Dogs bit my 3 chickens' necks, I have no idea what i'm supposed to do.

Decat

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1 Hour gone from home and we come back with all of our chicken's necks torn apart, they're still moving, one of them is struggling to.

We had a vet nearby give us some blue spray named Neo Spray Caf that should prevent the woulds from infecting. We sprayed all of the chickens around their injuries (the vet told us we don't need to clean them), put them in a chicken house with heating and gave them water and crushed up bread, 2 of them are eating but the third is just laying down.

I have absolutely no knowledge with treating wounds and this is my first time ever dealing with anything like this, is there anything else?

I took pictures as best as i could of the injuries: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1sdfl2WjG5vCTKIh1KogK8ly60Ck-wq4Z/view?usp=drive_link
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1uAeAUhqhZjWaNvg7q4uLxNwIbR1nqc3S/view?usp=drive_link
https://drive.google.com/file/d/13LYnQLrm83DuNkmvIbiWHWaQdnEf8Qm0/view?usp=drive_link
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1sW-E1wBBXk8rDR28lmGOb0T1kHu8CZ9g/view?usp=drive_link
 
Treat for shock first with either electrolytes or sugar water ( 1 tsp per cup water.) Dogs can inflict spinal or internal injuries. Keep them warm, and stop any bleeding. Saline, wound sprays such as Vetericyn, or chlorhexidene/Hibiclens are good to clean wounds. Plain Neosporin ointment then can be applied to wounds twice daily to keep them from drying out and prevent infection. Trim any excess feathers from wounds once you get a handle on things. Let them rest while in shock, and keep it quiet and dim. Take any pictures of chickens or wounds to post here.
 
When your hens are ready to eat, I suggest you replace the bread with her regular commercial feed in order to maintain good nutrition. You might add warm water to make it into a mash, chickens often find this very tempting and easy to eat. It will have the advantage of helping to keep them hydrated. Pictures will be very helpful.
 
You have good advice here! My experience with wounds is a combo triple antibiotic with blue kote over it to make sure there is never "red" open wound visible which will make them peck each other's wounds. The stress shock = advise given already, darkish, quiet, safe, warm, electrolytes. And of course dog containment, separation so it doesn't happen again. Unlike predators that want a meal, often dogs "play" with the chicken. The game of chase and try to hide is super stress for the chicken so you might lose one, I'm really sorry. Also, I wouldn't give bread. Give protein or feed, nutri drench, electrolytes, etc. Good Luck!
 
My hound dogs, 80 lbs each, broke through gate, chickens run door blown open by wind, I tried to hang on to them and they would pull me down. 3 compression fractures in my back. The ones with wounds we cleaned off with chlorihexidrine, slathered on neosporin (no pain reliever ingredients) daily x 1 week. Healed up 2 week. Worse case taken to vet (good luck finding one that knows chickens). Stitches to close wound and antibiotics. All are good now.
 
1 Hour gone from home and we come back with all of our chicken's necks torn apart, they're still moving, one of them is struggling to.

We had a vet nearby give us some blue spray named Neo Spray Caf that should prevent the woulds from infecting. We sprayed all of the chickens around their injuries (the vet told us we don't need to clean them), put them in a chicken house with heating and gave them water and crushed up bread, 2 of them are eating but the third is just laying down.

I have absolutely no knowledge with treating wounds and this is my first time ever dealing with anything like this, is there anything else?
Welcome To BYC @Decat
I'm sorry to hear about the attack.
Your photos are not available, can you post them here on BYC?
https://www.backyardchickens.com/threads/how-to-attach-images-under-construction.1399465/

Good advice as always, this is what I would do to treat injured chickens. 👇👇
Treat for shock first with either electrolytes or sugar water ( 1 tsp per cup water.) Dogs can inflict spinal or internal injuries. Keep them warm, and stop any bleeding. Saline, wound sprays such as Vetericyn, or chlorhexidene/Hibiclens are good to clean wounds. Plain Neosporin ointment then can be applied to wounds twice daily to keep them from drying out and prevent infection. Trim any excess feathers from wounds once you get a handle on things. Let them rest while in shock, and keep it quiet and dim. Take any pictures of chickens or wounds to post here.
 

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