Guinea with broken leg??

[Adelaar]

I think I have a Guinea with broken leg… any chance they can adapt to 1 leg or is it hopeless and needs put down? It feels like it’s probably the thigh bone, not lower leg, so not easy to wrap/splint

 

[R2elk]

A guinea can adapt to only one leg but won't normally live long. A one legged guinea is far too susceptible to predators and can even have the flock turn against it.

Can't tell anything from the picture but a slipped tendon is not uncommon in young guineas.

 

[Adelaar]

Nope… it is full on broke I work at vet clinic but no poultry experience

 

[Adelaar]

Putting her down

 

[Fcarter]

A guinea can adapt to only one leg but won't normally live long. A one legged guinea is far too susceptible to predators and can even have the flock turn against it.

Can't tell anything from the picture but a slipped tendon is not uncommon in young guineas.

We have a group of 4 wk old keets. Noticed a few days ago that one is limping and holds his leg up. What is a slipped tendon? We have no bird vet for miles around. We are getting a small house with a small pen for him to get him away from the others. Any way to help him out? Thanks

 

[R2elk]

We have a group of 4 wk old keets. Noticed a few days ago that one is limping and holds his leg up. What is a slipped tendon? We have no bird vet for miles around. We are getting a small house with a small pen for him to get him away from the others. Any way to help him out? Thanks

The tendon can slip out of the hock joint. It will usually cause the leg to point away from the bird's body around a 45° angle but in severe cases It can be as much as 90° from where it should be pointing.

If you do a search in the Emergencies forum for slipped tendon, you will find posts with pictures and "cures". The treatment is the same for guineas as it is for chickens.