keet possible broken leg from guinea attack

[Trish tea]

Guinea hen was tending her ~1 day old keets in the run when tiny keets squeezed through the chicken wire and were then attacked by another adult Guinea. I rescued these two previously healthy keets who are now having trouble walking. They are recuperating safely inside but can't put any weight on his right leg. He sleeps with his legs extended to the back (like superman in flight) so I hobbled it with vet tape like for splayed leg. That's when I could tell he won't put weight on that right leg. I couldn't see any swelling, nor could I see if cause was from the hip? They are eating high protein feed and scrambled egg. They wobble to the feed and wobble back to heat. pic is a little dark but if zoom-in can see his right leg is swung to back.

 

[Chicken_Obsesser]

@Jenbirdee @007Sean

 

[Jenbirdee]

Ouch, that looks painful. I wonder if it’s out of joint? This is something I am not familiar with hopefully someone else can help you. I’ll try tagging. @Wyorp Rock and @Eggcessive

 

[Eggcessive]

I would just feed the chick every 2-3 hours, to make sure that it is getting enough water and food. Make sure that it doesn’t get pecked or trampled as it rests the leg. Hopefully it is just a temporary injury.

 

[tnctx]

Guinea hen was tending her ~1 day old keets in the run when tiny keets squeezed through the chicken wire and were then attacked by another adult Guinea. I rescued these two previously healthy keets who are now having trouble walking. They are recuperating safely inside but can't put any weight on his right leg. He sleeps with his legs extended to the back (like superman in flight) so I hobbled it with vet tape like for splayed leg. That's when I could tell he won't put weight on that right leg. I couldn't see any swelling, nor could I see if cause was from the hip? They are eating high protein feed and scrambled egg. They wobble to the feed and wobble back to heat. pic is a little dark but if zoom-in can see his right leg is swung to back.

I experienced a very similar incident with one of my keets. Not only was it hobbling but it couldn’t fly up into the tree with its mother and siblings (they REFUSE the coop no matter what I do). So I picked it up…HUGE mistake! Mama came out of the tree, screeching like a banshee, both feet grabbing at my arms. I managed to get the keet inside to the bird hospital; no visible injuries to the keet but my injuries required minor medical attention! I massaged the thigh, leg and foot then put some Red-Kote on it - mainly just so I could identify the keet quickly in the crowd the next day when I gave it back to its mother (as if the hobbling wouldn’t be a dead giveaway). It limped behind its siblings as they followed their parents around the yard and with much coaching from Mon was able to fly up into the tree that night. Within a week the limp disappeared and has had no lasting effects. Obviously the leg wasn’t broken; I don’t know if the massage was beneficial or what but it quickly resolved on its own. R2elk probably has some words of wisdom - he’s my go to for all things guinea!