Wing hanging down a little after fox attack?

OhDangBro

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I had a fox grab one of my chickens yesterday who I did get back. She lost a little bit of feathers but one of her wings is now hanging down a little. I’m wondering if this is a sprain/broken or just part of the shock. Any suggestions/ideas would be much appreciated.
 

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I had a rooster get in a fight with a neighbor's dog before, and he had his wing down for a few days, then was perfectly fine. :)

If you do want to look for something, gently run your fingers down all her wing bones to look for swelling. Comparing her other wing might be helpful. If you can get her to lay on her back to look, might also be helpful, but she might flap a lot, and you probably don't want that.
 
I had a fox grab one of my chickens yesterday who I did get back. She lost a little bit of feathers but one of her wings is now hanging down a little. I’m wondering if this is a sprain/broken or just part of the shock. Any suggestions/ideas would be much appreciated.
My flock was attacked today and my roosters wing is drooping. We are thinking of wrapping it under other wing and over the droopy one. How did you end up treating your hen?
 

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