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  1. cluckmecoop7

    What age to clip chickens wings?

    Hi everyone, I have 9 week old chickens (almost) and they can "fly" pretty well. I was wondering what age I should clip their wings. Also, I don't want to pin them...I want to clip. Thanks! P.S. Does anyone have some sort a good way they do it? Thanks again!
  2. Faverolle Lover

    Turken Chick Can't Open Wings

    I have a turken chick that's about two days old and she can't open her wings because her skin had grown over the feathers and sealed them in place, and continues to do so at they grow longer. While all the other chicks have tiny feathers she only has one or two per wing because all the others...
  3. TheCakeIsAWolf

    Abnormal wing growth in button quail chick.

    We recently hatched out some button quail chicks and all is going fairly well. One of the chicks has some interesting wing growth and I was wondering if it's some kind of deformity? If so is it genetic or a result of imperfect incubation/brooding conditions? Will self correct as the chick ages...
  4. @

    Inflamed feather shaft

    Hi folks, We're relative newcomers to the fun and rewards of backyard chicken raising and have run into an issue we have not been able to identify online. Any insight or suggestions would be appreciated. Our chicken has an inflamed or perhaps infected wing that started out as minor inflammation...
  5. Stacyoung13

    The wing dance

    Will a roo do his little wing dance towards another roo, or is it just for the girls ?
  6. CC Fluffy

    White Americauna Hen X Copper Maran Roo = White Double Claw Wing chick?

    A few days back we had our hen hatch some eggs. All babies are healthy. Getting fat and happy. Today, I just happened to inspect one of the chicks as per routine, and noticed her wings were...... Sharp. At first I thought they were feather shafts, she is getting some feathering in. But when I...
  7. C

    Limping feather foot chick

    Hello! One of our Mille Fleur d’Duccle bantam chicks has always had a bit of a deformed wing (the bottom half of the flight feathers on her left wing are rotated a bit)- earning her the name of Faceplant when we picked her up from a farm:) She is 10 weeks old and got around quite well until...
    • chickenyoga
    • Thread
    • blood feathers bumble foot chick deformations feather foot limp limping mille fleur d'uccle wing
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    • Forum: Raising Baby Chicks
  8. A

    Angel wing ???

    Hello! I'm a new user, but I have been lurking on BYC since I rescued two ducklings from my brother who wasn't caring for them properly. I have minimal knowledge about ducks so bare with me please! I am posting this to ask about my youngest drake who is probably about a month old maybe a little...
    • Annie-mae
    • Thread
    • angel wing drake rouen wing
    • Replies: 9
    • Forum: Ducks
  9. madisonboe

    How to treat this?!

    I came home from work to this today Basically she somehow got stuck under the chicken wire and now all he feathers under her wing are completely gone! The skin looks raw and red and I feel so bad for her. Is there anything I can do?! I can try to get a better picture of her now that she’s not...
  10. ChookyBirbs

    Will her flight feathers grow back?

    I'm new to raising hens. I got my chicks last spring (2017). When my young chickens were around 6 months last fall my one hens, Beanie a barred rock and self proclaimed leader of the flock of 4, started 'flying the coop'. She jump the 6' fence and the others along with her. So I did what I do...
  11. L

    chick wing bone protuding!! help!!!

    im not sure exactly what happened but I picked Stevie wonder (chicks name) and saw this!! I was horrified!!!!! Stevie is also blind and I believe he was born blind. He also has a broody hen as a mom with 2 other siblings. There are two roosters who peck Stevie time to time.. maybe this is how...
  12. Ch8ckenhelp

    My chicken got attacked by a hawk

    My chicken got attacked and her wing is injured. I'm waiting for my friend to get here to help her get fully cleaned up but I've wiped off some of the blood and I'm pretty sure it's clotted by now. She seems to be okay but her wing is hanging really low so I think it might be broken or...
  13. flourishaustin

    Diseased Pin Feathers?

    Hi y'all! I'm a novice small flock chicken-lady in Austin, TX. I have 5 different breeds that are all molting or recovering from molting at the moment. My brahma has me scratching my head though. She went through a hard molt at the end of September (almost 2 months ago) and grew back feathers...
  14. E

    Broken wing emergency!!

    Please could somebody give some advice. Yesterday I went out to check on my hens and one of them had her wing drooping down. The other side is fine. It has no movement at all, when she was flapping to get away from me when I tried to catch her it didn’t move. It’s drooping low and she trips on...
  15. Isaiah Pouch

    Goose Development

    Hello so my geese are seven weeks old and I was just wondering if their wings were developing correctly, one goose in particular that is. You can see them with both of their wings folded and mid flap. The closer one just looks like something might be wrong? I'm not sure though so anyone with...
  16. A

    Ducks angel wing

    I recently bought a 4 month ild cayuga duck, when i went to get her i realized she had angel wing. Her owners told me how to fix it so i just brushed it off my shoulder... i took her home and wrapped her for 20 hours at a time 5 times... and i gave her a 4 hour rest.. her wing looks just as bad...
    • _Austinburnett_
    • Thread
    • angel wing duck duck breeds help help beak problem wing
    • Replies: 2
    • Forum: Ducks
  17. R

    Young Turkey Wing Bitten and Completely Broken

    Hi, I have a young turkey and it looks to me like something like a dog bit her wing. She doesn't seem to be in much pain, but the radius bone is so obviously broken and poking out and there isn't any skin over the wound. Shes extremely sweet, and I have no idea what to do for her as she's one of...
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