Please help chicken attacked by hawk (?).

[Tlco]

Came home to find our chickens scatter everywhere. This one was on the ground hurt. We picked up and brought her inside. Looked like what went after her she fought off. She is in a warm office with blanket over cage. No signs of breathing problems, alert. Wound are surface wound at lest what we have seen. We have not attempted clean yet as not sure how to proceed.

1 how do i clean the wounded area can i use hydrogen peroxide
2 how so i get her to drink water
3 can i use antibiotic ointment on the area
4 any other advice

Mom wants to avoid vet is possible.

 

[Wezdin]

Don't use peroxide, i would use vectrycin. @staceyj is an expert at this sort of thing, mabye she can help

 

[crazy4ChickensNducks]

use a type of poultry wound spray on it, it can be found at your local feed store

 

[DobieLover]

I would start by cleaning her wounds. I would wash with warm soapy water and rinse. Then flush with dilute betadine or chlorhexidine solution. No peroxide.
Pluck or clip the feathers away from the injured area. Spray wounded area with Vetericyn if you have it or coat with triple antibiotic ointment if not.
Check the rest of her over carefully.
Keep her warm and in a quiet place to recover.
Give her a few drops of poultry Nutri-balancer if you have that.
If you offer her food, is she interested? If not, offer her some cooked egg.
Keep fresh water with her.

 

[Tlco]

I would start by cleaning her wounds. I would wash with warm soapy water and rinse. Then flush with dilute betadine or chlorhexidine solution. No peroxide.
Pluck or clip the feathers away from the injured area. Spray wounded area with Vetericyn if you have it or coat with triple antibiotic ointment if not.
Check the rest of her over carefully.
Keep her warm and in a quiet place to recover.
Give her a few drops of poultry Nutri-balancer if you have that.
If you offer her food, is she interested? If not, offer her some cooked egg.
Keep fresh water with her.

How do i give nutri balancer? Also should i clean now or let her rest a little while?

 

[Shadrach]

Came home to find our chickens scatter everywhere. This one was on the ground hurt. We picked up and brought her inside. Looked like what went after her she fought off. She is in a warm office with blanket over cage. No signs of breathing problems, alert. Wound are surface wound at lest what we have seen. We have not attempted clean yet as not sure how to proceed.

1 how do i clean the wounded area can i use hydrogen peroxide
2 how so i get her to drink water
3 can i use antibiotic ointment on the area
4 any other advice

Mom wants to avoid vet is possible.

As @BarnhartChickens98 mentions, don't clean with Hydrogen peroxide.
Use Chlorhexidine if you can find some.
There are various wound cleaning products used by vets. If you can't find any of these then a mouthwash for humans containing Chlorhexidine will do. The Chlorhexadine needs to stay in contact with the wound for at least 30 seconds and it will sting a bit.

If she won't eat and drink by herself you will need to first try with a syringe; drop by drop in the left side of her beak as she faces you, or, tube feed her.
Here is a good article on how to do this.
https://www.backyardchickens.com/ar...dications-to-all-poultry-and-waterfowl.73335/
You need to examine her carefully for punctures in the flesh. They may not be in the area where the hawk has torn the skin off, so check both sides thinking where a hawk might put its feet when tearing her feathers out.
Ideally there is a painkilling product called Metacam. If you can get this its ideal.
Otherwise junior aspirin will do at a push. Break the pill in half and give half in the morning with food.
Once the wound is properly cleaned, yes you can and should use anti biotic ointment.
Do not try to bandage the wound.
She needs to be kept warm and dry. Most importantly she needs to be hydrated.
If she is reluctant to eat then try tuna mashed, cooked egg mashed, yogurt with a bit of honey mixed in.
A vitamin supplement as suggested by @DobieLover is good advice. A liquid human version is fine. If it comes in one a day dosage bottles as many do give one third of the bottle each day.

 

[Tlco]

We have cleaned the areas with mild dawn soapy water and applied triple antibiotic ointment on the open areas. She has 1 large puncture wound on her right side and large open areas where the feathers got pulled. On my way to school tonight i will go buy Tractor Supply and look for the wound spray, vitamins. She is resting now put water in the cage. Will try the eggs and other suggestions later tonight.

 

[Shadrach]

We have cleaned the areas with mild dawn soapy water and applied triple antibiotic ointment on the open areas. She has 1 large puncture wound on her right side and large open areas where the feathers got pulled. On my way to school tonight i will go buy Tractor Supply and look for the wound spray, vitamins. She is resting now put water in the cage. Will try the eggs and other suggestions later tonight.

Well done. The wound will need cleaning daily. Good luck.
Give this to your hen

 

[Eggcessive]

At TSC, they will sell Vetericyn, Theracyn or other Wound sprays. You can also instead find chlorhexidene at most pharmacies or WalMarts, sometimes called Hibiclens, and mix it with water to make 2 % strength and spray it on the wound twice a day. Otherwise you can use the Vetericyn and antibiotic ointment twice a day. Pay more attention to the deep wound, and look for puncture wounds and try to keep those open for a day or two to help prevent an abscess. Hawks can hit them hard, and hopefully she hasn’t suffered any internal injuries.

 

[Tlco]

At TSC, they will sell Vetericyn, Theracyn or other Wound sprays. You can also instead find chlorhexidene at most pharmacies or WalMarts, sometimes called Hibiclens, and mix it with water to make 2 % strength and spray it on the wound twice a day. Otherwise you can use the Vetericyn and antibiotic ointment twice a day. Pay more attention to the deep wound, and look for puncture wounds and try to keep those open for a day or two to help prevent an abscess. Hawks can hit them hard, and hopefully she hasn’t suffered any internal injuries.

We have Hibiclens will mix it up and sray tonight when i get home and do more ointment. She is resting, i have put water in the cage. Fingers crossed she makes it. Wionder if her feather grow back?