We started out with 15 guinea keets last spring. A year later we are down to 9. All made it to adulthood but 4 were killed in our yard in the middle of the day by a fox. 2 broke a leg by roughly roosting in the coop and we had to put them down. They are loose during the day and we have them in a...
I have a guinea keets that looks exactly like this. Now a few feathers toward his rump appear flipped on the ends. Had 15 other babies that never looked like that. Waiting to see what happens. I assumed maybe a birth defect but have also not been able to find any information.
These are the ducklings today. The one that was pecked so badly is on the right. It's a female. Her eye functions normally although there is some scarring around it.
So the duckling is still alive ! I started the Augmentin Sunday morning. Today was the 4th dose. The swelling had gone down some. It's eye is functioning. Looking good so far!