Shocked hen? doesn’t move

[Naisha]

Hello! So, today we had a tragedy, an eagle killed one of my girls (but that’s a topic for the predators section), and I found one of my hens lying on the ground without moving, I thought she was dead too, but she wasn’t. I checked if she was injured, but she doesn’t bleed or anything. Then I saw she opened her eyes a bit and then closed them again. I tried to move her and see if she could stand, she can stay standing but she stands still with her eyes closed. My poor little thing. Is she in shock? I read about it (not sure if it was a post from here or another site), and I followed the instructions of keeping her separated from the others in a quiet and safe place. I prepared a box for her with a towel (but she can go out if she wants). Will she survive? I took a picture and a video so I could show you and you could see her. She’s very small and lets me pet her without problem (when she was ok too, I mean).
Thanks in advance for your answers.
[edit: the hen died. I’m deleting the video but keeping the picture so anyone else with the same problem can see it]

 

[Mrs J]

Hi Anna
For shock normally I would put mine in a quiet dark room, making sure she is warm and comfortable. If you can, try to add some nutri drench or a bit of sugar to her water. Can you provide any more information, is she eating? drinking? any changes in her poop? If you supply as much information as you can it will be easier for ppl to advise you. Hopefully @Eggcessive @Wyorp Rock @azygous can help, best wishes.

 

[BlindLemonChicken]

I'm not an expert but she looks injured to me. I had a similar incident with a raccoon that attacked a hen and she played dead. I went to pick her up and she went crazy. She was perfectly fine, no shock but she had been blind previously so this made her a little more wary of things. Not saying it's not possible she's in shock but based on that video it looks like more than that to me.

 

[azygous]

Warm sugar water with electrolytes treats shock.

However, your hen appears to be injured, likely internally. Have you inspected her body from head to tail for any puncture wounds? Look especially on her back and neck.

She may be bleeding internally, and this doesn't bode well for her surviving.

 

[Naisha]

Hi Anna
For shock normally I would put mine in a quiet dark room, making sure she is warm and comfortable. If you can, try to add some nutri drench or a bit of sugar to her water. Can you provide any more information, is she eating? drinking? any changes in her poop? If you supply as much information as you can it will be easier for ppl to advise you. Hopefully @Eggcessive @Wyorp Rock @azygous can help, best wishes.

She didn’t eat anything after the attack, I saw her poop and it’s normal. But now it’s already night time here so I guess it’s normal that she doesn’t move, same as the others. Tomorrow I’ll see how she’s doing. @BlindLemonChicken I hope she’s not injured, I moved her slowly to see if she was hurt and she didn’t go crazy, but tomorrow morning I’ll know better. >.<
I’ll keep you updated, thank you guys.

 

[Naisha]

Warm sugar water with electrolytes treats shock.

However, your hen appears to be injured, likely internally. Have you inspected her body from head to tail for any puncture wounds? Look especially on her back and neck.

She may be bleeding internally, and this doesn't bode well for her surviving.

Ah shit.. I have no idea how to check that, I’ll try to take a closer look. Damn it’s very sad..

 

[azygous]

You just look. Part the feathers on her neck and back inch by inch and look at the skin. It will be obvious is she was injured by the talons. Is her breathing labored? Often, in an attack of this sort, the lungs get injured as they're located on the back between her shoulders.

I would examine her now and not wait. If you aren't treating her immediately for shock, she may not be alive by morning.

 

[Eggcessive]

Poor little hen. I agree, it appears as if she was injured. She may have been hit hard, and there could be cuts on her under her feathers. I would bring her in the house for the night, and check her over closely, and keep her warm in a quiet room. Offer her fluids up to her beak.

 

[BlindLemonChicken]

I agree that you should check sooner than later. I had another hen who was injured and even though I realized it quickly and she was acting well except sitting down often she was dead within 24 hours. My intervention was probably incorrect but if you can treat her properly in time it will be better.

 

[Mrs J]

I agree that you should check sooner than later. I had another hen who was injured and even though I realized it quickly and she was acting well except sitting down often she was dead within 24 hours. My intervention was probably incorrect but if you can treat her properly in time it will be better.

Bless you every day is a learning curve. We unfortunately have to learn by our mistakes. Luckily we have so many knowledgeable ppl here who can guide and help us.