The other day while cleaning out the barn.... which my chickens play in I uncovered a nest of baby rats.... well the chickens went nuts. For some it may sound cruel.. but these are rats.... the chickens ran off with them and they were no more. I am concerned now though that my little cochin girl might have swallowed one whole and it is still there. How long would it take for a pinky rat to digest.... She is otherwise emptying her crop( tested last night ), but there is still this rat shaped and sized lump in there.... Oh and it would die too..... their crop would be acidic enough to kill and digest it?? I know birds eat mice and all... it is just that she is so small and it does not seem to be digesting... also I could be wrong and this could just be something anatomical... but it feels like an extra in her crop... any suggesting.... she still is eating and all otherwise. Seems active and such!!! Poops are normal.
