You and I may try that, but I'd say most people would be a little too squeamish to do that on a chicken without anesthesia. . . What say you @BellaLunaTick ?Hate to state what’s been discussed previously. I agree that I don’t think it could have come from the inside. Is there any chance you can make a tiny incision and pull the whole thing out? Is the head of the screw right against her skin?