48 hours after hawk attack, need advice on chicken health.

[Wyorp Rock]

I'm sorry to hear about your hen.

Can you re-check her leg and under her wing again? By now you may be starting to see some green or purple bruising showing up. I'd also re-check for hidden puncture wounds.

Hawks are fast, fierce and they drive their victim into the ground, there's often internal injuries, so I would take it easy with any pain medication like aspirin for a few days.

Work on hydration, get some sugar water or electrolytes into her. See that she's eating.

Placing her in a sling can be helpful if she will tolerate it. You can still place her/sit with her outside in the sunshine near the flock for visits, it would be good for her.

 

[Fam8Kat]

It's been 48 hours since one of our isa brown hens was attacked by a hawk. She is average size and is about a year old. We managed to chase it off just as it made its first attack on her leg. There seems to be no physical injuries or blood other than a bare patch of skin on the upper thigh under her right wing. I believe she went into shock.
I've kept her isolated in a covered box in a quiet room and have given her water with supplements and scrambled eggs. She drank some of the water and ate a little of the eggs. She's also pooped yesterday and it looked normal albeit a little watery.
Today, I sat with her outside for sunshine and reminded the flock of her existence. I gave her feed softened with water and she readily ate a small amount. She's doing a little better than the day before.
She's relatively alert and her legs do respond to touch and when moved. However, she seems to favor her left leg when placing her upright and also topples forward. When she moves herself, she doesn't seem to have much balance and so rolls over clumsily. What is the issue and is there anything else I can do to help her?

Day 3 update:
Thank y'all for you advice! Lots of good news!
She laid a normal egg, so I believe most of the stress is over. She's eating and drinking more too. She has also been able to slightly stand and stumble on her own though it's still wobbly. Bringing her outside with the others has helped a lot!
Atp I think all we can do is give her time to heal. I'm going to look into building a sling so she can stretch more!

 

[Eggcessive]

So glad that she is doing better.

 

[Wyorp Rock]

Glad to hear she's improving.

 

[RedHillChicken]

Day 3 update:
Thank y'all for you advice! Lots of good news!
She laid a normal egg, so I believe most of the stress is over. She's eating and drinking more too. She has also been able to slightly stand and stumble on her own though it's still wobbly. Bringing her outside with the others has helped a lot!
Atp I think all we can do is give her time to heal. I'm going to look into building a sling so she can stretch more!

Great news. I don't know what your arrangements for keeping them safe, but when we let ours free range I'm there with them. We live on top of a hill, so hawks are always a threat. I've learned that other birds can be helpful with early warnings too. The crows are my buddies!When I hear them starting to squawk, and there are several in a group, I know to look that way (so do my chickens, especially the rooster). They'll usually, if a hawk is present, chase it out of the trees and surround it in the air and chase it off. Buzzards also help to keep hawks away. Remember, hawks are usually loners and don't hunt in packs. And they're quick and fast when in attack mode.
Our coop and run are fortresses. We use 1/2" hardware cloth ALL over the run top and sides. That eliminates most predators like raccoons from getting our flock. We had to learn the hard way that chicken wire and bird netting DON'T work. Good luck with your girl, and I hope she gets back to walking and scratching with the rest of your flock.