HELP Guinea fowl still not walking??

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My Guinea fowl and chicken who are both about 4-5 old. My chicken got sick and was lethargic and looked like it was going to die. I immediately, had to rush and got tips to figure how to bring her back to health (Sugar water was a hack I learned). She got better the next day however, my Guinea fowl started to act weird not standing and completely on the floor. She couldn't hold her neck up, lost color.

Within this time I had gotten to the supply store to get probiotics and electrolytes.
Came home by this time (there was a hurricane approaching) and the weather was starting to change and raining a lot. So I decided to bring her inside. First thing I did was blowdry her on the lowest setting. I put her inside a bin with food, water (probiotics and electrolytes). Gave her dry worms, feed and over the past week she has gotten much better. She is eating, has color back, pooping, drinking water and very alert.

She has not been able to walk at all. she has strength in them and they do not look hurt. I was wondering if you can help me figure out why can't she walk?
 
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1 picture - outside for a little while yesterday, it was sunny
2-Her inside the house (small area separated by a door for her own privacy)

This above, happened all on 10/2/24

Since 10/8 her poop was ok and solid/normal color
She has pooped a lot day -a little runny
 

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Mine was able to crawl but couldn't walk. I caged her seperate from the rest of the flock, but they could see each other. I gave her calcium in the water and also in her food. I also gave her a lot of dried meal worms along with her food. When guinea are laying eggs they need extra calcium as the eggs seem to drain their bodies of this calcium. The first symptom of a lack of calcium is they are not able to walk of fly they crawl. Within a week of the added calcium in her diet she was back to normal. Im new to raising Guinea and have about 45 in my flock. Its a little different than chickens.
I have also just hatched my 1st Keet. It took about 35 days before it came out of the shell and its doing well
 

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