PLEASE HELP! Chicken ATTACKED, won't respond

[centrarchid]

Bird being removed is not consistent with a hawk. Now we are talking a canid, most likely a fox. They disable several then come back around and pick them up one by one.

 

[Wyorp Rock]

My other chicken, Cashew, was also attacked this morning. I can't find her anywhere, and all that's left is a pile of feathers.
I only have one bird left, and I locked her up in the coop to keep her safe. I'm at loss on what to do right now. For now I'll keep Chestnut in the coop (which thankfully is very spacious) and Pepe is still alive, but not changing. Can I keep a lone chicken? I think I might have to give her away,

Is Pepe the injured chicken?

Have you been able to get her to drink water?
Can you post additional photos of her the way she is now and of the wound.

You mentioned earlier (I believe) that you have a new hen that was not feeling well, what about her, is she better?

 

[Picklesquidly]

Pepe is the injured one, and Cashew was the one killed this morning. I'll send pictures of Pepe in a second. She makes a nibbling motion with her mouth when I try to feed and water her, but idk how much of it she actually takes in

 

[Picklesquidly]

She looks a lot worse today. Pepe opened her eyes momentarily (one of her eyes, on the side with her injury, looks white and maybe she lost an eye) while I was taking her out of the cage to clean it, and she flapped her wings around a little. But I think she's in pain; she was writhing around when I picked her up, and now even when I'm leaving her alone, she's constantly twitching her head and feet. Her neck is twisted pretty much upside down.
It's so hard to watch, I think she's suffering and I don't think she will recover...

 

[Wyorp Rock]

Poor girl.

Can her head be manipulated back into an upright position?
Do you have a vet that you can take her to?

I have never seen this before with an injury.
I am assuming the puncture wound may have caused nerve damage.

 

[buggal]

If you think she is in pain you can use baby asprin to help the pain. I had a silkie chick that was attacked by my dog. She had a puncture on a wing and hurt one of her legs. This was a few weeks ago now. I put triple antibiotic ointment on it (not the kind with pain killer(it's bad for chickens)). Her wing has improved and after 2 weeks away from her hatch mates she is now back to normal. I really don't know a lot about first aid for chickens but this is what I have learned in the 3 months that I have had chickens. I would give her time. Time will be the big deciding factor, but if you ever feel that she has had enough, it is time to make the hard decision. Good luck, my thoughts are with you.

 

[Picklesquidly]

I don't know of any vets yet; I'm going to do some research for any that could be in my area. I tried moving her neck, but she would just twist it back into this strange position.

I'll try to buy some baby aspirin and antibiotic tomorrow.

 

[Picklesquidly]

Is a broken neck a possibility, or actual brain damage, or do you think its nerve damage only?

 

[Christabean]

It doesn't look good, but if you can't get her to a vet, I personally would try to minimize her pain either with meds or by keeping her warm and secure, and wait it out. Do chickens benefit from heat lamps? I'm new to chickens but very experienced with finches and used to have better luck keeping sick birds warm. To give you hope, I did once have a finch that had some kind of brain injury after flying into an aviary wall in a panic, and he had a head tilt and balance issues (swaying to the side) for a couple weeks, if I recall. He eventually made a full recovery.

 

[Wyorp Rock]

Is a broken neck a possibility, or actual brain damage, or do you think its nerve damage only?

There is no way to tell without her being evaluated.
Have you been able to give her any liquids?

@centrarchid mentioned tube/syringe feeding her, you really need to try to keep her hydrated. If you have some Poultry Nutri-Drench that would be good. If not, you can never go wrong with plain water.
Since her head is turning completely upside down, you would want to go slow of course. The link below shows where to put the syringe or tube to get fluids into her.

I'll post a video I found showing how to hold a bird, this one has wry neck, which is a vitamin deficiency, but it's basically the same concept. With you and your Mom taking care of her hopefully the two of you can help her a bit.

Tube Feeding:
https://www.backyardchickens.com/t/805728/go-team-tube-feeding POST 15&17 shows where to put tube or syringe.