URGENT: predator got in coop, killed 2 chickens and injured 2 others

[It_is_I_Rae]

So I think I got her to eat a little. Not much, but a little. I have a concern though. She keeps making some sort of motion like she's trying to wipe her head on stuff. Is this because she's trying to wipe off the neosporin?

 

[Henry&Friends]

So I think I got her to eat a little. Not much, but a little. I have a concern though. She keeps making some sort of motion like she's trying to wipe her head on stuff. Is this because she's trying to wipe off the neosporin?

it may be itchy for her while it’s healing, it’s best to make sure there’s nothing for her to rub her head on because she might reopen the wound.

 

[Eggcessive]

Offer some watery chicken feed in a small bowl up to her beak 3 times a day, or as often as you can. With any of the other foods you offer, I would drip some water on them to get more fluids into her. Canned cat food, scrambled egg, tuna or salmon are good. Hopefully, she will start eating.

 

[goldysgirl]

So I think I got her to eat a little. Not much, but a little. I have a concern though. She keeps making some sort of motion like she's trying to wipe her head on stuff. Is this because she's trying to wipe off the neosporin?

My bird that was scalped frequently shook her head when she walked around as if she was trying to shake something off. She did it for the rest of her life. My guess is she probably had numbness and/or tingling from nerve damage. She didn't seem unhappy at all though. I think her wound was much more severe than your bird's.

 

[glassdragonfly]

 

[It_is_I_Rae]

Offer some watery chicken feed in a small bowl up to her beak 3 times a day, or as often as you can. With any of the other foods you offer, I would drip some water on them to get more fluids into her. Canned cat food, scrambled egg, tuna or salmon are good. Hopefully, she will start eating.

I tried the wet chicken feed and she's not eating it now. You suggested wet cat food; would canned dog food work too? I don't have any canned cat food

 

[Eggcessive]

Try it. Ground meat or chicken, canned tuna made watery can also be tried. Buttermilk with cooked rice would be good as well.

 

[It_is_I_Rae]

Try it. Ground meat or chicken, canned tuna made watery can also be tried. Buttermilk with cooked rice would be good as well.

I tried the dog food and unfortunately she wouldn't eat it either. She has barely eaten since Wednesday and I don't know what to do

 

[Eggcessive]

It is possible that she cannot eat, or has some brain damage or internal injuries that prevent it. Tube feeding temporarily is fairly easy to learn if you are interested. Here is some reading:
https://www.backyardchickens.com/threads/updated-go-team-tube-feeding.805728/#post-12548717

 

[It_is_I_Rae]

It is possible that she cannot eat, or has some brain damage or internal injuries that prevent it. Tube feeding temporarily is fairly easy to learn if you are interested. Here is some reading:
https://www.backyardchickens.com/threads/updated-go-team-tube-feeding.805728/#post-12548717

I highly doubt that is the case as she is drinking water on her own. She just has no appetite, it seems. Thank you for the video link though, I'll keep tube feeding in mind if I cannot get her to eat anything soon