Chicken Has Eaten A Black Widow

[WhiteCochinLover]

will she be okay from eating a black widow spider (med. size)

 

[The Red Rooster]

Oh dear! I really don't know. I've never had that happen before. Just keep an eye on her.

 

[ColoradoGirl42]

so, whatever happened? was your bird ok?

 

[Mac in Wisco]

I'm sure she will be fine. How many poisonous spiders do you think she eats when you aren't looking?

 

[SilkieBantams]

I don't really know but keep an eye out on her

 

[Chido]

I think the spider's poison has to be in contact with the bloodstream to be toxic, so I doubt the spider survived being pecked, eaten, and crushed to death inside the chicken. Also the stomach's gastric juices will destroy whatever poison was inside the spider.

 

[WhiteCochinLover]

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But whatever you eat goes in your blood stream too....

 

[WhiteCochinLover]

Nothing has happend yet..... I hope she will be okay and what happend was there is this spool that is in there that they like to play and perch on and I lifted it up so they could get the crickets...

 

[ChickieBooBoo]

I think she'll be fine, she's probably eaten them before without you seeing

 

[SilkieBantams]

I'd keep an eye on her to see if she'll be ok but if anything goes to worse then take her to a vet