My chicken ate some blue-tack

leveric

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Apr 19, 2018
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This is probably not considered an emergency but i couldn't find a category more similar to this situation.
Anyway, today I was sitting with my peaceful chickens, playing with a piece of blue-tack, I dropped it and immediately they came running for the tack like they do, and one got it. The tack was about 1.5cm in diameter if it was a ball, I tried catching her to get it out but she already swallowed it. I fear the tack might get stuck or be toxic, but i felt nothing in her throat, and she's acting normal.
Will it just pass normally and cause no harm, and if not, what can I do?
 
First I had to look up blue tack to see what it was made of there’s many different manufacturers. If it were my chicken I would worry most about it adhering to something eternally. I use coconut oil because you can get chunks of it when it’s cold but you could use olive oil or even vegetable oil whatever you have on hand. Mix it in a treat for a couple days. Be sure to check her crop for the next couple days. It should be empty in the morning. Massage the crop make sure it doesn’t become impacted. The oil won’t hurt her. Better safe than sorry. Best wishes
 

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