Pearl earring

[ChirpyKT]

My brand new 3 month old chirck grabbed my pearl earring. A pretty big one....but not too big to swallow because right down the hatch it went. I’m on day 2 of looking and mashing poop, and with no avail have I found an earring.... what do I do?I literally just spend $$$.00 on him!! Help!

 

[casportpony]

Welcome to BYC. Is a vet an option?

 

[Shadrach]

My brand new 3 month old chirck grabbed my pearl earring. A pretty big one....but not too big to swallow because right down the hatch it went. I’m on day 2 of looking and mashing poop, and with no avail have I found an earring.... what do I do?I literally just spend $$$.00 on him!! Help!

I don't think there is much you can do.
You can try to feel if the earing is lodged in it's crop first thing in the morning. If it is as large as you suggest then it should be quite obvious. If it is still in the crop then crop surgery to remove it is an option, preferably carried out by a vet.
If the earing has moved down to the gizzard then I doubt a vet would try and retrieve it unless they were very experienced in chicken surgery. It certainly isn't on the home operation list.
On the bright side chickens can and do live having swallowed all sorts of unhealthy objects.
Keep checking the poop and cross your fingers.
Oh, welcome to BYC by the way.

 

[pekincochin12]

Can you feel his crop and see if you feel it?

 

[ChirpyKT]

I don't think there is much you can do.
You can try to feel if the earing is lodged in it's crop first thing in the morning. If it is as large as you suggest then it should be quite obvious. If it is still in the crop then crop surgery to remove it is an option, preferably carried out by a vet.
If the earing has moved down to the gizzard then I doubt a vet would try and retrieve it unless they were very experienced in chicken surgery. It certainly isn't on the home operation list.
On the bright side chickens can and do live having swallowed all sorts of unhealthy objects.
Keep checking the poop and cross your fingers.
Oh, welcome to BYC by the way.

Thank you- he seems fine, it is now day 3....is this something that may just sit in there forever... will that be ok? Heck, if that’s the case, it may just break down over time?! Thank you for your response, I’ll keep checking.