The Indesctructable Chicken

A few weeks ago, I posted about our Rhode Island Red swallowing a chunk of metal and caused her some, well, gastro-intestinal discomfort.  Here is what the x-ray looked like back then.  Take a look near the bottom of the image and that bright triangular shape.  Like a knife, it was.

And, 18 days later, this is what it looks like.

Hardly recognizable.  It's begun to corrode and break down and in the near future will be passed thru her system.  They can be quite a resilient bird - as long as a hawk isn't involved.

Tonight is her first night back in the coop with the other girls.  They've given her a cold shoulder, as chickens are wont to do.  But she's much happier out there than inside.  She didn't like her cage, so this is where I found here after her escape...on a silver platter.

Cheers to healthy chickens.  Now, may she lay a golden egg to pay for the vet bills!  Kidding (kind of.)
Zach