FlyingRamses Posted July 28, 2008 Share Posted July 28, 2008 Some advice please. One of the hens dug up what I am pretty sure was an old broken elastic band, about 3/4 inches long and clearly thinking it was a worm, legged it around the garden with me and the other hens chasing her!! She suddenly stopped and swallowed it down whole!! Is this likely to be a problem? This happened at around 1pm today, she seems fine, is eating well and droppings look healthy, no elastic bands to be seen!! Should we just observe her over the next day or so and ensure she keeps eating, pooing and laying OK? Any advice much appreciated! Thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AJuff Posted July 28, 2008 Share Posted July 28, 2008 A similar thing happened to one of our girls a few weeks ago. We just kept a close eye on her and she was fine. It will come out eventually!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FlyingRamses Posted July 28, 2008 Author Share Posted July 28, 2008 Thanks both, very reassuring, I assumed she would be ok as they seem very hardy. Wish someone had filmed my run around the garden with a hen on either side and one behind as we chased Daisy who clearly though she had found an incredibly big juicy worm!! She lost me down between the fence and Eglu bars although the others followed loosing the odd feather on the way. Honestly, you would think we never fed them!! Thanks again. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mrs Kettle Posted September 21, 2008 Share Posted September 21, 2008 Hi - what happened to your hen - did she just poo it out? This has suddenly become very pertinent for me as Glory has just scoffed a morsel of burst balloon. She seems absolutely fine and has carried on behaving as normal, but I shan't be happy until I've seen it come back out (and it's brght pink so I shan't have any problems identifying it). Any reassurance you can give gratefully received! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smanners Posted September 21, 2008 Share Posted September 21, 2008 I would love to know too as one of my girls ate a hairband that she found in the garden yesterday. It was gone in seconds !!! She seems just fine in herself but i'm worried it will get stuck somewhere inside her! My youngest daughter is convinced it will be in one her eggs!!! Has anyone else had this happen? Rocky Mrs Doyle Helen Rescue Cats x8 3 Gerbils 1 Mouse Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FlyingRamses Posted September 21, 2008 Author Share Posted September 21, 2008 Hi there. I never saw it come out to be honest but she is absolutely fine .... apart from extra bouncy eggs I wouldn't worry, it seems to be quite common but if the hen starts to act strangely or goes very docile it would be worth getting her to the vet. Best of luck and let me know how you get on!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted September 21, 2008 Share Posted September 21, 2008 One of my first Omlet girls used to eat rubber bands regularly (not that I put them out for her! ). She was fine. She stopped eating them once I stopped allowing them to come into the house! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mrs Kettle Posted September 22, 2008 Share Posted September 22, 2008 All's OK - it's come through the other end! Though I dread to think what a hen's digestive system is capable of, because now it's a greeny yellow colour... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Valkyrie Posted October 13, 2008 Share Posted October 13, 2008 Something to make you go Years ago my brother spotted a piece of string on the cat's btm and he pulled it. Out came this long length of string with a few little attachments. We all went ewwwww and made him wash his hands after disposing of the er, matter. So don't worry, it will go through the system. The cat also liked scoffing any elastic band she could find and had the same effect. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FlyingRamses Posted October 13, 2008 Author Share Posted October 13, 2008 Yoiks!! I am lucky that my wife is happy to deal with that end of the hen if there is a problem!!! They seem to be able to eat most things and anything tat doesn't digest goes right through!! Thanks for sharing that lovely story!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lightning7 Posted September 28, 2022 Share Posted September 28, 2022 my chicken ate a big piece of rubber and iam worried sick , iam debating taking her to the vet , but its very expensive sadly. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
