Angel wing in ducks, & how we wrap to mend it - Pictorial

[amandanp]

Hello! Just wrapped my girl tonight (saw this way of wrapping after I had wrapped her) but her wing just looked heavy a few days ago and now seems to flop out. All my girls are about 6.5 weeks old. Here are few before and after pics. She’s still mad at me for wrapping her so getting a good one of it wrapped isn’t easy.

 

[amandanp]

The wing looks pretty good after your wrap. I don't think it'll take much to fix it now. They always look a little off from the wrap scrunching the feathers.

I had to use a sock now. She kept getting the other wrap off

 

[Aunt Angus]

I had to use a sock now. She kept getting the other wrap off

Right. But I think you corrected a lot of the issue after you wrapped it. It looks well on its way in the most recent pic you posted.

 

[Aunt Angus]

I will have to get some pantyhose then because even though I used a tube sock (twice now) she has gotten both off. This morning it was rolled up under the feathers on her breast. It seems to stay for some of the day, but I don't know if she is pulling up from the back or if the other girls are assisting. If I can't get pantyhose to work, or she keeps getting it off, will she be ok if this isn't corrected? We have attempted 4 different ways in the last two days (with multiple reapplications)

Yes. It's really just a cosmetic thing. I'm sorry the sock trick didn't work. I feel bad for suggesting it.

 

[amandanp]

Hello all! An update on my little with angel wing. I wasn’t able to get her wrapped and keep her wrapped long enough to get her wing to correct. Yesterday I noted a few more of my girls flight wings look funny to me. Do these look like the start of angel wing to you? Are rolled oats safe to add to their feed to cut it a bit more? The guy at the feed store said oats might not be a good idea because they could get stuck?? I just want healthy ducks

 

[Miss Lydia]

Oats are okay just don't cut the feed too much.
Have you tried using a pair of panty hose cut off the foot and use it to keep the wings in normal position.
https://www.backyardchickens.com/threads/peking-duckling-with-crooked-neck-help.761308/page-4 this would work. this shows how this OP fixed her ducklings angel wing.