soggy chased chicken

[chickabiddies]

Yesterday one of my chickens was chased out of our yard by, well, not really sure what ... I think a cat. I thought the chicken was never going to be found again but then this morning I got a call from a neighbor that had found my bird in her yard. We live in the country, and I am not the only neighbor with chickens, so luckily the bird was well cared for.
the bird had gone in the neighbor's pond so it has a lot of these little green pond things throughout it's feathers, and I did find a spot where a clump of feathers had been plucked by the predator.
I brought the bird home and gave it some water, which it drank happily. It's still a little stunned so it keeps closing it's eyes and then opening them to drink.

My question:
do I need to clean the area where the feathers were pulled out? It looks like it scabbed over already.
Also, do I just let the bird dust bathe itself, or do I need to somehow bathe it?

I didn't want to get it wet again because I was nervous about it's body temperature dropping (possibly for the second time) and it looks like the little green things will fall off once dry anyway. Thankfully it was very hot and humid yesterday so I'm sure it wasn't too cold.

I did put it back into the coop and it was welcomed by all the other birds ... since it was drinking I figured it would probably be alright.

Any advice? Should I do something different or am I on the right path?

I'm glad the bird is alive and would like to keep it that way!
Thanks!!

 

[Buff Hooligans]

I would wash the wound gently then apply something like Neosporin on it. Then let nature takes its healing course.

 

[chickabiddies]

What happens when the bird dust bathes? I feel like the neosporin is going to attract more dirt because it isn't covered ... but maybe that's okay?

 

[keljonma]

If the wound is obvious to you it will be obvious to the rest of the flock. That is why it is bettr to isolate all wounded and ill birds. Also so you can keep an eye on her for infection. Until the wound is better, I wouldn't let her dust bathe, as she should be in infirmary.

 

[chickabiddies]

I agree. Luckily the wound isn't in plain sight. I found it when I was going through her feathers trying to get the little green pond things off.
I just read on another thread that some people bathe their chickens in a water and vinegar bath. Although I'm a little nervous to bathe her in my sink, I do think it would disinfect the other areas that I might not see. She was probably more harmed by running through the brush to get away than from the predator ....
I just went down to check on her and it's hard to tell by just looking in the coop which bird it is. I had to go in and search her out. I think she'll be okay, but I am watching her to see how she does tonight and through the day tomorrow.