Chickens swallowed keys HELP!!

[Miss Lydia]

What about metal poisoning?

 

[MRichmond]

I’m terrible with keys, so tied the coop key to the coop door, so I don’t have to search for it. This works pretty well, as long as the raccoons don’t get too smart.

 

[aart]

Thinking a large key fob would be order.
Reminds me of my snowmobile days, that little key had a large(1x2x4") yellow foam fob(meant for boat keys)

I don't worry about an occasional foamyish cecal.
Can smell a cecal the minute I walk into the coop.

 

[Anime2lover]

My turkeys and ducks ate foam bullets this year that my boys shot into the penn. Nothing happened to them or anything thank goodness.

 

[Dottypotty]

My thoughts align with @casportpony
@Dottypotty you had mentioned that you wormed your chickens - when was that and what did you use?

I used Flubenvet, I always worm them every 3 months as I've been tolled to do. Her poop has gotten worse anyhow, I built the whole new run today, got a bit side tracked.

 

[Peepsi]

Can smell a cecal the minute I walk into the coop.

Same here. Ugh. The chickens seem to love to do them right when I'm in the coop too. It's like they think it's a practical joke or something. Man, does it ever STINK.

 

[aart]

It's like they think it's a practical joke or something.

Especially when they then step in it and track it all over the roost/perch/whatever.

 

[Peepsi]

Especially when they then step in it and track it all over the roost/perch/whatever.

Oh man, YES. I keep a large tub of those Clorox wet wipes (from Costco) in the coop so I can wipe down their perches/roosts/etc. every day. Because that cecal stuff is NASTY. It's literally the only thing about chickens i don't like. Regular poop? Fine, no problem. Cecal poop? nononononoWHYGODWHY.

 

[Chullicken]

If they where small hopefully they will pass if not surgery may be in order. Apple Cider Vinegar is great for a lot of things but there isn't any studies of it helping pass car keys and other oddities. Its mainly a mineral supplement. Good luck with that, never even heard of such a thing!

 

[aart]

Oh man, YES. I keep a large tub of those Clorox wet wipes (from Costco) in the coop so I can wipe down their perches/roosts/etc. every day. Because that cecal stuff is NASTY. It's literally the only thing about chickens i don't like. Regular poop? Fine, no problem. Cecal poop? nononononoWHYGODWHY.

It's an essential part of their digestion...but I ain't gonna be 'wiping' any of it.
I just scrape it with the mini rake and some shavings or the poop board hoe and some PDZ.