How long does it take to pass?

[Farmgirl1878]

Well, Mary, one of my year old Brahmas, ATE one of my Alpine Party Pro earplugs!!!! I was taking them out of the box to put in my ears to block the pounding of the rain on the metal roof and I dropped one. Mass chaos ensued and I couldn’t grab it or her. She grabbed it from someone during the chase and gulped it down. The plug is made from silicone, but it has a metal filter that fits very tightly in one end. I’m pretty sure she will be able to pass the whole earplug without any problems. How long does it usually take for a chicken to pass something through their digestive tract?

Alpine MusicSafe High Fidelity Music Ear Plugs for Concert & Noise Reduction - Professional Musicians Hearing Protection, 2 Inter-Changeable Filter Sets - Hypoallergenic Reusable Transparent Earplugs https://a.co/d/9oQH5tX

 

[Lady of McCamley]

Okay...I'm done laughing now. (What a crazy thing to happen).

My quick google search indicates about 4 hours...fowl have a fast track.

My concern would be getting stuck in the crop. It could get ground up a bit there.

Hopefully this too shall pass.

LofMc

https://naldc.nal.usda.gov/download...rocesses of the fowl,cases of the laying hens.

 

[Farmgirl1878]

Okay...I'm done laughing now. (What a crazy thing to happen).

My quick google search indicates about 4 hours...fowl have a fast track.

My concern would be getting stuck in the crop. It could get ground up a bit there.

Hopefully this too shall pass.

LofMc

https://naldc.nal.usda.gov/download/IND43967323/PDF#:~:text=Digestive processes of the fowl,cases of the laying hens.

I was kicking myself too hard to laugh at the time, but after she passes it, it will be a hoot.

She ate it at about nine o’clock this morning, so it could be any time. I cleaned out the run this afternoon and didn’t see it, so maybe tonight. Fingers crossed it goes through her like the proverbial grease through the goose!

 

[Idaho Chicken Bungalow]

Can you isolate her, so it doesn't eaten again? My dog would totally get it and I would worry it didn't pass.

 

[Farmgirl1878]

I can’t isolate her, but they’re actually pretty good about not eating poop - or poopy stuff!

 

[aart]

Yikes!
Neither the silicone nor the metal will be dissolved/softened in the crop,
and probably not ground up in the gizzard either.
Hope you find it.

I'd put her in a crate for a few days.

 

[ProudRedneck]

@Farmgirl1878 did your girl ever pass the ear plug? Did you find it?

 

[chickens87216]

Well, Mary, one of my year old Brahmas, ATE one of my Alpine Party Pro earplugs!!!! I was taking them out of the box to put in my ears to block the pounding of the rain on the metal roof and I dropped one. Mass chaos ensued and I couldn’t grab it or her. She grabbed it from someone during the chase and gulped it down. The plug is made from silicone, but it has a metal filter that fits very tightly in one end. I’m pretty sure she will be able to pass the whole earplug without any problems. How long does it usually take for a chicken to pass something through their digestive tract?

Alpine MusicSafe High Fidelity Music Ear Plugs for Concert & Noise Reduction - Professional Musicians Hearing Protection, 2 Inter-Changeable Filter Sets - Hypoallergenic Reusable Transparent Earplugs https://a.co/d/9oQH5tX

Did she ever pass it?

 

[Farmgirl1878]

Did she ever pass it?

Nary a clue. I think she pooped it out in the woods before I realized that her digestive tract processes everything so quickly! The get a morning hour and an afternoon hour or so outside with me, so she probably passed it while she was out running around and eating bugs. She seems fine, never was distressed, soooooo...

 

[raingarden]

If you found it were you going to put it back in your ear?