Angel wing early stage?

[Ducksndogs]

Also, how long should I keep her wrapped up? I am seeing a pretty large swing.

 

[Aunt Angus]

Hey, @Ducksndogs!

How's the wing coming along?

 

[WhiteTreeOfGondor]

Do you have a picture from the top view? I raise a breed prone to angel wing and have dealt with it many times. What you have described and from your pictures it does not look like angel wing.

Out of curiosity, which breed do you raise that is prone to angel wing?

 

[Aunt Angus]

Dutch Hookbill. They were very inbred back in the 80s due to conservation efforts when there was only 15 known Hookbills left.

Interesting!

 

[WhiteTreeOfGondor]

Dutch Hookbill. They were very inbred back in the 80s due to conservation efforts when there was only 15 known Hookbills left.

Aw, I didn't know that!

 

[Ducksndogs]

Are they sticking out or up away from the body? It doesn't look like angel wing from the pictures. Droopy wings that the ducks try to continually adjust are normal when pin feathers grown in. This is because they are filled with blood which makes them heavy at first until they grow out (what you are seeing with the tubes over the feathers in your pictures). With angel wing, the wing sticks out to the sides or up past the body and out. If the wind drags consistently that is also a concern, but from your pictures I do not see angel wing just yet.

They are more up away from the body. They droop and do not lay flat against the body. It looks like their body needs to fill out and they would lay flat against them. They at 6 weeks right now rolling into 7 and I want to be proactive.