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    Guinea x chicken hybrid grow-along

    Thank you. I did my best and she enjoyed life to the fullest. I also did end up taking video of her talking but didn't get it posted. I found a way to upload the video using BYC so here it is. Of note I didn't normally go too close to her as I didn't want to upset her (she's was more of an...
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    Guinea x chicken hybrid grow-along

    I couldn't bring myself to write this post last week, but unfortunately we lost Ember on November 4th, just shy of 1 year 5 months. I'm guessing it was her heart - she was perfectly fine during the day, nothing unusual. But when I went to lock everyone in for the night she was lifeless on her...
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    Guinea x chicken hybrid grow-along

    I couldn't tell you if the others understand her, but like me they probably can at least surmise some of it from body language. The closest thing I can think of it sounding... you know when you were a kid and running around a rubber gymnasium floor? and your shoes would squeak against it? It's...
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    Guinea x chicken hybrid grow-along

    haha I have a Morgase too but she's a newf! I've also got a Lanfear, Min, Verin, Elayne, Logain, Alivia (all cats/dogs). I just hope she continues to beat the odds... she's already made it 1.3 years so we'll see. She takes after the guinea flighty side for sure. She doesn't like to be handled or...
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    Guinea x chicken hybrid grow-along

    We have finally completed a huge fencing project. Ember and the other birds now has access to 9.3 acres of forest and pasture, and although she stays close to the coop she spends most of her time outside (aside from when we lock everyone in over night). She does hang out with the other...
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    Guinea x chicken hybrid grow-along

    She's still doing good. Her booties came off and due to malformation of feet I couldn't get them back on, so she' currently bootless; her balance is a little worse but she's still quite mobile and eager to forage. Working on a larger fenced area so they have access to more bugs. She has laid a...
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    Guinea x chicken hybrid grow-along

    Time flies when you're having fun! Sorry @Prince and Pavo I didn't see a notification of your question when you sent it. Ember is still around with us. Over her first winter even with her booties she lost a couple toes but otherwise is doing good still. I can confirm she is actually a she as we...
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    Official BYC Poll: Special Needs Poultry

    Hi folks, I have a special little birdy in my flock right now. I've had guineas and chickens together for years, and what do you know, this year I hatched out a hybrid day 22 from a guinea egg, whom I dubbed Ember - I say she's a 'her' but I actually don't know. Let me preface this by saying...
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    Guinea x chicken hybrid grow-along

    It's been a bit since my last update and sorry for not replying earlier - I'm not keen on the idea of uploading video elsewhere from an account and sharing here so I guess I'll stick to photos. Anyways Ember is still going strong and has been free ranging with the rest of the birds for a while...
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    Guinea x chicken hybrid grow-along

    Thank you. Yes my vet clinic is a fun, humerous bunch so they put the logo on the boot as a decoration and it made me laugh. Hybrid or not I'd do the same for a bird that wasn't "as special". I just hope I am capable of making that difficult call when it would be in her best interest. That I...
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    Guinea x chicken hybrid grow-along

    Ember may be capable of living longer however it seems doubtful it would be humane to keep 'her' alive as her deformities worsen with growth. I haven't checked with them yet I don't think. But at same time I hesitate to do it if "she's" going to be euthanized within a month kind of thing. I'm...
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    Guinea x chicken hybrid grow-along

    The problem with this is I don't feel being kept indoors full time offers much quality of life. I bet she feels strain wearing the boots because it's forcing the feet to be in a direction they don't want to normally grow at, so whether it makes it better or worse for her I'm not sure. I'm just...
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    Guinea x chicken hybrid grow-along

    No I haven't gotten DNA results yet - I've reached out to 3 labs and they either haven't responded or have said no they can't DNA test. I accidentally refer to her as a her and often go back to edit comments but forgot ahaha. The boots appear to be helping keep in place and for now it's okay as...
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    Guinea x chicken hybrid grow-along

    Today Ember saw the vet, I feel a little helpless with her case. Vet doesn't think amputation likely to contribute to quality of life - she will check with some other vets but likely means putting her down in future as her quality of life will worsen. They did make some booties for her that are...
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    Guinea x chicken hybrid grow-along

    So far so good - s/he's now jumping up on the roost on her own, but I feel the humerus bones are slowly twisting more. I did think about that, but A couple years ago I had a chicken called PutPut - as a chick she roosted on my heated water bowl over winter lost both her legs. I felt soooo bad...
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