Sophie has a wound

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Im new to this forum but have been reading this for a while and everyone's input has been super helpful. one of my chickens was attacked last night doesnt look like there are any punctures, however shes missing a lot of her tail and feathers on her back. She roams during the day so I am having some trouble catching her to clean her up. How can I do this? Can I wait until sunset when she goes back to her coop? She runs faster now that she knows I want to clean her up.
She is still walking around normally.
 
Welcome to BYC. Can you coax her into the coop or run with some scratch or corn, or her favorite treat? Getting her into a small space and having 2 people may help. Nighttime is always an easier time to examine and treat a sick bird, or to give wormers or medicines. Having a cheadp headlamp/flashlight is good too, one with an optional red light to "sneak up on them" without alarming them. If her skin isn't draining with open wounds, BluKote spray or Nustock Cream will medicate and hide her red skin to help her not to be pecked. You could also bring her in, and cage her to make treatment easier.
 
Thank you!

I was eventually able to get her inside. She just so happens to be one of the feistiest ones of the bunch. I cleaned her with warm water and some peroxide, and she's going to stay inside at least for another couple of days to be sure.
To my surprise there's an egg! I figured she would have been a little bit traumatized to lay.... anyway my next question would be...
We don't know what exactly got her,,, could be a raccoon or an owl, but if either of them had some sort of disease or infection or something would that affect the egg in any way?
I am also looking at the wound for infections besides pussing and greenish, (regular infections sign) is there anything else I should look for?
 
Other infection signs would be redness and swelling. I think your eggs would be fine to eat. Do you lock your chickens into the coop at night and use 1/2 hardware cloth over windows and the run? That is a good way to avoid predator attack, but raccoons, foxes, dogs, hawks,and coyotes can attack during the day. Opossums, raccoons, weasels, dogs, and foxes attack at night in my area. You can use a raccoon trap outside your coop bated with tuna or snickers, but tie the can down, to catch raccoons and smaller animals. We caught 10 raccoons and 3 opossums last year next to our rooster pens. A still action night vision camera is good to see what is lurking around at night also.
 
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It looks like an owl tried to get her. Thankfully Sophie set herself free. We made a fence coop and have three sides covered with tarp and hay, we're so new at the chicken thing (Im loving it). Haven't had any issues. One of us humans was away that night and the other didn't lock the cage door so the girls were sleeping on top of the coop. Anyway we're all good for now here i think. I totally appreciate your answers! I'll be back with some updates!
 

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