UPDATE: HELP ME!! HAWK ATTACK SURVIVOR!! PLEASE HELP!!

[crunchygranola]

A couple minutes ago I heard screaming coming from the coop and ran down to find my favorite hen being attacked by a hawk. PLEASE HELP! She’s got a messed up leg and multiple injuries please please help me!!!

 

[Alexandra Runner]

Okay, first things first, take a deep breath. It's not as bad as it could be; you caught it in time!
I would start by treating for shock. Get some electrolytes in her water and see if she will eat anything. For the flesh wounds, you'll want to put some Neosporin without pain relief directly into the injury.
What's going on with her leg? I can't see anything from the photos.

 

[Eggcessive]

Sugar water (1 tsp per 8 ounce cup) is also good to give for shock. Did you see the hawk come at her? They can hit with a lot of velocity, so internal injuries can be common. Hopefully she just has some minor injuries. Is her leg broken, cut open, swollen, or bleeding? Saline (2 tsp of table salt dissolved in a quart or liter of water) makes homemade saline. Spray or rinse wound twice a day, and apply some plain antibiotic ointment. Keep her separated. Position her with rolled towels or cloths. Make sure that she can reach food and water when she is out of shock. Pictures of wounds can help.

 

[swamphiker]

You've already gotten some excellent advice. I'll add that chickens can often be quite resilient to flesh wounds as long as there isn't too much damage, so you are doing a great job in giving your girl the best chance!

It may take her a few days to get over the initial shock, so don't worry too much if she still is acting lethargic/uncoordinated or doesn't have an appetite for a couple of days.

 

[crunchygranola]

Okay, first things first, take a deep breath. It's not as bad as it could be; you caught it in time!
I would start by treating for shock. Get some electrolytes in her water and see if she will eat anything. For the flesh wounds, you'll want to put some Neosporin without pain relief directly into the injury.
What's going on with her leg? I can't see anything from the photos.

 

[crunchygranola]

Sugar water (1 tsp per 8 ounce cup) is also good to give for shock. Did you see the hawk come at her? They can hit with a lot of velocity, so internal injuries can be common. Hopefully she just has some minor injuries. Is her leg broken, cut open, swollen, or bleeding? Saline (2 tsp of table salt dissolved in a quart or liter of water) makes homemade saline. Spray or rinse wound twice a day, and apply some plain antibiotic ointment. Keep her separated. Position her with rolled towels or cloths. Make sure that she can reach food and water when she is out of shock. Pictures of wounds can help.

Thank you. Will do. Her upper leg looks kinda torn into and the skin is peeling away.

 

[swamphiker]

Thanks for the photos!

I don't see any breaks, though you might gently palpate her femur to check, since we can't see that part of her leg.

 

[crunchygranola]

I got her swaddled in a blanket (she wouldn’t leave me or let me leave) and I put the antibiotic ointment on her wounds after cleaning them a bit. She tried eating the ointment so i placed a cotton pad over it for now while she’s under my supervision. She’s calm, her breathing is steady (panting though) and she’s patched up.
Thank you all for everything. This was absolutely devastating and I couldn’t imagine losing her.

 

[SwampPrincessChick]

I hope she gets better! You caught the incident in time. Those wounds do not look too bad and you have already gotten excellent advice. Be sure to keep her away from other chickens, they will see the blood and peck on it. Is she eating and drinking well? If she does not respond well to food, scramble her eggs and put a little bit of red food coloring in it. I do that for all of my sick/injured hens who do not want to eat. Chickens love red (and eggs) and they would rather eat anything red than other colors.

 

[Eggcessive]

Let us know if she can stand up in the next day. Chicken sling chairs can sometimes help them to rest the leg, but be upright to eat and drink. I would hold off on that until not in shock. Here in this link in the first 2 pages are designs and examples:
https://www.backyardchickens.com/threads/versions-of-chick-chairs-please.1166308/