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    Cockerels wing is broken or dislocated, please help!

    One of our guinea fowl males damaged his wing badly and underneath the bone was poking through and he was really swollen. We cleaned it with saline, treated him with betadyne and polysporin for a couple of days, then sprayed the blue stuff for a few more days. Full grown guineas aren’t SUPER...
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    Chickens straying to find boys?

    Yeah - I was worried that might be the best answer - they are going to be mad!
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    Chickens straying to find boys?

    We have a flock of 7 chickens that we got as day old chicks at the end of April. We have been letting them free range all day, along with our flock of 15 guineas, and they are locked up at night. Everyone gets along well (guineas have a separate coop for sleeping), and all summer the chickens...
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    Causes of guinea fowl loss of coordination

    Thanks for the great information!
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    Causes of guinea fowl loss of coordination

    No we didn't think to do that, although it did occur to me that he could have eaten something toxic
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    Causes of guinea fowl loss of coordination

    We have (had) 16 guineas from JM Hatchery. They are 3 months old and have been doing great. They free range all day and in the evening come home to their pen and some dinner. We live on a 24 acre wooded property in North Carolina, and I don't believe they are traveling beyond our woods at this...
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