My chick ate fly eggs, is it safe?

[Shyllow]

Ok so my seeet broody hen was attacked by something last night and was missing this morning.. she was just hatching her eggs and all that was left was a bunch of feathers, blood and a few dead chicks with the darn flys already starting to lay eggs on them... while sorting though it all i noticed a lone cold survivor that was barly breathing so i brought the little guy inside to warm him up and noticed his mouth was covered inside and out with fly eggs! I pick as many as i could off but i know he swallowed several as he was warming up and became more active... he is standing now and walking around fine so i put him with a newborn from another hatch, and he was very happy for the next couple hours.. but he is crying in distress now 4 hours after i warmed him up and i am just worried if its possible for fly eggs to hatch in his stomach and start eating him!? And if there is a chance what should i do??

 

[EggSighted4Life]

No, I don't think so. They have to go through the gizzard for grind and then digestive juices. But keep an eye out for anything strange.

Sorry for your loss.

He may have other internal damage that can't be detected yet though. The cold babes I warm up rarely make it even though they often show this quick recovery. Hopefully yours will be the exception.

Did you figure out who your predator was?

 

[Shyllow]

Thanks.. he seems very lively still. And it is a big relief that it is not something that is known to happen! I am thinking it was a racoon.. mostly because we dont have anything else around here that would take the whole body, and is small enough to break into the barn..