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It is more like a contracture. Can't straighten leg all the way and toes turning out. Walking on elbow. The other leg seems fine. I thought about a shoe or a splint or both. I do stretch the leg out daily.

This keet hatched October 23 has been holding leg out Not sure how it got injured but was fine for first week Thought it might be ok on its own but maybe it is too late Any advice apppreciated!

Hi PigeonLady! We live in the UP of MI where we have a small farm with chickens and guineas. We moved here in December of 2021 in the middle of a blizzard. Hope you get some better weather for your move! My husband used to raise pigeons long ago...thought we would do that here but never found...

Thanks very much! I will try that. I have some eggs coming along and maybe one of these two will hatch soon. I appreciate your response. At least I have something to try to comfort him now.

How do I tell if Guinea eggs will hatch or not? Lost count and they seem pretty developed. I was out of town and my husband did his best. One egg burst but despite that two hatched. One died and now one is left. He cries and is 5 days old. I have 2 eggs left. I cleaned the incubator up...

Thanks to all for the kind welcome! I am still figuring out how to find info I am looking for. There is a lot to see and I hate to ask questions that have already been answered.

Hi I am a new member living in the UP of MI. I grew up around chickens in NC where I am from (for meat and eggs) and have had them a couple of years, but only one year since moving to the UP of MI. Before that I lived in the Detroit area and before that AZ and many other places. The recent...