10 day old duckling attacked by hawk!!

[Flockmama87]

I had my 10 day old ducklings (4 of them) with their gosling buddies outside today, I was standing nearby when a hawk swooped in and grabbed one of my girl ducklings and flew off with her. I hollered at the hawk, not sure what I was hoping to accomplish with that but I guess it worked cause it dropped the duckling, and she came running back over to me. I picked her up and her back behind her wing was bloody.... I gathered everyone up and brought them inside. Wrapped my girl in a towel and loved on her for awhile before I cleaned her up, she has one talon wound....from what I can see under all her fluff its a fairly superficial wound, got the bleeding stopped and cleaned up and put her in a separate box with 1 of her sisters. I'm not so much concerned with the scratch but she's wobbly one her feet mostly laying down and taking a few steps at a time, I'd say the hawk dropped her from 5-6 feet, I looked at her legs and feet and I don't see any swelling and her legs don't look to be out of place. I'm hoping it's just the shock of he attack and she can pull through, any ideas on what else I can do? She's a Rouen duck and 10 days old, I really hope I don't lose her!!!

 

[Dustystrail]

Oh my! How is she now?

 

[Flockmama87]

She is doing a little better, she's a little more alert and this morning for breakfast she was more than happy to eat and drink her share, she's still a little wobbly on that leg though. She's standing a little better and a little longer than last night....hopefully she'll just be a little sore for the next few days and go back to being a happy rambunctious little girl....

 

[Dustystrail]

Oh good. I was a little worried something went a little deeper than it first appeared. I think if it did it would be "weepy" by now though and easier to tell.
It sounds like she is a lucky duck!