wings

One of my ducks wings looks like its flipped out instead of laying down on her body any clues

diamondduck said:

One of my ducks wings looks like its flipped out instead of laying down on her body any clues

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Sounds like twisted wing. Can you post a pic of it? Also, how old is the duck and how long has it had the wing disorder? Those typically are there to stay if they're not treated right away.

She is about 10 weeks old I rescued her and her brother Wings are just developing She is a mallard duck and going to have to be released to the lake soon I will send a pic What is the treatment for it

Sounds like angel wing to me and the sooner you treat it the more likely you will be able to fix the problem. You'll need to wrap the wing for about 5 days, then take the wrap off and see how it looks. You may need to wrap again, it all depends on how bad it is. You can do a simple search on how to wrap wings for angel wing on this forum. I would really like to see a pic of the wing, then maybe we can help you out more and let you know how likely it is you can fix the problem. With a duck at this age you should be able to fix it, any older and it would be highly unlikely. Since this bird is to be released (I assume you are allowed to do this?) you really need to fix this problem right away so she is still able to fly correctly.

diamondduck said:

She is about 10 weeks old I rescued her and her brother Wings are just developing She is a mallard duck and going to have to be released to the lake soon I will send a pic What is the treatment for it

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That's about the age you'd be likely to see signs of twisted wing or lazy wing if a bird is going to develop it. The good news is that it's very treatable at that age. The treatment is wing wrapping where you fold the affected wings into the body in the position they would normally lay if they were laying properly, then the wing is wrapped to secure it in the normal position.

When you say Mallard and released to the lake soon, do you mean this is a wild Mallard? Things like twisted wing aren't terribly common in wild birds. Can you tell us how you came across this bird? If she's wild, you'd be much better off to take her to a wildlife rehabber and let them see if they can fix the wing. The reason I say that is twofold. If you aren't able to fix the wing disorder, she can't be released into the wild because she won't be able to fly normally. If you can fix the wing, she will likely be so bonded to you by that time that you also can't release her. Wildlife rehabbers do something I could never do...They have only as much contact with the animal as is necessary to provide it with feed and medical care, and nothing beyond that. That would be impossible for me because I hover over my animals, especially the sick ones, but it's the only way to keep it safe for them to be returned to the wild.