Advice for injured silkie who narrowly survived hawk attack

[glassdragonfly]

So sorry! Hanging old cds and tin pie pans around their area will help some with air attacks. Hawks don't like the reflections from them. It's not foolproof,but it does help,of course a covered run is best but not everyone can have that. I'm testing wind chimes now to see if they help keep them away.

 

[BarredRockMom]

I'm very sad to report she had to be put down. Thanks for all the suggestions/support.

She was still trying (and failing) to lift her head in the morning, and so I took her to the nearest Avian Hospital to get a professional opinion. The vet said she was showing signs of severe neurological issues from head trauma and the only option was to euthanize her, because she was suffering a lot and there wasn't hope for a recovery.

I'm very sad to have lost my favorite silkie but I'm glad she's not suffering anymore (and that I didn't have to put her down myself, I just couldn't do it.) I'm also at least glad to know we tried everything we could before letting her go. She was a fighter to the end!

I have since moved their coop (It's an Eglu run) over to an area with a lot more tree cover, and as we've never had issue with hawks before this that was hopefully a freak incident that won't be repeated.

Awww, I am sorry to hear that she wasn't able to pull thru. I'm glad you know that you did everything that you could & that at least you know with a great degree of certainty that she wasn't going to improve. Wondering & not really being sure just make a tough situation even harder.

Sorry you lost your friend.