help! hawk attack today

[pigeonpete]

hi all just a short one can any one help me please? had a pigeon attacked by a sparrowhawk today! has got him just near his underside near his feet think he will be o.k not bleeding much ,what the best thing to put on the wound to help it heal/stop it getting infected? thanks in advance

 

pete :'(

[Guest]

GOT ANY SAVLON CREAM GET IT OUT OF TESCOS OR ASDA

[perk]

I USE BETADIONE SPRAY FOR OPEN CUTS IT,S IODINE BASED. BRILL STUFF, SPELLING MIGHT BE WRONG  

[jimmy white]

HI PIGEONPETE, SORRY TO HEAR ABOUT YOUR HAWK ATTACK, AS IN THE POSTS ABOVE AN ANTISEPTIC SPRAY WILL HELP, BUT THE ONLY THING IS ,BEWARE THE HAWK WILL BE BACK, SO MAYBE YOU CAN HAVE SOME SORT OF DETTERENT

[carl]

I use teatree oil for any injured birds.

[pigeonpete]

thanks for all the replys folks!

jimmy had a few taken last year have tried allsorts theres about 3 pairs locally minus! 1 have nt had 1 taken since september but just let my guard down this week while i was pairing up!!    dont know who was more frightened me or sam ( the pigeon) yes they ve all got names lol

    do they heal and recover quite well?

 

pete

[Guest speckled]

ow sorry, to hear that pigeonpete, i used "Aloe Vera Gel"  whan it happened to me cleared up,quickly, well, no infection.& if that peck at the wound, aloe vera is natural,is swolled no harm done ah.Just a thought,Speckled

[Guest speckled]

Fire a" ROCKET" in the sky soon dissapear.had no trouble for 3 yrs, Speck

[perk]

you will be amased how quick they heal up , had a stock hen rip half her front open when just paired up two weeks later she layed, sat and hatched them  

[snowy]

thanks for all the replys folks!

jimmy had a few taken last year have tried allsorts theres about 3 pairs locally minus! 1 have nt had 1 taken since september but just let my guard down this week while i was pairing up!!    dont know who was more frightened me or sam ( the pigeon) yes they ve all got names lol

    do they heal and recover quite well?

 

pete

 

pete , sorry to hear that,

had one grabbed late last year, he was shaken for a few days, i took all the members advice & didnt let my birds out for a few weeks, as they were right,! HE WAS BACK nearly every day, when i did finally let him out he was ok, just keep em in for a while &   keep em peeled.

[pigeonpete]

thanks speckled where do i get this aloe vera gel? would you fire the rocket every time before you let the bird out or just when you see them? the hawks are in view most of the time but dont usually bother when im watching them but as soon as i turn my back......like today bang!! :'(

[Guest speckled]

LOl mate ya get it from, any health shop,& with the rocket, i only release the rocket when the hawk appears,  &  hoovers over for a while, as thay get lower as tha are ready to stirke.  some say that the loud bang scares the bird, but na, mate thay are gratefull,in the end thay fly freely, as the hawk over shoots to another feeding ground, & mate i am surounded by woods.Speckled;)

[pigeonpete]

thanks for that speckled!! will start nov the 5th early tom day time then!! do you get extra points for a strike on the hawk?? ;D :B

never seen a rocket in the day light! might start a new craze

[mealybar]

If you can rig up a pen indoors (somewhere heated) and pop the injured bird in there for a few days, the heat does wonders in healing the bird up more quickly

[pigeonpete]

thanks mealybar

[Guest speckled]

LOL pigeonpete, dont knock it till ya tryed, it mate. Thought who laught last have, the most birds left.hahahha. ;D ;D Speckled

[jimmy white]

as i said b4 pigeon pete, the bird will recover quickly, but phsycologicaly, maybe not so quick, pigeons never forget.and theres a lot of sense in what speckled says, ive used rockets, starting pistols, you name it, ive even used both together, anything to put the fear of death in them, it keeps them at bay for a while, untill they get there confidence back, then repeat it, when they appear again, thats only one way.but there are others.,,youll find speckled is not as daft as you think,ive found that out

[MsPigeon]

Jimmy and Speckled, rockets sound like a good idea for the hawks I know I have used them to break YB's from tree sitting too. Sounds like it pays to keep a few around and handy.

[pigeonpete]

thanks for advise everyone! seems 2 have improved a little today got savlon all over me when putting it on  : sat on the tube, smelt like a hospital in my car all day!! lol ;D

[piggy]

are you sure that wasnt ky you dirty boy,

 

cuts and stuff,on the pigeons that is, i use the wifes horse stuff,seems to work ok.

[Guest]

the tubes easyer to put in yir trouser pocket and walk oot the shop without paying  

well again you get plenty of smiles from the girls at the checkout when its a spray can LOL

[pigeonpete]

lol at u clockman

[perk]

had another hit today, luckly only most of it,s tail feathers missing and small cut in it,s side. won,t get another (please don,t edit this one)

[perk]

well it got another today (changing drinkers ,back turned ) this time not alot left of one of my best hens. not saying no more complety pissed off. ps sod the rspb this bird cost me £100

[jimmy white]

why dont you see a lawyer about sueing rspb you would get a free consultation, worth asking anyway