So happy to hear that your daughter is on the mend! Yes, it does take a while for the intestines to wake up after major surgery like that.
I was sitting at the window watching my girls this afternoon and as quick as a snap a HUGE eagle tried to grab one of my girls. Right outside my window! Not six feet away from me. He must have been either very hungry or inexperienced as there is no place in my yard to "get up" with a chicken. Besides Dolly weighs about 6 lbs. Luckily, the only damage is a patch of her newly grown feathers is gone. That's the first time I've ever witnessed such an attack.
I would hVe ran out the door swinging something! So glad she's ok.