My chicken got caught in a glue rat trap

[FrostyWind]

Good Afternoon,
How do you get the glue substance off of a chicken that accidentally got caught in a rat glue traps?
My brother's put down a trap, for these 2 huge rats that are in our yard and they sometimes come into our gallery. They put it down at night since they come out most often at that time. They were supposed to pick it up early in the morning to prevent any chickens or birds from getting trapped but they forgot and a Hen and a baby chick with adult flight feathers got it all on one side of their body?
How to take that glue off their feathers?
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[Mandrogora]

Mineral oil is used to save snakes and lizards from sticky traps so I think it would be safe to use on chickens feathers as well. I'd put on rubber gloves and work it through the feathers. It'll probably take multiple applications to get all the glue out. You may need to bathe them after the glue is all out if they are really oily.

 

[Ratchnick]

I would not use goo gone or any of the highly volitile solvents. Certainly they would likely work, but pretty toxic.

 

[LSamson26]

Good Afternoon,
How do you get the glue substance off of a chicken that accidentally got caught in a rat glue traps?
My brother's put down a trap, for these 2 huge rats that are in our yard and they sometimes come into our gallery. They put it down at night since they come out most often at that time. They were supposed to pick it up early in the morning to prevent any chickens or birds from getting trapped but they forgot and a Hen and a baby chick with adult flight feathers got it all on one side of their body?
How to take that glue off their feathers?
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Olive oil. No joke. Massage it in very gently. It will take some time to break down the glue. But patience will pay off.

 

[Chickassan]

Cooking oil works corn, vegetable any of that

 

[Fur-N-Fowl]

You can try the oil first, give the feathers a good soaking in them, rub in into the feathers and leave it for 30 mins or so.

If it was me I’d then soak the hen in warm water and rub washing up liquid into the feathers stuck with glue, repeat the soap a few times after rinsing it off. If there is any thick clumps, cut them out.

Dry her off and see what she’s like after that. Little bits of glue left on isn’t going to harm anything and will probably just look unsightly to you until she moults.

Young chicks go quite a few small moults at a young age so as long as it’s free to move and isn’t as badly effected as the mother, I’d just soak it in oil too and give it a quick rinse off afterwards.

Fully dry them both afterwards.

 

[Jowsi002]

I remember when I got pine sap in my hair, wiping with (a lot of, admittedly) rubbing alcohol worked as it dissolved. Maybe try cornstarch too? I’ve used it to loosen matting before, worth a shot? Maybe rubbing peanut butter will work, that’s how you can get gum out of hair.

 

[HenOnAJuneBug]

I think Goo Gone is made from the oil of orange peels. I don't think it's toxic at all.

OK I just looked at a Goo Gone label. It does contain petroleum distillates along with citrus terpenes (from citrus peels).

 

[Ratchnick]

I think Goo Gone is made from the oil of orange peels. I don't think it's toxic at all.

Sorry, i was thinking of goof off. That orange stuff is a great idea.

 

[aart]

OK I just looked at a Goo Gone label. It does contain petroleum distillates along with citrus terpenes (from citrus peels).

I believe the orange is just a(n ineffective) masking odor.