Injured hen - self heal or Vet

Builderfromhell

Didn't close hen enclosure last night and when I went out this morning at 7, dog had Bantam hen in mouth. He dropped hen when I shouted at him. Hen limped off to hen enclosure and into coop where she is now.

Hoping wounds will heal but afraid stress of bringing in truck to Vet might do more harm than good.
Any ideas on what I can or should do to help wounds heal.

Discodog

If the dog has pierced the skin then the hen is very likely to end up with an infection. A dog or cat's teeth can work a bit like a hypodermic needle & animal mouths are not the cleanest of places. So I would give the hen a thorough examination & look for any puncture wounds or breaks in the skin - quite easy to spot in hens.

If you find anything then put the hen in a totally dark box & take it to the vet for an antibiotic shot - unfortunately Monday may be too late as infections can spread really quickly.

Don't rely on the fact that the hen looks ok. Whenever a cat catches a bird people tend to put the bird somewhere safe, it appears to be getting better & then it suddenly dies. This is because an infection starts gradually but then the numbers of bacteria increase rapidly.

Builderfromhell

Good advice there, thanks.

No Vet around here till Monday.

Will check hen now.

Themadhouse

If you have violet antiseptic spray put some on, or any antiseptic spay to protect it and especially if there is blood as the other hens will go for her. And as previous advice thoroughly check her and if need be confine her til you get to a vet.