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My chicken ate a pearl stud earring. What happens now?
Sent to Pet Experts June 08 12:59 AM

I was wearing a pearl stud earring and my month old chicken was sitting on my shoulder and pecked it right out of the setting and swallowed it. Does it stay inside or does she poop it? Is she in danger? Will I get my pearl back and still keep my chicken?

Thanks.

 

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Age: <1; Female; Breed: barred rock

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I looked sternly and told her to spit it out. She didn't.

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Status:  Closed   Value: $8
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June 8 1:22 AM (22 minutes and 36 seconds later)
         
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Hi! She will poop it out. All will be well. And you can laugh about this tomorow. And by the way, if you are like my Aunt in Georgia, where I grew up, I'd make damn sure I pooped it out. Make sure your follow her to get it. What a great question. You are a pip. Thank you for a good laugh and make sure you get your pearl.

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Marie -- horse owner/trainer/show jump -- 100% Positive Feedback on 193 Pet Accepts
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June 8 2:36 AM (1 hour and 14 minutes and 16 seconds later)
         
Reply to Marie's Post: She's in the shower now and she's not coming out til the pearl does. (the guest shower)
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June 14 5:15 PM (6 days and 14 hours later)
         
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Well? I've been waiting to hear? I thought I'd hear the war whoop to NJ. Let me know.
Marie -- horse owner/trainer/show jump -- 100% Positive Feedback on 193 Pet Accepts
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July 6 2:15 AM (21 days and 8 hours later)
         
Reply to Marie's Post: I've been waiting and there is no pearl coming back to me. The pooping theory belongs to children and pennies, I'm afraid. I believe the non-appearance of the pearl has something to do with Hattie having a gullet and things sticking in a craw or something. She runs free in the chicken yard now and I'm trying to forgive.
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July 6 11:17 AM (9 hours and 2 minutes and 33 seconds later)
         
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Hi! I'm so sorry about your pearl. I did not think her gizzard would be large enough to hold it. Plus the fact the pick up small stone to digest means, she may have it stuck in her craw. You have to admit, as bad as losing the pearl, you still know where it is. Some day you will get it. Just not too soon. Maybe you could in vision Hattie as being a unique jewelry box of sorts. Bet no burglar would think of that. And and all she better remain on your good side and make this up to you. Perhaps when she lays her first egg, you will find the pearl. Let me know if that ever happens. In the meantime, several of the Experts here, were following your story and dialog and thought you are a hoot. So if you would please continue to post about the Saga of Hattie and the Pearl, I think you would have a rather large following. I emailed it to several of my friends and they still ask. So this one is going out as well. Please keep telling us what is happening, for some of us, its the only laugh we have. Could you do that? Bless you Marie.
Marie -- horse owner/trainer/show jump -- 100% Positive Feedback on 193 Pet Accepts
Multiple cats/own vet care/feral cat TNR/raised lassie collies/wildlife advocate
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July 6 4:22 PM (5 hours and 4 minutes and 10 seconds later)
         
Reply to Marie's Post: Well, as long as this is on Hattie's $8.00 question...Hattie was gotten from the feed store to be a companion to Adele the teen-aged chicken who was shunned and forsaken by the older chickens (Magnolia, Pauline, Black-Hearted Sue and --dare I say it-- Pearl!) Yes this had happened before and I had to change my chickens name. But Pearl is a HUGE Rhode Island Red and even though she loves me and sits (sat) on the arm of my garden chair, she can be onry. But who would have beleived this eating pearl thing is a chicken fascination? Apparently no I. So I had this chicken that I got somewhat late in the season to add to my little flock and no one would be friends with her. They wouldn't even let her in the hen house at night. She sleeps in the apple tree right outside the chicken house door. She still locked i the chicken run so safely tucked in, lest you worry. Feeling badly and chicken buying season not quite over, I found one of the last Barred Rock chicks in our little town and brought her home. I put her in the shower to raise her with a heat lamp until she could go outside and tuned into an eclectic French/Canadian radio station for her. This child/chicken of course believed I was her mother and loved to walk around with me while sitting in her big basket. Sure enough, one day she walked up my arm and before I could say a thing, she popped that NEW pearl stud right off of it's post and ATE IT. Now, from previous experience with the now named Pearl, I had a hunch I wasn't going to see that pearl again. (Although I'm in love with your egg theory.) But I also thought that pearl was too big a piece for a little chicken like that. Who knew that chickens like their jewelry too and like most little girls, they tend to overdress?

Hattie and Adele are friends now and they both sleep in the apple tree. Mother duck is sitting on 15 eggs and this time I WILL steal them away so the big old owl doesn't get them.. Heck with this 'nature' stuff.

By the way, if anyone writes in needing advice on how not to get bitten by a donkey who was raised in a petting zoo, I'm your guy.

Thanks for the toughts, Anneezee
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July 6 8:55 PM (4 hours and 33 minutes and 4 seconds later)
         
You tell the best stories. You need to write a book. Obviously your little girl has good taste. After all she knew it was not costume jewelry. Good for her. I still think the egg or the chicken will come to fruitition. And I will bet on the egg. The shower story had my friends rolling and of course, a pet chicken just set the scenario for all sorts of comments. I'd love to hear how to get a donkey to stop biting. That was not my issue of the one we got from a petting zoo. We were told she could/would drive a cart. That's after she kicked the crap out of it and ran away. Found her in the only neighbors yard that raised roses for the Garden Club exhibit each year and always won. Well, not that year. Police had to some serious talkin to get her calmed down. Bet when you crack open the first egg, you will be frying a pearl. Let's hope. Great to talk to you!!!
Marie -- horse owner/trainer/show jump -- 100% Positive Feedback on 193 Pet Accepts
Multiple cats/own vet care/feral cat TNR/raised lassie collies/wildlife advocate
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