Hawk attack survivor- photos-need advice

[chuckun]

Hello, dear Chicken Community,

My beautiful 6 year old BO was attacked by a hawk last Sunday. Middle of the day and I heard nothing. Somehow she fought it off; I found her looking spooked under a bush with a big handful of her feathers lying around. I am so glad she's OK!!! I saw the patch on her thigh where the hawk had grabbed her feathers, but there was no blood, no limp, and she was walking fine. There was a drop of blood on her beak, which my son thought might've been the hawk's, but I don't know. You can see it dried there in one of the photos.

After that I kept my birds in their run and coop until today when I finally let them free range again. That's when I picked her up and saw a bright green bruise and a gash from the hawk's talon. She is eating well and getting around fine, no limp, though I noticed she did not jump up the way she does to enter the coop. I'm wondering if the wound looks OK or if I should do anything for it. By human standards it looks like it is healing nicely. Any thoughts on whether I should put any ointment on her? Does the bruise look like it's healing? All the photos are from today, a week after the attack.

Thanks so much for your thoughts!

 

[Wyorp Rock]

To me, it looks like it's healing fine on it's own. The bruising can take time to go away.
If you want, you can put a little triple antibiotic ointment on the wound to help keep it moisturized, she may pick at it if you do, I don't know.

 

[Myrshine]

It actually looks good! You’ve done great. Just keep doing what you’ve been doing. You can also apply Neosporin (without pain relief) to keep bad bacteria at bay.

 

[chuckun]

Thank you, Nendei and Wyorp Rock. I am so relieved - we love her so much!

Any thought on the blood on her beak? Did she get nicked? Or could she have drawn blood inn the scuffle?

 

[Myrshine]

Thank you, Nendei and Wyorp Rock. I am so relieved - we love her so much!

Any thought on the blood on her beak? Did she get nicked? Or could she have drawn blood inn the scuffle?

Looks like it

 

[Wyorp Rock]

Thank you, Nendei and Wyorp Rock. I am so relieved - we love her so much!

Any thought on the blood on her beak? Did she get nicked? Or could she have drawn blood inn the scuffle?

Likely got nicked. I think it will be fine.

 

[MrsKroo]

I’m so sorry! I can’t imagine how scary this can be.
Is your house in a community with houses next to you? I saw a hawk yesterday watching the chickens from a tree in our backyard but I was out there with them! I wonder if it would attack with me being outside?

 

[Wyorp Rock]

I’m so sorry! I can’t imagine how scary this can be.
Is your house in a community with houses next to you? I saw a hawk yesterday watching the chickens from a tree in our backyard but I was out there with them! I wonder if it would attack with me being outside?

It's possible it could attack with you outside - lots of different factors.