Hawk attacked my new babies!

[Jessica Thompson]

mix 2 325mg asprin into a gallon of water and 2 tbsp of molasses to replenish iron lost in the blood due to the attack. keep repacking the wounds as much as possible with neosporin and keep it slathered. a wet wound will heal faster then a dry one and scabs are uncomfortable especially on theyre supple skin

she may be in pain, this is where i would start

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Omg it’s mr. universe

 

[Ninjasquirrel]

We have turned a corner! She ate 3 bites of mash on her own! Still havent seen her drink other than what we have been giving her. She seems to have a depth perception issue. She will peck like shes going for the food but be far from it or off to the right. Could this be because of the neck injury?

 

[Ninjasquirrel]

This morning she pecked at the mash a few times and even the dry food. I mixed up some strawberry mash with gatorade and water and got her to eat a little pulp and the juice. She couldnt get enough of the juice! Her neck wound looks a little better but its hard to tell due to the bluekote. Ill keep updating on her condition. I appreciate all your advice and prayers!

 

[ker0412]

Sounds great. Surpising, chickens recover pretty well after such incidents. Seems like disease is more likely to take them out than injury.

 

[Mr.Universe]

yes. it is I

 

[Lazy Farmer]

Get some bottle rockets and fire them at the hawks when they come around. That’s what we do.

That is a felony. If you are caught, Uncle Sam will lock you up. I certainly would not publish advice to commit a federal crime.

 

[Lazy Farmer]

Time to breakout the shotgun. Many states allow you to kill hawks or trap them if they'r killing your stock.

It is a federal crime in ALL STATES. You are misinforming people. All birds of prey are protected and laws are strictly enforced. It will be hard to feed and protect your flock while you are in prison.

 

[Lazy Farmer]

In the US, if you harm a bird of prey, you can face fines of $100,000 and 1 year in jail. That has been the law for 100 years.

We have hawks around us, and they come and go , raising young ones. Some months they are pesty, while other months they express little interest in out our chickens.

 

[Ninjasquirrel]

Update! She is eating the regular feed all on her own! We wont be returning her to the coop until shes all healed to prevent head pecking but we have jumped a hurdle. And dont worry i wouldnt harm a chicken let alone a hawk. Theyre beautiful birds and theyll move along soon enough

 

[Eggcessive]

I would let her be with her chick friends for some short supervised visits, just to keep them all familiar with each other. She might eat better as well, watching them eat. It would be hard to place her back in after too long of a period away. They have been establishing their pecking order the last couple of weeks. I hope that she continues to eat and drink for you.