Injured fantail "sparrow hawk" Help

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danielsims

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I woke up this morning to the alarm of my chickens going crazy and a clowd of white feathers :( a sparrow hawk was eating my male fantail alive from the rear end, the hen is sat on two eggs that are due to hatch this week, how will she cope as as a single parent? ive disinfected the area bandaged it up an put him in a warm dark area of the house, the wound is pretty serious but i have faith in the little guy, any advice would be greatly appreciated, thank you x
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danielsims said:
I woke up this morning to the alarm of my chickens going crazy and a clowd of white feathers
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a sparrow hawk was eating my male fantail alive from the rear end, the hen is sat on two eggs that are due to hatch this week, how will she cope as as a single parent? There is a good chance you may loose this clutch of eggs to cold if you could keep her and the eggs at room temperature you would stand a better chance of a successful hatch. If she does manage to incubate the eggs solo she may be able to raise them and have them hatch. I had a male pigeons raise squabs by himself if that is worth anything. ive disinfected the area bandaged it up an put him in a warm dark area of the house, the wound is pretty serious but i have faith in the little guy, any advice would be greatly appreciated, You and I are on the same page when it comes to the wound. Polysporn is a good choice for an ointment to use in this situation. Hope you make a full recovery male fantail. Wish you good luck back yard buddy..
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Daniel its going to be negative but that wound is very serious and it looks un stichable due to it being so wide the chance of its survival is very low but best of luck mate what i advise is clean the wound twice a day and put minimal ointment onto it dont leave it in a dark area do the oppisite leave it in a lighty warm area that has air going into leaving it in the dark will cause stress also it will get infected by maggots
 
Thanks for your advice guys, hes still alive but looks more sleepy which obviously isnt a good indication, yesterday he wouldnt drink but today he has, the last thing i want is to keep him alive if hes suffering, but i dont want to give up on him because the hen will struggle :( ahh..
 
I can't see the wound real well because I am on my phone, but, I am pretty sure that even if he lives, he will not be able to help the hen with this clutch. He is going to be needing to put all of his energy into healing.

Good luck with him and the clutch of eggs!
 
Thanks so much for the response everyone, but hes sadly just died :(.. Theres not much different i could of done, but any advice on the single hen and eggs would be appreciated, cheers people x
 
danielsims said:
Thanks so much for the response everyone, but hes sadly just died
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.. Theres not much different i could of done, but any advice on the single hen and eggs would be appreciated, cheers people x
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It hard to evaluate an injury through a photo. To be completely honest. My first instinct on viewing the photo was to tell you to cull him. I would start looking for a cock fantail to replace the one you lost. I hope she is able to raise her clutch but I think the odds are now against you. Wishing you the best back yard buddy.
 
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Day 17 and the hen stopped incubating the eggs, typical! But probably for the best, ive got another cock bird and they are pairing up very well, turns out they move on just as quick as humans haha
 

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