Raccoon attacked my chickens, need advice.

[Wyorp Rock]

Is vet care an option?

Most of the time chickens can overcome injuries and wounds without the need of antibiotics, but I think in this case she needs them.
I would recommend that you start her on antibiotics. Amoxicillin would be good to use. Do you have anything on hand? If not, you may need to order the meds. https://fishmoxfishflex.com/collect...-equivalent-aqua-amoxicillin-250-mg-100-count

I understand that you are worried about hurting her, but her wounds need to be cleaned and it's hard to see, but I'd also swab out her beak.
You can use warm salt water and a qtip to swab any material out of her beak. Get the blood out of her nostrils.

Not sure what the leg wound looks like, but do what you can to keep it cleaned and ointment applied.

 

[Brightbird]

Is vet care an option?

Most of the time chickens can overcome injuries and wounds without the need of antibiotics, but I think in this case she needs them.
I would recommend that you start her on antibiotics. Amoxicillin would be good to use. Do you have anything on hand? If not, you may need to order the meds. https://fishmoxfishflex.com/collect...-equivalent-aqua-amoxicillin-250-mg-100-count

I understand that you are worried about hurting her, but her wounds need to be cleaned and it's hard to see, but I'd also swab out her beak.
You can use warm salt water and a qtip to swab any material out of her beak. Get the blood out of her nostrils.

Not sure what the leg wound looks like, but do what you can to keep it cleaned and ointment applied.

Unfortunately vet care is not something we can do. Our vet is from out of town and only comes by one day a week. I looked for avian vets near me on google but I found nothing. How would cleaning her nostrils work? I’d assume you wouldn’t go all that deep into it with the qtip? Also does that also include trying to wipe the mucus out of her beak, and if so how would be the best way to keep her mouth open while doing that?

With the amoxicillin, what would the correct dose and administering method for a chicken be? We’d have to order it as we don’t have any. My dad and I will clean out the wounds and reapply the ointment tomorrow morning.

 

[Wyorp Rock]

Just wipe out all the mucous from her beak.

For the nostrils, wipe away any excess dried blood/debris.

If you can find Chlorhexidine (Hibiclens) at CVS or Walmart, that would be something to get to clean the leg wound. I like Banixx and have used it numerous times, but I think you are going to have to go with a better antiseptic to clean her wounds.

Amoxicillin dose is 57mg per pound of weight given orally twice a day for 7-10 days.

 

[ChicFil- A]

I have just discovered a terrible attack a few minutes ago. A raccoon somehow got into the coop late at night and fought my youngest rooster, Teddy, to the death. Sadly he was killed, but he saved the lives of both of his hens. One seemed perfectly fine and healthy, if not understandably scared and upset. The other, though, was wounded by the raccoon. I’ve brought her inside in a dog cage so I can keep a close eye on her. I’ve tried to take photos of her injuries but I’m not sure how clear they are.
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Apologies if they’re too hard to make out. I couldn’t get a good angle on her leg injury without picking her up again and she was already freaked out and I didn’t want to scare her more. She has wounds on her cheek/ear area and on her thigh. She seems able to stand and move fine, although she’s very lethargic and doesn’t want to walk. I put water out for her but she hasn’t touched it. We put some disinfectant spray on both wounds (I believe it’s called Banixx) but when I sprayed her face injury she seemed to recoil a bit so I’m not sure how much I got onto her. I can’t tell if she’s still bleeding or not, and I don’t think I have any bandages I could use on her.

Is there anything I could do to try to help her more? I am worried about how lethargic she seems, but she’s still making noise and lifts her head when she hears noises like a door opening/closing. Right now I think all I can do is keep an eye on her and hope she gets through the night.

So sorry

 

[Beloved Turkey]

I had a chicken in a raccoon stack also a while back, it killed half the flock and we found her under a smoker in our backyard a few years later and she is one of our top chickens even though she has gone through a lot of stuff unrelated not her attack. I got her trough it the same way you are, mine had a head wound but no leg wound, we use a blue spray that heal and covers the wound at once, the color is so that other chickens don’t pack at the wound. I have also found a rooster with an eye wound on the side of the road and he healed the same way. My chickens are when they were injured, but when I have had other chickens who wouldn’t eat I gave them water with antibiotics through a seringe you are doing such a great job, and I hope she recovers I have hope.

