Meet Grounder; my one eye guinea

[Mixed flock enthusiast]

Waddle around sweet Webby, today we put her to sleep. Our hearts are broken ..she was the sweetest little bird..
"Don't worry about a thing,
'Cause every little thing gonna be all right.."
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Oh I’m so sorry. I’m sure that the time she spent with you were the best parts of her brief time on earth. She was lucky to have you caring for her.

 

[Moonbeam Guineas]

Grounder & Jazzy. &my dog Tights

 

[Moonbeam Guineas]

Daytime playtime coop

 

[Mixed flock enthusiast]

Daytime playtime coop
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What a pair!

 

[Moonbeam Guineas]

Here is what Grounder is doing right now.

 

[SacredWaves]

Here is my Guinea hen, she is amazing and lives mostly in the house. I had to help her hatch out of her egg, she was feet 1st and struggling. She fit in fine as a keet but when I moved them to their coop, things changed. I always noticed she was smaller, slower and would not roost up high. And I know every flock has a pecking order but she was always the target, and since she was on the ground she was covered with poop and they would drag her around by her cheeks and she would cry. I decided to step in when I noticed her eye was not normal and the amount of poop she had on her. She was the sweetest guinea from the start, and her DVM said to start teramicin in her eye. So I did, but Her eye didnt get better instead the ointment allowed debris to stick to her eye. Her eye become larger, cone shaped and seemed to cause her pain. I didnt want her eye to rupture, especially on a Sunday afternoon when I wouldnt be able to get ahold of her DVM (when most ER happens with animals) And We (me and DVM) decided to remove her eye. I watched the entire surgery. It was hard to anesthetize her, that was what took the longest of the surgery. Her vet and the tech were amazing, they monitored her breathing and heart and put IV into her tiny vein under her wing, which then they had to stitch the IV in. They kept her on gas but she would shake her head and pull out of the gas mask. When she finally went down they put a tube down her throat and hooked the gas up again. ..now to the eye. Her DVM didn't remove the entire eye, the eye has a bony ring and is a major part of the bird skull, so she just scooped out the soft gross eyetissue. She packed some dissolving squares into her eye, cut her eye lids and stitched them.And also on IV fluids. Today as I post this its been 4 days from her surgery, she is doing great eating and getting her medications (well sort of) I can only give a drip in her mouth on the tip of her bottom beak so she doesnt aspirate so it is an all day project, but I don't mind. Her favorite peerching spot infront of the glass doors off the deck.
I made her an indoor A frame coop from the base of a dog kennel, she has coopbon the back deck and one in the grass. ❤ my Grounder.View attachment 2969923View attachment 2969918View attachment 2969921View attachment 2969919View attachment 2969929View attachment 2969931View attachment 2969932View attachment 2969933

What a great story. We love our birds and when they are injured.... Well, it's heartbreaking. I understand there is an order in nature but, it hurts to watch sometimes. Your keet is lucky to have you for her people. Be well, good luck, and keep us posted.

 

[Sara S]

Here is what Grounder is doing right now.View attachment 3120211

Awwwww what a cutie! He looks comfused on If he should get wet or not

 

[T-R-O-U-B-L-E]

Youre such a good bird parent!

 

[SmiYa0126]

Here is my Guinea hen, she is amazing and lives mostly in the house. I had to help her hatch out of her egg, she was feet 1st and struggling. She fit in fine as a keet but when I moved them to their coop, things changed. I always noticed she was smaller, slower and would not roost up high. And I know every flock has a pecking order but she was always the target, and since she was on the ground she was covered with poop and they would drag her around by her cheeks and she would cry. I decided to step in when I noticed her eye was not normal and the amount of poop she had on her. She was the sweetest guinea from the start, and her DVM said to start teramicin in her eye. So I did, but Her eye didnt get better instead the ointment allowed debris to stick to her eye. Her eye become larger, cone shaped and seemed to cause her pain. I didnt want her eye to rupture, especially on a Sunday afternoon when I wouldnt be able to get ahold of her DVM (when most ER happens with animals) And We (me and DVM) decided to remove her eye. I watched the entire surgery. It was hard to anesthetize her, that was what took the longest of the surgery. Her vet and the tech were amazing, they monitored her breathing and heart and put IV into her tiny vein under her wing, which then they had to stitch the IV in. They kept her on gas but she would shake her head and pull out of the gas mask. When she finally went down they put a tube down her throat and hooked the gas up again. ..now to the eye. Her DVM didn't remove the entire eye, the eye has a bony ring and is a major part of the bird skull, so she just scooped out the soft gross eyetissue. She packed some dissolving squares into her eye, cut her eye lids and stitched them.And also on IV fluids. Today as I post this its been 4 days from her surgery, she is doing great eating and getting her medications (well sort of) I can only give a drip in her mouth on the tip of her bottom beak so she doesnt aspirate so it is an all day project, but I don't mind. Her favorite peerching spot infront of the glass doors off the deck.
I made her an indoor A frame coop from the base of a dog kennel, she has coopbon the back deck and one in the grass. ❤ my Grounder.View attachment 2969923View attachment 2969918View attachment 2969921View attachment 2969919View attachment 2969929View attachment 2969931View attachment 2969932View attachment 2969933

I love Grounder! You're an amazing guinea mama! I'm so sorry about Webby!

 

[Moonbeam Guineas]