Injured Guinea Keet

[Leo.76]

Hey y'all,

So real quick this morning I gave a mama hen a guinea keet that hatched after treating its splayed leg. I have given this hen chicks that has hatched in the incubator and she's adopted them no problem. When I gave her the keet she took it in. But a few hours later, my dad found the keet with an injured neck.

It is hard to tell as the blood is dry. What do I do??? I am very worried. I helped this keet hatch as it was shrink wrapped, and born with splayed legs.
Right now, I have it back in the brooder and seems very weak...

 

[hysop]

Did you give that hen other keets or that was the only one?

Is it eating and drinking water?

 

[Leo.76]

Did you give that hen other keets or that was the only one?

Is it eating and drinking water?

Just this one, it is the only one that has hatched and I have another shrink wrapped in the egg. So I am keeping an eye on that one.

This one is not moving, I feel like it is too hurt. Its breathing, and has its eyes closed, but I'm not sure what to do for treatment.

 

[Leo.76]

Just this one, it is the only one that has hatched and I have another shrink wrapped in the egg. So I am keeping an eye on that one.

This one is not moving, I feel like it is too hurt. Its breathing, and has its eyes closed, but I'm not sure what to do for treatment.

I tried to see if it could drink, it drank a little. But, put its head down right after

 

[hysop]

You may have to feed it electrolytes with a syringe or something.

If it hatched with a spayed leg I probably would have waited a few days before giving it to a momma hen. Chickens will kill a chick they know is weak and won't make it.

Also, since keets are much different than chicks it probably didn't accept it. Or the momma may have accidentally stepped on it. I know I've seen mine accidentally step on her chicks, especially the newly hatched ones, but they were strong enough to take the hit. That one was probably already weak and couldn't handle being stepped on.

If it's under three days I wouldn't worry so much about food, but do try to get it to drink water with electrolytes.