OMG my 3 year old fed my chickens rubber worms

[trulyblessed]

My 3 year old just fed the chicken some icefishing worms, the small rubber kind. They are 2 months old. I can't believe he even thought to get them out of DH's fishing stuff to "feed" them. I'm really worried, can they pass something like that or will they have digestive problems? They are wax worm size.

 

[1livelychick]

Sorry can't help. Just wanted to wish you luck. I'm sure someone will chime in.

 

[dsqard]

Um how big is wax worm size?

 

[trulyblessed]

1/2 inch maybe 3/4

 

[nurseshelly]

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I can't say for sure, but I think they will be okay. My bantam Serama rooster ate a huge piece of foam from a pool float one time before I could stop him and he was okay. He wasn't much bigger than a beanie baby at the time and the foam was over an inch wide. The bigger chickens were also eating it. It was one of those, I picked it out of the gravel by hand when I set the coop and run up, not thinking that some might be buried too. So then after a few months of scratching around in the run the started finding some - ick!

 

[judial8907]

I hope that your chicken will be fine. After working in animal hospitals for several years I have seen some strange things, but not anything like this. It is possible that it could cause an intestinal blockage and at that point I don't know if there is anything you can do. I would keep an eye on the bird make sure that it is getting plenty of food and water to help the worms pass, you might even try a bit of dark leafy greens for roughage, that may help. If you notice the bird becoming lethargic or just off then try to get it into the vet. Hope this helps. Good luck

 

[Pickaduck]

Would some olive oil help it slide through the chicken? I know they advise olive-oil soaked bread for crop troubles to get things moving through their system. Maybe that would help?

I hope your chickens are okay!

 

[Elite Silkies]

Did the lures have hooks on them?

 

[galanie]

Provided there's no hooks, they should pass them ok. Olive oil certainly won't hurt them and might even be a good idea.

 

[trulyblessed]

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No, they were the replacement worms for the bait. I just seriously can't believe he did that and so fast. There were 9 little worms and 8 chickens so I'm not sure if they each had some or one or two pigged them. I thought they would spit something out if it was etable, but I can't find them on the ground

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I'm so relieved to hear some of the responces saying they should be ok. They are eating and drinking fine right now, but I'm just worried about them trying to pass or causing blockages in the intestines

. I will try the olive oil thing for sure.