Eating fiberglass

[hoosierhen]

Chickens will eat the strangest stuff! I let mine out for a while today in a new area, and noticed a little piece of insulation on the ground and they were picking at it.
Then I remembered I had poked some in a crack in the foundation of the shed last fall to stop drafts from getting in. I saw where they had pulled at it, so I poked it back in real far, and stuck a stick in the crack to cover it. The next thing you know, one of my Delaware hens is running around with this pink gob of "pseudo cotton candy " in her mouth. I pick her up to take it out of her mouth, and it was a big piece, half way down her throat! I'm surprised she could even breath!
Well, I have been worried about giving them hay because of the crop issues, but I didn't expect this! I don't think she actually swallowed any but I guess a little woundn't kill her if she did. Should I be worried?

 

[dlhunicorn]

...well there is not much you can do as far as I know... just duct tape that hole where they are pulling it out. They will eat naything and once in their beak will continue till it is swallowed.)

 

[hoosierhen]

I removed the remaining fiberglass. I covered the area with a board on the inside, and their litter is deep enough to provide additional insulation from drafts.

 

[ClareScifi]

Did the chicken who ate the fiberglass survive? I've lost 2 chickens recently and am wondering whether they could have eaten fiberglass?