Will my Chicken Survive eating this?!

[alamogirl]

My hen just ate the plastic string from my daughter's toy pom-pom.
It was about 18" long, 1/4" wide, thin plastic tape-like.

Can a chicken gut survive that? Will it get all wound up and kill her?

Ugh. I'm prepared for death.

 

[Olive Hill]

It could clog things up, but it's not a definite. Just keep an eye on her crop over the next few days.

 

[loverOFchickens]

I had a roo swallow a plastic string three weeks ago. He is looking very normal. There is hope!

 

[Ema]

if you are worried give him some bread soaked in Olive oil...should help!! but keep an eye on your chicken mine are notorious for finding very strings and eating them...lol....

 

[33yardbirds]

Mine find all sorts of things and are doing fine. I think if it is not too big it all gets ground up in the gizzard, I hope.

 

[alamogirl]

Thank you!!

She seems normal today, lets hope she stays that way!

 

[swordgeek]

Not sure if it's the same with chickens, but I remember my mother always saying that when our dog swallowed string - or more commonly, the silver tinsel from the Christmas tree! - if we saw it dangling from his behind, we should CUT it, not pull it out!