HELP! Esther ate stupid stuff again!

[RadEggs]

So my curious idiot of a chicken, Esther, ate less than a drop of paint primer. She is a barred rock hen, and just started laying a week or 2 ago. What should I do?
She seems fine right now, but I have no idea.
Will she be ok? How can I help her?
Thanks for your help!

 

[Stravager]

Wow I have no idea.... you could try calling the poison control center or the manufacturer or an avian vet clinic? The only other thing I could think of would be to give activated charcoal, but that doesn't help in ever circumstance. I think it usually only works in the first hour after ingestion...
But I also can't imagine that a single peck of primer would be highly toxic.
Hopefully someone else has more advice!

 

[ShrekDawg]

I think if it was truly less than a drop she’ll be fine.

 

[RadEggs]

Esther is fine now, thanks for all the advice. It realy helped calm me down about the whole situation. She has eaten other stupid things before ( a balloon bit, a few feathers, and multiple veggie straws, those were stolen), and every time, you guys are here to help. Thanks!

Also, today she tried to eat a paintbrush without paint on it, haha.

 

[RadEggs]

I think if it was truly less than a drop she’ll be fine.

Phew. I know it was because she pecked a stick with wet primer on it, but she got almost none from what I could see. She seems fine right now.

 

[ShrekDawg]

Phew. I know it was because she pecked a stick with wet primer on it, but she got almost none from what I could see. She seems fine right now.

That’s good! I think she’ll be okay.

 

[The crazy Poultry hoarder]

Hopefully she will be ok

 

[RadEggs]

A lot of people leave just powdered charcoal out for them to pick at - some people even burn their own logs to make their own.
You can also use the liquid but I don't know the dosage.

Thanks, she seems fine, and when I googled, I found out some ingredients in the primer were on a list of things that administering charcoal for could be dangerous.

 

[RadEggs]

Also, the primar is called smart prime

 

[RadEggs]

This is Esther