My hen ate a thumb tack before I could stop her! What should I do if anything?
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They do that. It may pass. It's a pretty acidic environment in there and as long as it makes it to the gizzard, it may dissolve. It could get stuck in the crop or proventriculous or anywhere along the way.
I'd just wait. There's not really anything you can do other than an x-ray and major surgery.
I butchered chickens that had eaten glass. It made it all the way to the gizzard but not affected by the acidity, it just lodged there and cut the inner membrane. They didn't suffer much but those were young birds. A hen probably would have long term problems with glass but a tack might not be a problem.