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October 25, 2007

Tiny little miracles happen

I don't believe I have mentioned this before, but Gunner, our puppy, has been personally responsible for the deaths of two of our Guineas. He cannot resist chasing them and grabbing them, and they are not quite old enough to get off the ground fast enough to avoid him.

So, I make sure the dogs are within my sight when they are outside, or that they are on the deck, with the gate closed when the Guineas are out.

Today, however, the dogs ran out when our new sofa was delivered. It took some time before I realized they were outside and I was not sure if the guineas were in or out of their run.

I ran around to that side of the house where I can see the chicken/guinea run/coop, and saw some inside and some outside.

I did not see either dog.

I called for Kiki and she came pretty quickly, then Gunner showed up - thankfully, no bird in his mouth. But then, as I shooed the dogs into the front door of the house, I saw a guinea on the ground.

Damn. I picked it up, it was barely breathing, did not move a muscle. So I held her close and said a prayer, and she started breathing heavier. One of her legs did not look right, so I changed the way I held her and she moved her head a little bit.

I thought, oh, golly, she is going to die. I had a bunch of things to do, so I thought I would just bring her to the guinea run and try to make her comfortable in a sunny spot. She was still not moving, but breathing normally. I gently put her down, and she looked around at me, then jumped up and ran over to the other guineas. I think she may have lost some flight feathers, so she won't be flying much, but gosh darn it, I think she is going to make it okay.

Thank You, God!

Posted by Beth at October 25, 2007 12:36 PM

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