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She didn't make it last night Thank you everyone for your time

Thank you everyone for the help I will keep you posted

I'm tempted to cover the cage with a sheet to keep out the bugs but it's 90 degrees out and she isn't drinking a lot

okay thank you for the advice, I have some natural animal wound spray that I'm going to apply but I'm not sure how to keep away the bugs.

I understand and I am prepared to find her dead tomorrow but I'm going to do my best to help her if I can.

This happened last night and I'd say she's around 5-6 years old

I've got her in a cat carrier away from the other chickens. I'm worried that she may not eat or drink due to shock. I tried to use a syringe to give her cool water and she smacked her tongue and it seemed like it caused her pain. I'm also a little unsure about washing her neck with water because...

She isn't bleeding.

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I've usually done fine with chicken injuries in the past. Even when one of my chicken's back was torn off she survived and is still around today. This is something else altogether. This is a beloved family pet and we've been having a raccoon problem. Last night the damned thing killed another...