Acidic food to give to chick

[Spiderduck]

Hello

I need a list of acidic food or drink to give my chick.
(He has ate a pin and that metal is thin)
I am hoping to raise the acidity level of his stomach so it helps to loosen the pin if not break it on half.

I hear apple cider vinegar is good to feed. It is slightly acidic and could help him a lot.

My chick is doing fine. I am feeding him and giving him water plus medication. He is my life so i camt bear to give up on him especially if he hasnt given up yet!

 

[LittleMoss]

I don't know about any other acidic foods that will be good for your chick, but I really hope it is fine!

 

[chickens really]

I do not know what to do?....Except get an X-ray done to see where the pin is lodged?
Best wishes......

 

[LittleMoss]

My husband's cousin ate a pin when he was young, and the doctor got him to eat "Sauerkraut" - pickled cabbage. The idea was that the cabbage would wrap itself around the pin, and protect his insides! He's fine now... 40 years on! I don't know whether the cabbage really helped, or whether you could get your chick to eat anything like that?

 

[Spiderduck]

I do not know what to do?....Except get an X-ray done to see where the pin is lodged?
Best wishes......

Already did an xray-its in his gizzard.
Surgery is expensive.
And being put to sleep is not an option

 

[Spiderduck]

My husband's cousin ate a pin when he was young, and the doctor got him to eat "Sauerkraut" - pickled cabbage. The idea was that the cabbage would wrap itself around the pin, and protect his insides! He's fine now... 40 years on! I don't know whether the cabbage really helped, or whether you could get your chick to eat anything like that?

Thanks for the tip.
I will have a go. Might do something.

 

[chickens really]

Thanks for the tip.
I will have a go. Might do something.

Humans have no gizzard to trap sharp objects ......

 

[Spiderduck]

Humans have no gizzard to trap sharp objects ......

Wonder if somehow my chick might survive this!

 

[paneubert]

The average pH of a gizzard is around 3. The pH of most "acidic" citrus is around the same, maybe a little more acidic for lemon and lime. As with humans, there is not much you can do to change the pH of a digestive system for any length of time. The body regulates things for a reason....yeah you can spike things temporarily, but you aren't going to be feeding your chick a constant flow of lemons and limes to dissolve the metal.

 

[Spiderduck]

The average pH of a gizzard is around 3. The pH of most "acidic" citrus is around the same, maybe a little more acidic for lemon and lime. As with humans, there is not much you can do to change the pH of a digestive system for any length of time. The body regulates things for a reason....yeah you can spike things temporarily, but you aren't going to be feeding your chick a constant flow of lemons and limes to dissolve the metal.

Thanks! Hmm maybe not but I will try!