Silkie survived hawk attack, any treatment/re-integration tips?

[akitafriendakita]

Two silkies were attacked today, second one only lost a few feathers and was fine but this one.. all I found was this massive pile of feathers and one bloody feather and she was missing for most of the day. Spent hours searching everywhere, under every nook and cranny - figured the hawk carried her off and came back for another or something. Well good news is the first missing silkie came back about an hour ago standing outside their enclosure and she's okay.

She has a 1/2" gash (only the first skin layer is cut) on the top of her wing, a small amount of blood where flight feathers were pulled, otherwise just bald spots. Her wing is still bleeding a little (it has Neosporin on it.) Anything else I should do with the wing? Should I wrap it? It's not bleeding much or at all really, just looks like an open wound. Note: the shiny stuff was when I first applied Neosporin.

She is eating fine and I do not see any signs of internal injury or broken bones, so just checking if I'm missing any tips on this wing injury. Would you wrap it temporarily or would blocking airflow be bad? Also, when can I put her back with the flock? Should I coat the injury in something to make it look less red once she has rested for a day or two?

 

[BigBlueHen53]

Leave it open. Wash it either with Hibiclens or sterile saline solution which you can make yourself and put in a clean spray bottle so you can saturate the wound without scrubbing. Be sure the Neosporin is Original Formula and does not contain pain reliever, which is toxic to chickens. As for putting her in with the other chickens I would ask @Eggcessive about that.

 

[Eggcessive]

Good advice on wound care. I would let her have supervised visits but make sure the others do not peck at the wound. You could cover her with a baby T shirt or a homemade shirt to cover the area while she has visitors.