of a human laxative. keep it hydrated.

 

[StinkyAcres]

give it a LITTLE peice of a human laxative. keep it hydrated.

Some human laxatives are dangerous for chickens. Please specify what kind.

 

[GodLovesU]

Once one of my cockerels had a fabric string wrapped around his tongue.My parents were able to cut it off

 

[chickachicka12345]

Some human laxatives are dangerous for chickens. Please specify what kind.

molasses can work as a natural laxative.