Near miss by juvenile hawk, pullet in possible shock?

[jeepgrrl]

Hi all,
My 14-week old Ancona pullet, Nanny, was out free ranging and apparently became separated from her flockmates - four sisters of same age and three older hens. She just barely escaped a ground attack by a juvenile hawk. My husband happened to be looking out the kitchen window and saw the attack. The hawk had Nanny in its talons and pinned up against the fence. My hubby was able to chase off the hawk and pick up Nanny. Upon inspection, she seemed to be uninjured except for some feather loss. Hubby put her back inside the hen yard, where she bolted straight for the hen house, of course. When I went to check on her, Nanny was in the corner of the coop, on the floor and surrounded by 3 of her pullet sisters. I'm assuming she is in some sort of shock. What should I look for, and should I try to give her Nutri-Drench and/or some cooked egg/wet feed, or just see how she does on her own and only intervene if Nanny appears to be in distress? Thank you in advance for any input you have to offer!

 

[sourland]

Right now she is still terrified and perhaps even in shock. As long as she does not appear to be in distress, and is not being picked on I would simply keep on observing her. If the situation deteriorates then I would move her to a quiet, warm, darkened place. The thing that concerns me with hawk attacks is the possibility of injury from the impact of the strike. Good luck with her.

 

[Pork Pie]

Very wise words from Sourland

 

[chuckachucka]

You should try to comfort her as much as possible. If she is used to being handled then she might find it comforting to be held and kept warm inside for a while, far away from where the attack happened. If she isn't a cuddly sort she might be most calm just left in the coop where things are familiar, but it wouldn't hurt to offer her favourite treats as a distraction.

I'm so glad she survived