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they dont have real wings yet. only little nubs with down on them. is that the reason? do mature birds rely on their wings to right themselves ? I may go out and turn one of my ducks on its back and see what it does. any excuse to play with the birds !

two times now, two seperate Gosslings somehow ended up on their backs, and couldn't get back up. they are larger gosslings (as big as my fully grown ducks) but still have down, but only little sprouts of feathers. they lay their and try to use their stubby wings and head to try to right...