Guinea cant walk what do i do

[Emma_Bruffy]

I'll try to upload a video of how he walks but yesterday the little boy that likes to come feed my chickens decided he wanted to hold my guinea and caught him by the leg so I ran out when my Guinea was screaming and saw him upside down with one leg in the kids hand so I told him to go home and he was able to walk yesterday but now today he is just fluttering on the ground so I put him In a dog crate with food and water for now until i get answers he's drinking but not eating i just want to know what it is and if there is a cure

 

[sourland]

Hopefully it is a strain or sprain and not a break or dislocated hip. Only time and rest will tell.

 

[Mixed flock enthusiast]

I'll try to upload a video of how he walks but yesterday the little boy that likes to come feed my chickens decided he wanted to hold my guinea and caught him by the leg so I ran out when my Guinea was screaming and saw him upside down with one leg in the kids hand so I told him to go home and he was able to walk yesterday but now today he is just fluttering on the ground so I put him In a dog crate with food and water for now until i get answers he's drinking but not eating i just want to know what it is and if there is a cure

Well that sucks! I hope that the kid now understands how fragile guinea legs are - their legs can’t stand the stress that a chicken’s leg joints can. We’ve recently had multiple posts on this forum about guineas with leg problems. One is posting about a splint and sling for a guinea with a broken leg. Another damaged its leg during a storm. If your guinea was walking yesterday, then it’s probably not a break but a strained tendon or joint. Cage rest for a week or longer may be necessary to let the strained joint heal. Best of luck! Some links:

https://www.backyardchickens.com/threads/broken-leg-at-the-joint.1412172/

https://www.backyardchickens.com/threads/guinea-won’t-walk😔.1405763/

https://www.backyardchickens.com/th...t-always-need-to-be-a-death-sentence.1408065/

https://www.backyardchickens.com/threads/help-my-guemuinea-wont-walk.1405879/unread

 

[yakitori]

Oh no! I don't allow children near my birds or my cat. Once a kid who had a german shepherd at home came over, and was rough housing my very docile cat like a German Shepherd... The parents didn't do anything and just watched. I had to rescue my visibily stressed kitty before he lashed out in self defense. Needless to say, they're no longer welcome in my home.

 

[My2butterflies]

How sad and frustrating. This is why I don’t like having kids over.
My guinea is the one that got hurt during a storm. She still has a limp, but she’s always walked a little funny even before this. She now keeps up with the flock. Keep your guinea penned up in the dog kennel and observe. Hopefully it heals ok!

 

[yakitori]

Any updates?

 

[My2butterflies]

I too would love to know how your guinea is doing. Any improvement?

 

[Emma_Bruffy]

Any updates?

Yep he is slowly walking and standing on his own

 

[Emma_Bruffy]

I too would love to know how your guinea is doing. Any improvement?

He isn't completely up and walking yet, still have him separated but he's a little fighter he can now stand all on his own and can walk if I hold my hand under him

 

[Mixed flock enthusiast]

He isn't completely up and walking yet, still have him separated but he's a little fighter he can now stand all on his own and can walk if I hold my hand under him

Sounds like progress!!