hawk attacked hen

  1. L

    Wry neck after hawk attack.

    Hi! Our silkie was attacked by a hawk on Friday. The talons got her on the back of the neck, they have since scabbed over. She is eating, drinking, and pooping but cannot walk or stand. I think she now has wry neck. We are giving her chicken electrolytes, ibuprofen, vitamin e and selenium. Is...
  2. Almo

    Hen Attack from Hawk

    One of my hens was attacked by a red tailed hawk yesterday. After reviewing footage, it appears it attacked my hen for a full 20 minutes before I ran outside and scared it away. There are feathers in 3 different areas showing where the tussle took place. Thankfully I do not see any deep wounds...
  3. B

    Chicken attacked by hawk. Badly injured neck. Help, advice sought!

    She is a barred rock born last April. She’s a healthy layer. Her neck was torn badly. I can see muscle and no feathers on a good portion. This happenbed about 2.5 hours ago. The feed store said to spray with blu-Kote, so we did. She is in a box inside. She is basically sleeping, though she wakes...
  4. P

    Hawk attack - swollen eye - help!

    Hi everyone, We had our first (!) hawk attack yesterday. I usually let the chickens free range in my backyard, which is in a suburban area. At about 2:30, I heard some loud clucking noises and turned around, and saw a hawk clutching one of my 4-month old pullets (she was lying completely...
  5. toomuchpizzaa

    chicken injured by hawk. treatment tips helpful!

    One of my ladies is molting and a hawk seemed to think she looked tasty and attacked her. Luckily she is still with us but got a nasty injury. It's not just a mere scratch and the cut is fairly deep. I have already cleaned it with soap and water but any extra tips would be very appreciated. She...
  6. Firefly77

    Hawk tried for a chicken

    Today was a lucky day for my chicken Betsy. Lucky my dad was outside as he was letting our ducks and chickens free ranged . Well i was inside the house and saw the hawk swoop down from the window , next thing i knew my dad was screaming as he had a crate and almost trapped the hawk but he/she...
  7. Mimi13

    First Hawk Encounter

    Well, it was bound to happen. I’ve just been praying it didn’t. Last night, 30 minutes before sunset, under tornado watch, very windy, and underneath very limby hickory trees, a hawk, juvenile I suppose, got ahold of my biggest girl, (thank the lord) Cocoa, a partridge cochin. I say juvenile...
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  8. BrahmaMom1797

    Hen Injured by Hawk

    hello! I have a 6 month old hen who took a nasty hit by a hawk today. She’s hardly bleeding, but she does have a puncture wound in her muscle and her skin is torn quite badly. We cleaned and wrapped the wound and she’s now asleep and warm inside. I know the answer might be a vet, but I would...
  9. Amg2918

    Hawk attack killed one and injured another

    ***sorry for the rambling...Im a newbie owner and this inccident just happened, I'm a bit panicked!!*** I have (had) 3 girls. Two 7 week old standards (not sure what breed yet) and a 5-6 week old japanese bantam. Today while out in the garden I had my girls in a bigger sized dog crate so they...
  10. lena_

    Hen Been Attacked?!

    I have a hen named Lacy who has been attacked by something. I went into the room where we store feed/hay and milk the goat(and where my rebel chickens, who refuse to live in the main coop no matter how hard I try... roost) I saw blood over the place where they roost, and a trail to where the...
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