Hen attacked by hawk eye injured

[Jessdpm]

My hen was attacked by a hawk and luckily hubby scared it off. Lost some feathers but looks like eye is injured. Going to clean it and put some bactroban on it. Any other advice.

 

[CluckerFamily]

Could you attach a picture?

 

[Jessdpm]

Could you attach a picture?

Just came out and got this. Looks like eye can’t be saved. What can I do?

 

[CluckerFamily]

That does look bad. Poor girl.
Were there any other wounds?
It looks like there is some dried blood by her nostrils.
I would separate her from the others. Can you bring her inside in a dog crate?
Is she eating and drinking?

 

[Isaac 0]

Unfortunately, her eye is in pretty severe condition, she may not be able to regain vision in that eye again. For basic eye treatment, I would try flushing it with some warm saline using a syringe, or eye dropper to lavage out any bacteria or debris, afterwards, use a warm damp towel and gently wipe any gunk, or dried blood. An ophthalmic ointment such as Terramycin can then be applied to the tissue - if you don't have access to have Terramycin, an antibacterial ointment such as Neosporin can be used. If you see no improvement with that treatment, antibiotic therapy would likely be suggested. Many antibiotics can be found online in fish or bird form.

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I would try to keep the hen hydrated and ensure she is eating well. Offering mashed scrambled eggs, or soupy feed and seeing if she'll take to that would be good. If not too stressful, weighing her daily to monitor her weight is a good way of tracking her state of health.

 

[Jessdpm]

Unfortunately, her eye is in pretty severe condition, she may not be able to regain vision in that eye again. For basic eye treatment, I would try flushing it with some warm saline using a syringe, or eye dropper to lavage out any bacteria or debris, afterwards, use a warm damp towel and gently wipe any gunk, or dried blood. An ophthalmic ointment such as Terramycin can then be applied to the tissue - if you don't have access to have Terramycin, an antibacterial ointment such as Neosporin can be used. If you see no improvement with that treatment, antibiotic therapy would likely be suggested. Many antibiotics can be found online in fish or bird form.

https://allbirdproducts.com/products/baytril-10

I would try to keep the hen hydrated and ensure she is eating well. Offering mashed scrambled eggs, or soupy feed and seeing if she'll take to that would be good. If not too stressful, weighing her daily to monitor her weight is a good way of tracking her state of health.

Thank you. I was able to clean it and used bactroban ointment to it. She’s walking around. I put feed in the nest box and checking on her multiple times a day.

 

[Isaac 0]

Thank you. I was able to clean it and used bactroban ointment to it. She’s walking around. I put feed in the nest box and checking on her multiple times a day.

Glad to hear - make sure to keep us updated on how she does.