Emergency - Dog/Predator attack

[pabstbluribbin]

Hey everyone, just joined today, hoping for some feedback. We have had chickens for all most a year now, many trials and tribulations but finally have a lot of things figured out. I am looking for some immediate guidance, my wife is out of town and by default I am taking care of our chickens, and unfortunately there was an attack this afternoon I believe by a neighborhood dog, we lost 2 but i have an injured hen with difficulty breathing. She has a pretty bad wound on her back, and is struggling breathing, have isolated her in a crate with water. She seemed to be walking around ok before I removed her from the coop. Sprayed the wound with blu kote. Just looking for some care guidance through the night. She has water and is in a dark, warm spot but I will do whatever it takes to keep her alive. She is my wife and daughters favorite so doing what I can to get her back to health. Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated.

 

[TwoCrows]

Hello and welcome to BYC!

I am going to move this thread to our Emergency forum for more help. I hope she will be ok!

@Wyorp Rock @Eggcessive @azygous

 

[Chicken_tiger_catt]

Hey everyone, just joined today, hoping for some feedback. We have had chickens for all most a year now, many trials and tribulations but finally have a lot of things figured out. I am looking for some immediate guidance, my wife is out of town and by default I am taking care of our chickens, and unfortunately there was an attack this afternoon I believe by a neighborhood dog, we lost 2 but i have an injured hen with difficulty breathing. She has a pretty bad wound on her back, and is struggling breathing, have isolated her in a crate with water. She seemed to be walking around ok before I removed her from the coop. Sprayed the wound with blu kote. Just looking for some care guidance through the night. She has water and is in a dark, warm spot but I will do whatever it takes to keep her alive. She is my wife and daughters favorite so doing what I can to get her back to health. Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated.

Have you added electrolytes/ sugar to the water? Seems like you have a good setup. Picture of the wound might be helpful.

 

[pennyJo1960]

Welcome to Backyard Chickens. This is a great place to explore and hang out. Hope it all works for you!

 

[Eggcessive]

Welcome and sorry about your hen. Treat for shock with either electrolyte water or offer her water with 1 tsp of sugar per cup. If the wound is on her back, that is where the lungs are located. Are there any deep wounds from fangs? Pictures are helpful if you can get some in the AM. Dogs can squeeze them, and that can cause internal injuries. I would spray some Vetericyn, saline, or dab on some Hibiclens and water to disinfect the wounds. Apply plain Neosporin or triple antibiotic ointment twice a day. BluKote is for minor wounds, or to hide red skin so they won’t peck at it. I have had 3 different hens jump my fence into the yard with our dog at different times. The one with no marks died in an hour. The ones who lost feathers and looked rough did fine. Time will tell if she lives, but I certainly hope she does.

 

[SunriseHills]

Hello! Welcome to BYC. Sorry about your hen, hope she gets better!

 

[Jenbirdee]

Hello and welcome- and hoping your hen will heal well -

 

[AGeese]

With the trouble breathing there's must be a deep injury and obstruction so you could try Amoxicillin if you can get it because infection is probably likely.

 

[AGeese]

I didn't apparently tag my bookmark on this, does anyone know the dosage for the powder? https://jedds.com/products/amoxicillin-10-powder

 

[User690263]

Welcome to BYC