 

[GabbieSue]

Did she make it?

 

[Brightbird]

She has gotten a lot better! About 3 to 4 days ago she started eating and drinking on her own and her injuries are healing nicely. And whatever was making her have trouble breathing seemed to go away on its own, by the time I got the amoxicillin in the mail she was fine. While we were working to get her to that point, though, that damn raccoon came back and killed off all but one Rhode Island Red hen who is thankfully uninjured. The door of the coop, which was made of mostly wire, was torn open and it looks like a corner of the wooden frame was broken. We lost 2 hens and our last rooster.

Since it’s not safe for the RIR to be in the coop anymore we’ve decided to have both the hens outside to get some nice sunlight and to see each other, in separate pens until the orpington heals completely of course, and then lock them in our shed in separate cages at night until the coop is fixed again. The shed locks with a key so there’s no way a raccoon can get into it. We’ve been trying to catch that raccoon for about a week with no luck.

 

[Maddcatter]

The door of the coop, which was made of mostly wire, was torn open and it looks like a corner of the wooden frame was broken. We lost 2 hens and our last rooster.

Maybe I am misunderstanding how strong raccoons are, but are you sure it is a raccoon?

I was not aware they can break wood?

I'm glad your hen is doing better!

I'm sorry about your losses! That's absolutely terrible!

 

[Wyorp Rock]

She has gotten a lot better! About 3 to 4 days ago she started eating and drinking on her own and her injuries are healing nicely. And whatever was making her have trouble breathing seemed to go away on its own, by the time I got the amoxicillin in the mail she was fine. While we were working to get her to that point, though, that damn raccoon came back and killed off all but one Rhode Island Red hen who is thankfully uninjured. The door of the coop, which was made of mostly wire, was torn open and it looks like a corner of the wooden frame was broken. We lost 2 hens and our last rooster.

Since it’s not safe for the RIR to be in the coop anymore we’ve decided to have both the hens outside to get some nice sunlight and to see each other, in separate pens until the orpington heals completely of course, and then lock them in our shed in separate cages at night until the coop is fixed again. The shed locks with a key so there’s no way a raccoon can get into it. We’ve been trying to catch that raccoon for about a week with no luck.

I'm glad to hear she's doing better, but that the Racoon came back and you experienced more loss.

Trapping and dispatching the Raccoon would be a good idea. Even if you make repairs, it will continue to come back and worry the remaining birds. Dogproof small foothold trap is what I've found works best for trapping them, if I set one I catch one. This is not a catch and release trap. Make sure it is wired securely to a post or tree, don't just use the spike it comes with - Raccoons are strong, have very sharp claws and teeth, you do not want to go out and have one trapped and the securing is a bit dicey, it will charge you. If you've never used one of these, watch some videos from the manufacturer how to set and secure them.

Of course, follow your local and state laws about trapping/catching nuisance animals.

 

[DLA]

She has gotten a lot better! About 3 to 4 days ago she started eating and drinking on her own and her injuries are healing nicely. And whatever was making her have trouble breathing seemed to go away on its own, by the time I got the amoxicillin in the mail she was fine. While we were working to get her to that point, though, that damn raccoon came back and killed off all but one Rhode Island Red hen who is thankfully uninjured. The door of the coop, which was made of mostly wire, was torn open and it looks like a corner of the wooden frame was broken. We lost 2 hens and our last rooster.

Since it’s not safe for the RIR to be in the coop anymore we’ve decided to have both the hens outside to get some nice sunlight and to see each other, in separate pens until the orpington heals completely of course, and then lock them in our shed in separate cages at night until the coop is fixed again. The shed locks with a key so there’s no way a raccoon can get into it. We’ve been trying to catch that raccoon for about a week with no luck.

Can you post a picture of the coop and door where the raccoon broke in? Maybe we all can make some suggestions on how it could be made more secure before you put the chickens back in there. A large metal mesh animal trap with peanut butter as bait should catch that raccoon. Worked on the one I had prowling around. I'm so sorry for your losses and the stress this must be causing you.