Hawk Just Attacked my Chicken while I was Watching Through the Window!

[Yankeechick]

A small hawk just attacked my feather foot white chicken while my mother and I were admiring the chickens through the window. My husband ran outside and through a brick at it and I thought the chicken was dead, but my daughter picked her up and she has a gash on the side of her neck, but it is not bleeding. she opened her eyes and b-gocked a bit, so maybe she'll be okay.
Anyone have any advice in regards to what I should do now? what should I put on it, etc?

 

[SpottedCrow]

As long as she's not bleeding she should be okay...But I'd probably make sure that she's warm and not being stressed.

 

[seminolewind]

I've noticed how brazen the hawks have gotten here. I have mature chickens in a coop/run with wire and shade screen over the top, and chicks in an enclosed tractor. I think the hawks see the chickens and hear the peeps, and they have been circling low. All I can think is "haha,made you look!"

 

[peeps7]

I would just keep her warm and maybe give her a little oatmeal.

 

[fallenweeble]

how is your little hen doing this evening?
i hope she is okay!

 

[WoodlandWoman]

If it's not too deep, I would just put a little neosporin or other topical antibiotic on it. I hope she is feeling better.

I'm glad you saw what happened and could come to her rescue, before anything worse happened. I interrupted a hawk attack last fall on one of my girls, too. We were also very lucky that she wasn't killed before I got there.

 

[jjthink]

Shock may be the worst thing she's dealing with - warmth, TLC - till she's back to her old self. Hope she will be alright. So nerve wracking, these bold hawk attacks.
JJ

 

[meloncholy88]

I hate these Hawks! I have lost several birds to them and I finally enclosed a whole acre for them to roam in. They are so bold. They don't have any natural predators, so they just keep multiplying.
Argh!

 

[joanm]

Hawks are the only problem I have also. One tried to get one of my girls while I was out in the yard with them! I've never seen chickens run like that!

 

[s6bee]

I live in the suburbs and just noticed a small hawk here in my trees from time to time. They also watch my bird feeders for the wild birds I attract, but they have noticed my hens. They are in a covered run, but I've hear where they will attempt to break through it to get to the chickens. Hopefully, they hens would run into the coop where I think the hawk wouldn't fit! Anyone have trouble with a hawk breaking into the run?

Stephanie