Broody got attacked by HAWK---Help!

[Chicken Frenzie]

Just about 10 minutes ago my broody was in the woods with her 6 chicks, just scratching around close to the edgeof the woods when a huge brown,black, and white hawk attacked her. I thought it was just my rooster learning how to crow, but after I ran into the woods and threw rocks at it, it flew out of the woods. I think what happened the hawk was going after the chicks, and Daisy attacked it, and then they had a fight.

She has two holes in her skin, thankfully not very deep. Right on her shoulderblades. She is pretty shocked, so I returned her back to the chicks and her other broody who was raising the chicks together.

Anything we can put on the cuts? She seems very shocked. If you need any more info, please ask!

 

[skips]

I had almost the same thing happen to several of my girls over the years. Each time I treated them the same way, and it seems to work pretty well!

What I did is I treated their wound(s) with hydrogen peroxide, then put petroleum jelly (Vaseline) on it. Do this twice a day until it starts to scab over. In the meantime, give her lots of love! Hope this helps

 

[Chicken Frenzie]

I had almost the same thing happen to several of my girls over the years. Each time I treated them the same way, and it seems to work pretty well!

What I did is I treated their wound(s) with hydrogen peroxide, then put petroleum jelly (Vaseline) on it. Do this twice a day until it starts to scab over. In the meantime, give her lots of love! Hope this helps

Thank you so much! Your reply means the world to me, hopefully this will help her!

 

[bluegiantsc]

My roo got attacked by a raccoon last year, and I cleaned it out with peroxide and put neosporin on the wound. I did it twice a day. But I could see how vaseline would work too.
I also put pedilite in their water for him to help, and gave him some special treats.
Good luck.

 

[Chicken Frenzie]

My roo got attacked by a raccoon last year, and I cleaned it out with peroxide and put neosporin on the wound. I did it twice a day. But I could see how vaseline would work too.
I also put pedilite in their water for him to help, and gave him some special treats.
Good luck.

What were the special treats?

And is it alright for her chicks/other chickens to drink the water with the pedilite? I am not going to seperate her, since she has 6 chicks, but she does always sleep in a caged in area under our house, so it is away from the other chickens.

 

[bluegiantsc]

The special treats were scrambled eggs and yogurt. And I also gave him fresh fruit and veggies, I gave them to my hen too so she didn't feel left out.
I'm not sure about the pedilite with the chicks, but I don't see why it would hurt. Its just extra electrolytes and good stuff. Maybe someone else will have a better answer to that.
I didn't separate my chickens when he got attacked, the hen didn't mess with him. But sometimes the others will peck the wound and irritate it further. I would just keep an eye on it, hopefully they leave it alone. Hopefully that helps. It was my only experience with an attack, so I'm no expert but that's what I did and my chicken pulled through with flying colors.

Also with the wound cleaning, what I did was get a big syringe and fill it with peroxide and I squirted the wound with the syringe. For me it helped control the amount I put on and how gentle the flow was. Then I rinsed the syringe out and rinsed the wound with water, after the peroxide had been on the wound enough time to bubble up really well. Then when I put the neosporin on, I used gloves because I didn't want to transfer my people germs to the chicken. I put as much neosporin on as I could and coated the wound with a nice thick layer. I did it twice a day for about a week then went down to one time a day for another week. You of course do any method of wound cleaning you like, but thats just what I thought was easier.

 

[Chicken Frenzie]

Alright. Her wings/ other feathers cover the wounds so I don't think the chickens could peck. Her little bantam babies keep climbing onto her back... Bad little chicks! When I said goodnight, she looked really tired and drained. I put a bunch of extra food and water do they don't venture outside by the main coop and attract the hawk again. Thanks everyone!

 

[centrarchid]

Best to pen her and chicks up. She may not have sense to avoid area where she encountered hawk. Injuries look a little more severe than you indicate. Watch for infection closely and keep her in low light location to reduce stress. She is going to get sore from those wounds. She will now also be likely to attract scent oriented predators.

 

[Ellochicken]

I suggest the same as everyone else, vasoline, peroxide, and lots of cuddling! But be sure to put a barrier between the wound and your self so no germs transfer into you or her. I was holding some of my hens today out in the rain and they snuggled into my raincoat and fell asleep, so keep her warm, well medicated, and try to hold her a lot, and for some reason, they like the steady sound of a heartbeat. But be warned! She might flap at first, but just snuggle her up and kinda hug her a bit and she'll calm down.

I hope your hen recovers soon!

-Ellochicken

 

[Chicken Frenzie]

Alright, thanks! Yeah, I'll wear gloves. Or my mom will. Daisy's my little girl she always runs to me when I come to the backyard!