Hawk attack, back of neck

[oldhenlikesdogs]

I would remove the water, and than offer her some every half hour to an hour. Allow her to drink a small amount at a time before removing it again. Feel her crop and maybe give it a gentle massage.

 

[adlynch]

When should I start considering antibiotics. And which one?
She is eating, drinking, poop looks good and she laid a perfectly normal egg yesterday. I am just worried about infection.
Here is an updated photo. It's a bit blurry.

 

[adlynch]

You are doing a good job with the Vetericyn for the wound, and giving NutriDrench along with feeding and watering her. These wounds can heal fine, as long as she doesn't have internal injuries. I would not stitch the wound. It should fill in eventually. You are fortunate that she was not killed. My polish hen was decapitated by 2 hawks last year when one forced her into a chainlink fence, while the other got on the other side and torn her head off. Please keep us up to date on how she is doing.

Thanks so much. So sorry about your polish, that's awful.

 

[Mamabird05]

Your doing a great job. I am a nurse not a vet my suggestion would be to clear the area of feathers as best as possible will avoid causing irritation and keeping it moist with antibiotic ointment. Good luck hope she survives

 

[ChattyChickens4Life]

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[Pippomky75]

Update:
She has not stopped drinking water, and sometimes she throws it back up.
Just a minute ago she took a deep breath and then when she exhaled it made a gargling sound.

be careful she does not aspirate the water she throws up. This happened with my girl when she was egg bound. It does not take a lot of water in their lungs for them to drown. But if she is drinking, eating and voiding those are all very good signs she is on the mend, follow her lead and watch for infection, she'll pull through and have a great story to tell in the ol' nesting boxes.

 

[Jessdesk]

Recently had a dog attack that took off the back of my hen's neck.

I found a wound lotion at the feed store. I put it on and sprinkled baking powder, not soda, over it. I put her in a warm quiet place because she was in shock. The baking powder made a nice scab.

Yours looks much worse, so maybe wait to see how she fairs. I used pecknomore, but I ready horse wound stuff works great also.

 

[Silkiesarefluffydinos]

We had to do sometihung similar to one of our hens who was attacked by our dog. She had a wound from the back of her head to her shoulder, and she fully recoveted. What we did was remove all the feathers out of the wound area, flush the wound, (you can use water for it.) And we had to use staples, but you can also use stitches, although it is harder. After the wound is sealed, put peck no more on the wound and leave her in a large crate in a quiet room so she can remain calm. We simply placed ours back in the coop because it was late, and she did really well

 

[oldhenlikesdogs]

I haven't seen any infections in poultry pertaining to wounds. I'm sure it's possible, but doesn't seem to be the norm.

 

[Eggcessive]

Antibiotics are usually not necessary in most of these wounds. There are not too many choices available over the counter. Do you have any on hand? Feed stores only sell injectable procaine penillin G for wounds. You could obtain some oral ones from a vet if needed. I would use plain neosporin triple antibiotic ointment on her wounds, and clean them with saline or weak betadine if you see pus or any changes in the wound. Bruises may make the surrounding skin green.