Chocolate!

[Greystone farm]

Hello!
I was outside free ranging my flock and eating a cookie, when my little hen Beanie ran up and snatched a hunk out of the cookie. It was chocolate peanut butter, and I am worried for her
Is there anything I can do to help get the chocolate out of her system? She didn't eat too much, since the cookies were small and she only took about an inch or so of one. Still, I really don't want to have hurt my little hen. Help?

 

[Greystone farm]

Please answer quick I'm very worried!

 

[Ihavesomechickens]

Okay, calm down. She didn’t get too much thankfully, and should be fine. I would just only give her access to chicken feed for a bit, and make sure she has plenty of water.

 

[Lydia Huizenga]

Death depends on how much chocolate the chicken ate. To get the chocolate out, try holding the chicken upside down, and massaging the crop gently until the chicken regurgitates.

 

[Ihavesomechickens]

Death depends on how much chocolate the chicken ate. To get the chocolate out, try holding the chicken upside down, and massaging the crop gently until the chicken regurgitates.

Don’t hold a chicken upside down, ever. It’s a bad plan. But besides that, that’s good advice.

 

[Lydia Huizenga]

Don’t hold a chicken upside down, ever. It’s a bad plan. But besides that, that’s good advice.

I didn't mean upside down like vertical. I meant at a slight downward angle. Guess I should have said that instead.

 

[Ihavesomechickens]

I didn't mean upside down like vertical. I meant at a slight downward angle. Guess I should have said that instead.

Even a slight downward angle is bad. Just massaging the crop should work fine by its self. If chickens had muscles to keep their organs in place, it would be fine, but they don’t.

 

[CaliFarmsAR]

Don’t hold a chicken upside down, ever. It’s a bad plan. But besides that, that’s good advice.

Why can you not hold a chicken upside down??

 

[Greystone farm]

Thank you so much for the help! I will give her feed and water and massage her crop.

 

[Ihavesomechickens]

Why can you not hold a chicken upside down??

All their organs and other things they need to live all slide down and pile on top of each other, compressing them, and restricting airflow and blood flow to brain, other organs, etc.